Race Invaders

Tim Yang & Alok Desai•raceinvaders.org

Society & Culture

We're here to dismantle the kyriarchy, no big.

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Episode Eight: Representation

Why am I shirtless? Because Alok promised this if we got over 50 subscribers, so thanks listeners! https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/riep8.m4a Welcome back to Race Invaders, the show with 100% more Korean beefcake thanks to your generous support. Today, we’re talking about media representation, why it matters, and how it can hurt to lack it. Also, Tim has a bone to pick with Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson, and Alok thinks the wrong West Virginian police officer got fi...

Sep 15, 2016

Episode Seven: Families

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/riep7.m4a Hi Invaders, This episode, we’re going a little more personal than usual. Today Tim Yang is going to talk about his family. What it was like for his mom to immigrate to the United States, and how is dad migrated from North Dakota to Seattle and how they met. Its a deeply personal story filled to the brim with some heartache and confusion. I’m not entirely sure what the lesson here is, frankly, except maybe to show everyone that an Asi...

Sep 08, 2016

Episode Six: Heroes

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/riep6.m4a We’re all the way up to episode six! Today we talk about our heroes, why we have ’em and the good and bad about it. Also, we want to give a gigantic love filled shout out to “Uncle” Bob Santos. Links? Links! Uncle Bob: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/uncle-bob-santos-legendary-civil-rights-activist-dies-at-82/ Donnie Chin: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/man-shot-while-in-car-in-chinatown-international-dis...

Sep 01, 2016

Episode Five: The White Album

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/riep5.m4a Welcome to another episode of Race Invaders, the show that really needs to get over its irrational fear of mayonnaise. In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about white privilege, white fragility, intersections of class and gender, and how small injustices lead to big ones. Also, Tim has had it with the governor of North Dakota, and Alok has a special message for 18-year-old sexual assailant David Becker. Try and guess what it is. Y...

Aug 25, 2016

Episode Four: The Model Minority Myth

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/riep4.m4a Welcome to Race Invaders, the Podcast that’s 5 star hot. Today we’ll be talking about The Model Minority Myth – where it came from, why it’s horseshit, and what if anything, we can do with it to make things better. Tim talked briefly about Yuri Kochiyama , and promised a link to the piece he wrote about her. Here’s a link to the pivotal court case that Alok spoke on – US vs. Bhagat Singh Thind . A couple clarifications: there is an H-...

Aug 18, 2016

Episode Three: Interracial Dating

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/riep3.m4a Thanks for tuning in to this, our third episode of Race Invaders! Today we’re going to jaw about interracial dating, what it looks like from the PoC perspective, and how to manage doing it without fetishizing folks. Here’s the link for the OKCupid article that Tim spoke about. If you like what you hear or just have something to say about it, leave a comment, email us at raceinvaders@raceinvaders.org , rate and review us on iTunes and ...

Aug 11, 2016

Episode Two: Toxic Masculinity

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/riep2-1.m4a trigger warning: non-graphic descriptions of violence against women and male rage Thanks for tuning in to our second episode of Race Invaders! This time around, we’re talking about toxic masculinity, growing up in a patriarchy that doesn’t accept you but still benefits you, the causes and effects of male rage, and why Lyft needs to get their shit together in a hurry. If you like what you hear or just have something to say about it, ...

Aug 04, 2016

Episode One: Identity Politics

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/riep1_1.m4a Thanks for listening to our inaugural podcast! You want show notes? We have some show notes for you. Tim: I know how to pronounce “inaugural”, I promise. I was just having a difficult time. This episode we talk about -What do people mean when they talk about “identity politics?” -Are discussions of identity divisive to unity? Also, we talk about the political fiction of Asian-Americans. -Is immigration without integration an invasio...

Jul 28, 2016

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