HEY LOOK THAT'S MY TALKING FACE ON @NBCNEWS! Do YOU know who #VincentChin is? Thx @NBCAsianAmerica and @jubileeproject! VIDEO LINK IN MY IG BIO
These Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (#APALA @apalanational) leaders @gregorycendana and Johanna Hester were a couple of the most enthusiastic when seeing me in DC for the White House award. They funded and created the artists exchange that sent me and a delegation of Asian Pacific American artists to Ferguson Missouri last year (This group included #DisorientedComedy homie @dlocokid & fellow #WHChamps awardee @tazzystar). We were there to connect with youth and community organizers at Hands Up United and support #BlackLivesMatter. It was by far one of the ...Read more
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观看视频HUNTER COLLEGE > WHITE HOUSE > #DARTMOUTH // no. 3 // The activists at Dartmouth get pushback from this Greek life dominated ivy campus. Terms like "Social Justice Warriors" and "political correct" are used as put down their work. These are the students organizing Pan-Asian Pacific American activities during heritage month and the ones pushing for #AsianAmericanStudies. By inviting me to their campus, it is one of the few spaces carved out JUST FOR THEM. I made fun of the white students in the audience and joked not to worry about them becaus...Read more
HUNTER COLLEGE > #WHITEHOUSE > DARTMOUTH // no. 2 // This photo was taken by Sarah Ha a few seconds before I had a chance to shake POTUS' hand. @minjeezy and I anticipated his arrival in the progrm and hustled to the very front of the room, Asian squatting against the press barrier. For a hot second I thought I should say or do something wacky to get his attention then I was like um there are snipers stationed overhead in this ballroom and an anxious secret service bro 2 feet from me. I don't want to become a security incident. The first thing that came...Read more
Wrapping up my East Coast week. Phew. #HUNTERCOLLEGE > WHITE HOUSE > DARTMOUTH // no. 1 // I love the students who bring me out to speak and perform. They are always the most passionate and most active students on campus. I love them for it. Balancing their home expectations with schoolwork and student organizing. I get to meet my kindred spirits EVERYWHERE. I got a pretty great job. HUNTER COLLEGE #CRAASH students tend to be from the New York area, most of them opting to attend this public university because it is still top-notch but affordable. I was struck by...Read more
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