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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.

09:39 min

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5 Asian Americans on Disrupting the Creative Industries

Jeannie Jay Park, Masami Hosono, Danny Bowien, Gia Seo and Lumia Nocito talk identity, community and misperceptions.

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06:42

A Conversation with Latinos on Race - Op-Docs

In this short documentary, Latinos grapple with defining their ethnic and racial identities. While talking with Latino people we find out the understanding of their personal identity as well as what they deal with in their everyday lives.

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A Conversation with Native Americans on Race - Op-Docs

This week we bring you “A Conversation With Native Americans on Race,” the latest installment in our wide-ranging “Conversation on Race” series.

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Spring Washam & Tara Brach | The Anti-Racism Revolution (ASL Interpreted)

Buddhist teachers Spring Washam and Tara Brach share the challenges they are encountering, and the practices and insights that guide them during this time of radical inner and outer transformation. The format of this event is an honest and vulnerable conversation between two esteemed teachers.

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We Went to a Support Group for Black People in America

Alzo Slade participates in an “Emotional Emancipation Circle,” an Afrocentric support group created by the Community Healing Network and the Association of Black Psychologists. It’s a safe space for Black people to share personal experiences with racism and to process racial trauma.

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How to Figure Out Who You Are as an Asian American | Mayuko Inoue | TEDxUCSD

In this talk, Mayuko shares her experience growing up as Japanese American and the lessons learned throughout.

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I am AZN AMERICAN | Tom Ngo | TEDxUCIrvine

Tom Ngo, an Asian American Entrepreneur / Activist shares his story about growing up as an Asian American in the San Gabriel Valley. Discussing about labels, stereotypes & the importance of self discovery.

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The Growing Asian American Electorate Is Finding Its Power

Asian Americans are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, their populations growing by over 80 percent in the last 20 years.

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Indigenous Fashion Designer Reclaims Native Culture on the Runway | NowThis

In this Her Stories interview with Korina Emmerich, the designer and activist describes her experience growing up as a Native person in a white society. She shares how she came to love fashion, deciding at an early age that she was going to be an artist who used fashion as her medium.

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An Indigenous Spoken Word Artist Explores the Word “Indian”

Mitcholos Touchie, or A Mind With Wings, is a Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ/ Nuučaan̓uɫ artist from a small village on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. He joined us for our Spoken Word residency in 2017. While here, he performed one of his pieces that explores the nature of the word “Indian.

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Well-Being