i think about when i lived in new york for many years, and an going downtown. There's the presence of mutual aid societies that certainly goes back a hundred and and 50 years. We just to look, and we have to be aware of the ways in which this presence has been erased, if not neglected.
Asian Americans are an essential part of the history of this country, but the true story is all too little told, especially in a time of rising anti-Asian sentiment and violence. Historian and author of “Asian American Histories of the United States” Catherine Choy joins Adam to discuss the origin of racist ideas such as the “model minority myth,” and dive into the history. You can purchase Catherine’s book at http://factuallypod.com/books
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