Escape From Plan A

In this lighter bonus episode, Oxford and Mark take turns revealing the bad movies they secretly and sinfully love. As a preview, here are some of their choices: Alien 3, Best of the Best, Waterworld, and Superman IV. Do you agree with their choices and will you be hurling pies at these fools? *This is a bonus episode for Patreon subscribers. To subscribe, please go to: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Oxford (@JesuInToast) Mark (@snbatman) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Diana, returning guest Bryant, Teen and Mark have a long discussion about the model minority myth (MMM). Do concepts like racial melancholia and racial dissociation contribute to the confused understanding of what exactly the MMM is and did white people incept them into our minds? How does it act differently as an interracial force, Asian used against Blacks, and as an intraracial one, recent Black immigrants against ADOS. TWITTER: Diana (@discoveryduck) Bryant (@mfbt) Teen (@mont_jiang) Mark(@snbatman) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation On the Social and Psychic Lives of Asian Americans: https://www.dukeupress.edu/racial-melancholia-racial-dissociation SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Jess and Teen dig a little deeper into what we mean when we say 'assimilation' and 'whiteness.' What is a "white" person, really? Everyone's been kind of busy lately except for Teen, so that's why there have been so many episodes in a row with him on them. Teen apologizes profusely to fatigued listeners. *This is a bonus episode for Patreon subscribers. To subscribe, please go to: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Teen (@mont_jiang) Jess (@cogitatotomato) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Hip hop artist 鍾翔宇 (Xiangyu) joins Teen to talk about his political awakening as an Asian American, and how that influenced his music. It's rare that Asian Americans produce art and political speech as confrontational as Xiangyu's, particularly in subverting American ideology and its official narrative regarding Asia. Escape From Plan A, of course, had to learn more about it. TWITTER: Teen (https://twitter.com/mont_jiang) Xiangyu (https://twitter.com/XiangyuRapper) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Bandcamp link: https://comradexiangyu.bandcamp.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/XYZrap "The Sorceress" (Guardian article on Soong Mei-Ling): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/nov/05/china.jonathanfenby Xiangyu's book recommendations: William Blum - "Killing Hope" William Blum - "Rogue State" Mobo Gao - "Battle for China's Past" Dongping Han - "The Unknown Cultural Revolution" William Hinton - "Fanshen" Michael Parenti - "Against Empire" Michael Parenti - "Blackshirts and Reds" Michael Parenti - "Democracy for the Few" IF Stone - "Hidden History of the Korean War" SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: Intro: "這不是請客吃飯" ("This isn't a Dinner Party") by 鍾翔宇 Outro: "夢" ("Dream") by 鍾翔宇

Diana, Teen and friend-of-the-pod Phan (Pod of Most Resistance) tackle Andrew Yang's racial politics, a discussion prompted by his conciliatory reaction to Shane Gillis's blatant anti-Asian racism. Was Yang -- who was specifically targeted by Gillis -- right to offer an olive branch? Did Yang simply make an unpopular choice, or was his appeasement a necessary part of his political strategy? TWITTER: Teen (@mont_jiang) Diana (@discoveryduck) Phan (@phannyfishcakes) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Phan's podcast on Andrew Yang's racial politics: https://www.podofmostresistance.com/episodes/andrew-yang-knows-a-lot-of-doctors Oxford Kondo's article "Andrew Yang's Chilling Message to Asian Americans": https://planamag.com/andrew-yangs-chilling-message-to-asian-americans-888bc4c9315c Andrew Yang discussing Gillis with CNN: https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/09/15/andrew-yang-intv-snl-racist-joke-comedians-sot-sotu-vpx.cnn Gillis's racist remarks: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wjwxxw/heres-even-more-audio-of-shane-gillis-saturday-night-live-gleefully-saying-slurs SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Teen, Oxford and Mark take delivery on their audio equipment and record a podcast at home on a couch for the first time. They discuss Dave Chappelle's latest Netflix special "Sticks and Stones," and compare it to Aziz Ansari's special "Right Now." Both are part of a wave of Netflix comedy specials (now including Bill Burr's "Paper Tiger," released after this podcast was recorded) which push back on "cancel culture" and a perceived over-reach of PC culture. *This is a bonus episode for Patreon subscribers. To subscribe, please go to: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Oxford (@oxford_kondo) Teen (@mont_jiang) Mark (@snbatman) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Teen and Oxford talk about the importance of Asian Americans expressing themselves through writing. They also describe their own writing processes and goals. Whether it's articles, novels, short stories, screenplays, or even internet posts, writing is the primary means by which Asian Americans will finally assert our subjective points-of-view. *This is a bonus episode for Patreon subscribers. To subscribe, please go to: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Oxford (@oxford_kondo) Teen (@mont_jiang) REFERENCED RESOURCES: "Crazy Rich Asians and How Hollywood Constructs Race Under Global Capitalism" by Alison Roh Park: https://medium.com/urbanitymag/crazy-rich-asians-and-how-hollywood-constructs-race-under-global-capitalism-a87528ab4aa5 "Free Food for Millionaires" by Min Jin Lee "Home Remedies" by Xuan Juliana Wang "Shortcomings" by Adrian Tomine "Stories of Your Life and Others" by Ted Chiang "Frankly In Love" by David Yoon SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

With the revelation that Brock Turner's victim was Chanel Miller, a mixed-race Asian American woman, a new racial dimension to this crime needs to be examined. Guest Thuc (@biatchpack on Twitter), a Vietnamese American filmmaker, joins Diana and Jess to explore whether Miller's initial anonymity made her a more universally sympathetic victim, how the stereotypes of Asian women as disposable sex objects may have affected Turner's lenient sentencing, and why certain folks online have responded by pathologizing Asian culture. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Thuc (@biatchpack) Diana (@discoveryduck) Jess (@cogitatotomato) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Thuc’s article: https://www.flaunt.com/content/me-love-you-long-time Chanel’s trial statement: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiejmbaker/heres-the-powerful-letter-the-stanford-victim-read-to-her-ra Chanel’s book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/553663/know-my-name-by-chanel-miller/ https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/04/us/brock-turner-rape-victim-chanel-miller-book-emily-doe/index.html Emma Sulkowicz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Sulkowicz EFPA ep. 74 media-exploitation-of-violence-against-asian-women: https://soundcloud.com/plan-a-magazine/ep-74-media-exploitation-of-violence-against-asian-women Plane bae: http://reappropriate.co/2018/07/prettyplanegirl-and-white-exploitation-of-women-of-color/ Historically the sexualization of Asian women was used to push racist immigration policies against Asians: https://twitter.com/theABGenius/status/1169453856343724032 Jeff Yang’s commentary: https://www.facebook.com/originalspin/posts/10216700741205643?comment_id=10216704142410671&notif_id=1567657674409538&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic Thread on victim blaming of sexual assault survivors: https://twitter.com/Splendidfire/status/1170045905564835840 Connie Cheung resume: https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/connie-cheung-once-applied-to-a-job-employer-responded-me-love-you-long-time.2526403/ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Jess, Jong, Filip and special guest Mike talk about the depressing mood around working in the tech industry and how Asian Americans feeling stuck in it might get out. They give advice on how Asian Americans looking to quit their jobs can start a startup. *This is a bonus episode for Patreon subscribers. To subscribe, please go to: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Jong (@calicoarse) Filip (@filipgwriting) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Ray travels to NYC and hangs out with Teen in Queens, NY. They got themselves a Zoom recorder and some proper microphones, and had a wide-ranging discussion about the role Asian Americans can play in a racist society. Do we petition our own grievances? Or is there a larger role to play? Speaking of roles to play, the discussion orbits Simu Liu's casting as the newest Marvel superhero, and whether that's as much of a win as the media rep crowd thinks it is. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Teen (@mont_jiang) Ray (@raydeng) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Simu Liu Shuts Down Laughing Audience Over Sex Stereotypes of Asian Men: https://nextshark.com/simu-liu-the-social-laughter/ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)