Escape From Plan A

Tou Thao is one of the four cops involved in the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The Asian American Twitterati (aka 'Bluechecks', a reference to the check mark indicating their special verified status on Twitter) quickly offered their tweets instructing Asian Americans to "recognize the anti-Blackness in the Asian community." Are such admonitions -- usually by the privileged -- real calls for a cultural moment of re-examination, or cynical virtue signalling for self-preservation in a difficult racial moment? TWITTER: Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) REFERENCED RESOURCES: https://timetosaygoodbyepod.substack.com/p/tou-thao-and-the-myths-of-asian-american SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Adam is joined by Korean-American adoptees Jodi Gill and Derek Fisher, founders of the newly formed Gide Foundation, a non-profit focused on adoptee education and mental health. Also on the podcast is Korean-American adoptee Moses Farrow, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and head of the mental health team at the Gide Foundation. They discuss the genesis of the Gide Foundation, their guiding mission to help connect adoptees together, and discuss some of the most pressing issues in the adoptee community that effect mental health. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Adam (@snbatman) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Gide Foundation: https://www.gidefoundation.org/ Gide Foundation Suicide Support: https://www.gidefoundation.org/suicide-support Grow Beyond Words (Trauma and Adoption Counseling): https://www.growbeyondwords.com/ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com Special EFPA Opening Theme: "Uncharted" by Ferera Swan (https://www.instagram.com/tv/B_vVVFqhrBm/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet)

Tou Thao is one of the four cops involved in the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The Asian American Twitterati (aka 'Bluechecks', a reference to the check mark indicating their special verified status on Twitter) quickly offered their tweets instructing Asian Americans to "recognize the anti-Blackness in the Asian community." Are such admonitions -- usually by the privileged -- real calls for a cultural moment of re-examination, or cynical virtue signalling for self-preservation in a difficult racial moment? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) REFERENCED RESOURCES: https://timetosaygoodbyepod.substack.com/p/tou-thao-and-the-myths-of-asian-american SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

With the issue of human trafficking from the Philippines hitting social media consciousness due to the Jia Tolentino incident, Chris is joined by Liza (repping Malaya Movement) and Robert Cheng (repping Katarungan and also Anakbayan) to further discuss the issues of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), the J-1 visa program, the Filipino government's Labor Export Policy, and more. Anakbayan USA: https://www.anakbayanusa.org/ Malaya Movement: https://malayamovement.com/ Migrante International: https://migranteinternational.org/ Sign-up link to support J-1 workers network: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1lMePqx4fWv6xhU3StXvpDnGG6cJalfWKMSR57U4Gu8gN3Q/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3qzC2BBvalnHBDUVF8tDmGAHaw_f2QGcTqz1bNmgWgu4YeyFwpg_mI7Xw Paypal link to directly support J-1 workers: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=OHcB6a7uPaYht_I8wpf8AUF3Aw_dOv-mUJLJEtHWj21TMfPbFWXSlz9ppJgGEK-szTH1Q0&fromUL=true&country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Rob: (@smoothposer) Eliza (@aesthdistance1) Chris (@JesuInToast) REFERENCED RESOURCES: My Family's Slave by Alex Tizon: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/lolas-story/524490/ I Am a Survivor of Human Trafficking: Nena's Story: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/03/human-trafficking-nena/554846/ @eshaLegal's tweet thread on the Tolentino case: https://twitter.com/eshaLegal/status/1263527233018265605?s=20 Trick Mirror: A Reflection on Mass-Deception: https://historicly.substack.com/p/trick-mirror-a-reflection-on-mass SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Ray joins Plan A to weigh in on our attitudes about money. Why do we work so hard just to spend it? What would we do if we spent less and had more time as a result? This is the goal of FIRE: Financial Independence, Retire Early. Beyond the actual formulas and theories behind FIRE -- all easily accessible online -- we talk about how class attitudes form our spending habits, and how Asian American class aspirations can keep us on the treadmill. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Ray (@raydeng) Jess (@cogitatotomato) Teen (@mont_jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Two of Plan A’s Việt Kiều (Vietnamese diaspora) hang out with Leftist YouTube star Luna, and chat about Vietnam’s remarkable response to the Coronavirus pandemic in and outside of its borders. How are people in Vietnam and the US responding to the death toll of zero? What can the US and other countries learn from Vietnam? And what can we actually expect them to learn, given the constant suspicion the West has of socialist, Global South countries like Vietnam? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Luna (@LunaOi_VN) Q (@allyouneedis_q) Filip Guo (@filipgwriting) Luna’s YouTube Channel, Luna Oi: https://www.youtube.com/lunaoi Recommended/referenced episodes from her channel: Is Vietnam socialist? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMubOw5H-yo Vietnam Puts Human Lives Before the Economy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mLxDWl0i_c SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com Special Opening Theme: Ghen Cô Vy| NIOEH x K.HƯNG x MIN x ERIK | WASHING HAND SONG | CORONA SONG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtulL3oArQw

Seibo Shen joins Teen on this crossover episode with the Happy Asian Males (http://www.happyasianmales.com/) podcast. Seibo is the founder and CEO of the cannabis company Hanu Labs (https://hanulabs.com/) and has deep experience with psilocybin (aka magic mushrooms). Teen tells Seibo about his first and only experience with the psychedelic, whether it was a worthwhile, and whether or not people should be encouraged to try it. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/planamag SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Nearly 40 years after Vincent Chin was bludgeoned to death in a brutal hate crime, violence against Asians in America is on the rise again. Writer Paula Yoo talks to Diana about the details of Chin's murder, and the legal battles and civil rights activism that ensued. What was Vincent Chin's legacy? Has anything really changed? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Paula Yoo (@paulayoo) Diana (@discoveryduck) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

In the last month, there has been a slate of new Asian American media offerings from Tigertail, The Half of It, and Never Have I Ever. Filip and Chris are joined by Eliza and new guest Arnav to talk some real shit about these movies and shows. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Eliza (@aesthdistance1) Filip (@filipgwriting) Chris (@JesuInToast) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

The escalating cold war with China did not start with the coronavirus pandemic, and it will likely continue long afterwards. Independent journalist Ajit Singh talks to Teen about the geopolitical context of this simmering conflict between the United States and China, and how serious a matter it really is. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Ajit Singh (@ajitxsingh) Teen (@mont_jiang) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Ajit Singh's Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ajitxsingh) China’s rise threatens U.S. imperialism, not American people (https://mronline.org/2018/04/09/chinas-rise-threatens-u-s-imperialism-not-american-people/) How a Trump media dump mainstreamed Chinese lab coronavirus conspiracy theory (https://thegrayzone.com/author/ajit-singh/) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)