I think it’s more than “Asians need to have direct conversations about anti-Black racism with their families, friends, communities, etc”

but also, what strategies & approaches have you found to be effective when communicating with other Asians? what works? what didn’t & why?

I make a distinction because my people—Vietnamese Americans—have overwhelmingly been right wing, active agents of racism. It’s not easy.

From my experience & what I’ve heard from other Asians, “having conversations about racism” doesn’t suffice if we’re not doing it effectively

I think this requires pooling community knowledge & resources. what, specifically, is a good strategy for getting to “apolitical” Asian elders? what are methods to redistribute Asian American wealth & capital? how do you deescalate a conversation with family that’s unproductive?

(To clarify, what I’m trying to name is that even when Asians have these tough conversations about racism, white supremacy & anti-Blackness with our families, it often does not go well.

They often respond with resistance, further calloused to the ideas we hope to communicate)