For me, the past year has been one of strange duality. At once, it’s brought about a heightened a sense of pan-Asian American identity & solidarity, but at the same time, also a heightened sense of connection & solidarity with overseas Chinese communities around the world.
On the one hand, anti-Asian racism has been a powerful shared, uniting experience. And the Asian American organizing over the past year has been incredible, especially for a community that often just wants to keep its head low. 2/
But at the same time, I’ve also seen other non-Chinese Asian Americans voice anti-Chinese statements - which reminds me that the threads of our stories don’t just start and end in America. 3/
And it’s been a reminder of how fear of China - and of Chinese immigrant communities - has often often been a facet of life, not only in America but in Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc. 4/
My story, in short, is both part of the broader Asian-American story but it also is part of the broader overseas Chinese story - and for that matter, part of the broader Chinese story. 5/
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