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I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype | Canwen Xu | TEDxBoise

2016

Bad driver. Math wizard. Model minority. In this hilarious and insightful talk, eighteen-year-old Canwen Xu shares her Asian-American story of breaking stereotypes, reaffirming stereotypes, and driving competently on her way to buy rice.

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Can Filipinos claim “Pacific Islander”? | Breaking The Tabo | Episode 3 | One Down

Filipino Americans are often wondering - are they classified as Hispanic, Asian, or Pacific Islander!? In this week's episode, we explore the classification of "Pacific Islander" and if Filipinos fit into that definition, while also taking a look into the creation of the term "Asian American."

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2020
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Activism for Healing and Thriving: Supporting Students of Color in Building Agency

Activism can be a source of healing but may also come at the expense of re-traumatization, burnout, and frustration.

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2020
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04:52

Battling Cultural Stereotypes | Sadie Ortiz | TEDxYouth@ParkCity

Sadie examines the stereotypes she deals with daily as a self-described "furious Hispanic." At the time of this talk, Sadie is a junior attending Park City High School in Park City, Utah.

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2018
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Are You “AAPI” or “Asian American”? It’s Complicated. | A People’s History of Asian America

How many A’s in AAPI? Dolly & Adrian hear from South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander voices to explore the pros and cons of disaggregating Asian American as a statistical category.

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2021
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05:24

What Pacific Islanders Want You to Know

“I had to teach myself about myself.”

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2017
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'Is This Patriot Enough?': Asian-American Veteran Shows Military Scars

Lee Wong, an Asian-American and former soldier, lifts his shirt to reveal scars he sustained while serving with the US military.  Wong, 69, an elected official in West Chester, Ohio was speaking in a town hall meeting about the racism he has faced in his adopted homeland.

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2021
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Are We Allies? Black Americans vs Asian Americans | Middle Ground

A candid conversation reveals the pernicious, divisive myths behind the stereotypes of two communities.

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2021
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15:34

Black Healing in White Space | Sacha Armstrong-Crockett | TEDxHartford

Being an African-American growing up in a white neighborhood can be challenging. Trying to keep your identity yet navigate in a different place. It can be a challenging balance to try to adapt to different cultures, styles, and communities.

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2020
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The Cost of Code Switching | Chandra Arthur | TEDxOrlando

Taught from a young age to culturally code switch, Chandra Arthur discusses how learning default conformity in different settings now creates access and opportunity in her adult life as an underrepresented minority (URM) in tech.

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2017
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What White People Can Do to Move Race Conversations Forward | Caprice Hollins | TEDxSeattle

In this 2020 TEDxSeattle talk, Dr. Caprice Hollins explains why we often fail to have productive conversations about race, race relations, and racism in this country.

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2020
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Well-Being