Dec 18 8:14 PM

Inside #NotYourAsianSidekick

San Francisco, California.
Centinel/Flickr.
The Stream (Al Jazeera)

#NotYourAsianSidekick, a conversation about Asian American stereotypes, trended globally this week covering everything from exclusion to the fetishization of Asian women. So, how have stereotypes like the ‘model minority’ impacted Asian-American communities? Join the conversation at 7:30pm EST.

On this episode of The Stream, we'll speak to:

Suey Park @suey_park
Freelance writer
criticalspontaneity.com

Debbie Lum @SAFmovie
Director/Producer/Writer, Seeking Asian Female
seekingasianfemale.com

Matthew Salesses @salesses
Fiction Editor/Columnist, The Good Men Project
matthewsalesses.com

Jenny Yang @jennyyangtv
Comic
jennyyang.tv


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