Stand Up/Speak Out: The Need for Asian American Activism Today | Erika Lee | Talks at Google

Professor Erika Lee discusses the history of Asians in America and also the importance of activism today. Lee is one of the nation's leading immigration and Asian American historians and has published several widely acclaimed books, including "The Making of Asian America: A History." Lee teaches at the University of Minnesota where she holds the Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair in Immigration History, among other distinctions.

[asterixe]

Such a shocking history of severe discrimination - even to me, and I'm already familiar with a lot of Asian American history. It's even worse that this hatred, contempt, revulsion, and seeing as inferior lives on today - worse than ever. 3 centuries of disgust and stigma hasn't lifted at all. She's right that the Chinese are seen as worse than ANY group in the US - and today, more than ever. This disgust and denial is reflected by the huge number of downvotes for this excellent talk.

[KrishnaHarish]

This is so touching!! Thank you for this Erika Lee 😊

[shenggiepoo]

Whats with all the dislikes? We need to learn from our history so that we don't make the same mistakes!

[JDjr.]

What's with all the racism and sexism coming from Google today?

[wcm]

No. We do not need more identity based politics. Issues don't have a race.