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I still struggle with the shame of knowing the harm and violence #AAPI communities have caused on Black communities, even as I recognize my shame as a product of white supremacy.
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I still struggle with the shame of knowing the harm and violence #AAPI communities have caused on Black communities, even as I recognize my shame as a product of white supremacy.
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Even as I resist being used as a wedge, a forever foreigner, a "kung flu", I'm still fighting the racism I've internalized about myself, about Asian Americans, esp. East Asian Americans who settle into Black communities and open small businesses. 2/
My own family happened to be one of these families. Even as I teach others about segregation, the systemic deprivation of resources in low-income BIPOC communities, the "myth of meritocracy; I struggle with that toxic shame that grows from those very systems I teach of. 3/
To unlearn the narrative imposed on me, to learn my history, is to move against my fiercest current. 4/
Black-Asian relationships is yet another critical element of our country's history excluded from our curricula. We can't truly heal without understanding our unique histories, and our shared history. 5/
If we want to fight anti-Asian racism, we must understand and fight anti-Black racism. And, for those who may experience the toxic shame I experience: If we want to fight anti-Black racism, we must understand and fight anti-Asian racism. 6/
This @voxdotcom article by @JerusalemDemsas @rachjuramirez was comprehensive and nuanced, and a great place to start. I found it to be healing. 7/7 #BlackAsianSolidarity vox.com/22321234/black…
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