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The deadly shooting of six women of Asian descent in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16, 202, sparked a nationwide conversation of the growing violence towards people of Asian descent, calling everyone to #StopAsianHate. But discrimination and violence toward Asian people in America started long before March 16.
As communicators, we have to take a deeper look at what it means to be “Asian American” as well as where the term originated from, who established it, and the history that comes with it.
Panelists: Denis Wu, PhD, Professor of Communication at Boston University College of Communication; Julia Hess (COM’20); Nina Ong (COM’10), U.S. Apprenticeship Lead at Google; Michael Gen-Hou Tom (COM’14), Communications Manager at Boston University Diversity & Inclusion. Moderator: Mira Dhakal (COM’22), President of COM DIRECT (Diversity & Inclusion Representing COM Together). Introduction: Dean Mariette DiChristina.