Escape From Plan A

Channeling some of that Kwame Brown energy, the trio of Teen, Chris, and Filip go after some of the rank opportunism in the #StopAsianHate movement that is creepily detached from actually protecting the vulnerable classes of Asian Americans that are facing the brunt of these attacks. Also, they talk about the actual Kwame Brown videos, as well as the debate over whether Olivia Rodrigo is white-passing. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag CHECK OUT OUR LIVESTREAMS ON YOUTUBE (and subscribe!): www.youtube.com/channel/UCv1W1syiwY053urp-IH-OjQ Twitter: Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) Filip (@filipgwriting) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Champagne Shark's video on BLM funding controversies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB6aO37c_yQ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Adam is joined by special guest Yasmin Nair (writer, academic and activist) to discuss the intimate relationship between celebrity and power in the realm of adoption, especially international, transracial adoption. They begin by discussing the famous and complex Farrow-Allen case which recently came back into focus because of the HBO docuseries "Allen v. Farrow". The discussion then broadens to talk about how power, in general, is central to the reality of adoption. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag CHECK OUT OUR LIVESTREAMS ON YOUTUBE (and subscribe!): www.youtube.com/channel/UCv1W1syiwY053urp-IH-OjQ Twitter: Yasmin(@NairYasmin) Adam(@snbatman) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Adopting Difference: Race, Sex, and the Archaeology of Power in the Farrow-Allen Case: https://yasminnair.com/adopting-difference-race-sex-and-the-archaeology-of-power-in-the-farrow-allen-case-3/ "Shattered Bonds" by Dorothy Roberts: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Shattered_Bonds/nWYfAQAAQBAJ?hl=en Article about domestic (American) adoption and the welfare system: https://theappeal.org/black-families-matter-how-the-child-welfare-system-punishes-poor-families-of-color-33ad20e2882e/ Article about Sandra Bullock's most recent adoption: https://people.com/parents/sandra-bullock-adopts-daughter-laila-people-exclusive-cover/#:~:text=Sandra%20Bullock%20is%20a%20proud,had%20been%20in%20foster%20care Dutch freeze international adoptions after abuses uncovered: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/8/dutch-freeze-international-adoptions-after-abuses-uncovered English language version of the Dutch report: https://www.committeeinvestigatingintercountryadoption.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/COlA_Rapport_ENG_DlGlTAAL.pdf. Secondary link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nTO_LW8GhkSApf1KaSPsdkAUpH9hRwyC/view?usp=sharing SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Chris and Teen try to define boba liberalism since it means different things to different Asian Americans. Is it a media-obsessed EDM-loving Kevin Nguyen? Is it a social justicey Asian American activist/academic/writer who kind of disdains most Asian Americans? Is it both because the term is highly contextual? Along the way, they also discuss the Chinese armageddon rocket, alleged Chinese honeypots, and bid good riddance to office culture. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag CHECK OUT OUR LIVESTREAMS ON YOUTUBE (and subscribe!): www.youtube.com/channel/UCv1W1syiwY053urp-IH-OjQ Twitter: Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Tom Clancy’s The Bear and the Dragon – A Review, Or On The Horniness of White Americans (For Chinese Babes and Justified Wars): https://lateralthinkingtechnology.wordpress.com/2020/07/27/the-bear-and-the-dragon-a-review-or-on-the-horniness-of-white-americans-for-chinese-babes-and-justified-wars/ Insider's article on boba liberalism: https://www.insider.com/boba-liberalism-critique-on-a-shallow-political-identity-amid-crisis-2021-3 Karen Shibuya's article on boba liberalism: https://planamag.com/covid-19-and-the-end-of-boba-liberal-media/ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Jess hosts this very special episode featuring two recurring guests Amanda and Gina, two veterans of social media, to talk about the balance between being socially responsible in a frightening and anxious time vs preserving mental health, China as geopolitical and social football, and the very real stress and isolation that comes from peeks beyond the narrative matrix. The question that remains is do people in general, and Asian Americans specifically, even have a choice anymore to engage with politics head on or not? We argue that self preservationist denialism is a dangerous dead end, and while the costs of going against the narrative are real they also yield real returns. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag CHECK OUT OUR LIVESTREAMS ON YOUTUBE (and subscribe!): www.youtube.com/channel/UCv1W1syiwY053urp-IH-OjQ Previous episode with Amanda: Ep #152: Blaming Coronavirus on Confucius https://soundcloud.com/plan-a-magazine/ep-152-blaming-coronavirus-on-confucius-ft-amanda-catcontentonly Previous episode with Gina: Ep #198: Rooftop Koreans are Not Your Daddy https://soundcloud.com/plan-a-magazine/ep-198-rooftop-koreans-are-not-your-daddy-ft-pix TWITTER: Gina (@dotorii_muk) Amanda (@catcontentonly) Jess(@cogitatotomato) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Jess and Filip get together for another chat on tech and work... this time, about a CEO who delegates basically all of her work to a woman in the Philippines. So, what the hell does a CEO do that earns them a 7-figure salary/bonus, anyway? And how much of that is puffing up the importance of a single person in a work force? Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag CHECK OUT OUR LIVESTREAMS ON YOUTUBE (and subscribe!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv1W1syiwY053urp-IH-OjQ TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Filip (@filipgwriting) REFERENCES: The tweet in question: https://twitter.com/ChristineCarril/status/1378557962667495427 SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Filip and Adam are joined by guest Connie Griffith, veteran video game developer (Ghost of Tsushima, Guild Wars 2, WildStar) to give the ultimate insider's view of the video game industry. Is it a dream job or a nightmare? How do Asian Americans fit into an industry that profits so heavily off Asian culture. And, is corporate DE&I just a "woke" way of supplying more low level employees for the industry to exploit? Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Connie (@gamedevconnie) Filip (@filipgwriting) Adam (@snbatman) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

In his book War and Peace and War, Peter Turchin discusses the common historical elements present in both the rise and fall of empires. Jess and Chris discuss these elements in modern American society—from a lack of collective will to overproduction of elites—and how Asian Americans will experience life in a declining empire that is attempting to revive itself by focusing on an Asian enemy. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Chris (@JesuInToast) REFERENCED RESOURCES: The Atlantic's interview with Peter Turchin: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/12/can-history-predict-future/616993/ Fareed Zakaria clip on U.S. military spending: https://twitter.com/AmirAminiMD/status/1381213356753879043?s=20 SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Chris and Teen talk about The Cut's horniness for Huge Ma aka NYC's vaccine daddy (of TurboVax) fame, the ridiculous Sery Kim situation in Texas, and why some people's brains have been broken over hapa athletes like Eileen Gu and Nina Schultz choosing to represent China over America and Canada, respectively. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Twitter: Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Teen's article on Larry Shinoda and the Corvette Sting Ray: https://planamag.com/erasing-asian-american-midcentury-design/ Teen's article on Chloe Kim: https://planamag.com/chloe-kim-and-her-father-are-americas-soft-power-nuke/ Datsu-A Ron (Argument for Leaving Asia): https://www.japanese-wiki-corpus.org/history/Datsu-A%20Ron%20(Argument%20for%20Leaving%20Asia).html SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Note: this is a full but edited version of this episode. The full unedited conversation, with 1hr of omitted content, is available to Patrons. Consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/planamag Kaiser Kuo (host of the Sinica Podcast) returns to continue a discussion with Jess and Teen from almost exactly one year ago about the connection between anti-Asian racism in the US, and America policy towards China. In that year, facts on the ground have changed significantly. To what extent does Biden represent a shift away from the aggressive Sinophobic policies of Trump? And does combatting anti-Asian racism act as a brake on the most aggressive and dangerous approaches to US-China policy? TWITTER: Kaiser Kuo (@KaiserKuo) Jess (@cogitatotomato) Teen (@mont_jiang) LINKS: Sinica Podcast ft. Ryan Hass (https://supchina.com/podcast/ryan-hass-on-his-new-book-stronger/) Fareed Zakaria op-ed (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-pentagon-is-using-china-as-an-excuse-for-huge-new-budgets/2021/03/18/848c8296-8824-11eb-8a8b-5cf82c3dffe4_story.html) Peter Daszak's response to Biden (https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/10/world/coronavirus-newsletter-02-10-21-intl/index.html) Viet Thanh Nguyen on Bipartisan Anti-China Rhetoric and anti-Asian violence (https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/atlanta-shooting-political-rhetoric-violence/2021/03/19/f882f8e8-88b9-11eb-8a8b-5cf82c3dffe4_story.html) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Our good friend Trevor Beaulieu from Champagne Sharks joins Teen and Chris to talk about some of the ways that black and Asian Americans, at least online, seem to be swapping places in who's clamoring for things like media representation and is preoccupied with assimilation, and who's trying to move away from that. Part 2 of this episode will be released as a bonus episode later this week for our Patreon subscribers. Furthermore, we recorded a whole new follow-up episode that will be released on the Champagne Sharks podcast, so check that episode out there. Note: This episode was recorded before the Atlanta Asian spa murders, so that is why any talk of that horrific event is not mentioned in this episode. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Listen to Champagne Sharks: http://champagnesharks.blubrry.net/ Twitter: Trevor (@rickyrawls; @champagnesharks) Teen (@mont_jiang) Chris (@JesuInToast) REFERENCED RESOURCES: HuffPo - I'm Black, But My Biracial Baby Looks White: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-mother-biracial-baby-looks-white_n_60468a37c5b66c274c40a9b9 SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)