Journey To The West
Latest Episodes
September News Wrap Up + Updates
We return after our hiatus to touch base on some updates regarding our content and do a news wrap up about recent events including the comedian Shane Gillis racist comments, Crazy Rich Asians writer Adele Lim pay disparity, Alaskan Airlines yellow peril a
Live Chat: APAHM in Review
We talk about topical news about Filipina migrants murdered while working overseas, New Zealand man trying to mow down an Asian family and trash being dumped by western nations in South-East Asia Full VoD: https://youtu.be/UG-W39AlO48?t=3903
White Freeze 2.0
We return to talk about White Freeze again but this time we expand upon the real life implications including finding housing and mental health.
Decolonial Love: Swipe Left On Internalized Racism
We unpack "A Very Offensive Rom-Com", an episode of NPR's Invisibilia podcast with special guest, Maka (@_fakeMT). -- "A Very Offensive Rom-Com" (NPR): https://www.npr.org/2019/04/04/709948132/a-very-offensive-rom-com Breaking the ‘girl code’
Orientalism
We expand upon Orientalism as not just a series of racist stereotypes but a structural arm of white supremacy. This includes feminisation of Asia through colonialism and mass media. Sources: I’m A Filipina USC Graduate — Stop Associating Students of Colo
Women's History Month
We talk about Asian role models for WHM and some current world events. https://www.aprilmag.com/2018/04/11/ruby-ibarras-us-empowers-pinays-around-the-world/
Sexual Exploitation
We sit down and talk about racist oriental-themed restaurants and white sexual imperialism of Asian women. Sources: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/11/sex-industry-military-bases-213311 https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/confronting-kor
"Tribalism"
On topical news, we talk about Yuja Wang and the Igudesman Joo duo's show The Clone and the difference between satire and just terrible racist jokes. Additionally we touch on how some have adopted dog whistles of "tribalism". NYT Article on The Clone: ht
Racism and Power
We give some updates on the Hammer Attack Murders, mention Vinh Vu's attack in San Francisco and elaborate more on the context of history of these racist attacks. Vinh Vu's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/vinhs-road-to-recovery
Aquaman & Hammer Attack Murders
We discuss the pseudo-whitewashing of Ludi Lin's character, Murk, in Aquaman and the news about the Hammer Attack Murders in Chinese Buffet in Brooklyn which killed Fufai Pun and Kheong Ng-Thang and has left Tsz Mat Pung in critical condition.