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Currently tuning into:
Growing up Asian in Australia https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2440268/24B0D05AE59CA0632B368C720B4B9842 with @mrbenjaminlaw, @timsout, Alice Pung, @johnnodvc
Thanks to @latrobe for hosting! Might livetweet a bit while I'm watching.
Growing up Asian in Australia https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2440268/24B0D05AE59CA0632B368C720B4B9842 with @mrbenjaminlaw, @timsout, Alice Pung, @johnnodvc
Thanks to @latrobe for hosting! Might livetweet a bit while I'm watching.
Annnnd I forgot @becstrating , sorry! 
Starting off with mention of COVID-19 being termed the 'Chinese virus'. @timsout mentioning that the Asian-Australian community has mentioned a spike of racial discrimination as a result.
Starting off with mention of COVID-19 being termed the 'Chinese virus'. @timsout mentioning that the Asian-Australian community has mentioned a spike of racial discrimination as a result.
Alice Pung suggests that latent anti-Asian racism was always there, and is now exacerbated by current events.
@mrbenjaminlaw brings up how in Italy, Chinese restaurants were being avoided before COVID-19 became a pandemic.
@mrbenjaminlaw brings up how in Italy, Chinese restaurants were being avoided before COVID-19 became a pandemic.
Alice Pung was the editor of 'Growing up Asian in Australia' and mentions that amongst the stories there was also an observation of class disparity between Asian-Australians.
Booktopia Link (not sponsored): https://www.booktopia.com.au/growing-up-asian-in-australia-alice-pung/book/9781863951913.html
Booktopia Link (not sponsored): https://www.booktopia.com.au/growing-up-asian-in-australia-alice-pung/book/9781863951913.html
Some great points made by @mrbenjaminlaw regarding pressure on current media to diversify e.g. their Insiders panel, and how Asian:Australian population ratio is similar to that of black people in America (?).
(Also I'm very curious about his colour-coordinated bookshelf
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(Also I'm very curious about his colour-coordinated bookshelf
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In his time as Race Discrimination Connosieur, @timsout mentions the nuances between discrimination faced by e.g. Asian-Australians as opposed to Aboriginals, so it's important to acknowledge how different forms of racism occurs.
In terms of reading that can help educate others, @mrbenjaminlaw mentions "Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race" by Reni Eddo-Lodge as an eye-opener, giving him a better understanding of structural racism.
"Racism is as much about impact as it is about intention" @timsout on the ongoing efforts to educate others, mentioning that it can be exhausting as people tend to deflect in a variety of ways to avoid addressing core issues.
Ooooh @mrbenjaminlaw did his PhD thesis on Asian-Australian representation on TV (at QUT), someone linked it in the Q&A chat: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/29272/2/Benjamin_Law_Thesis.pdf
Some interesting questions in the Q&A chat, will be interested to hear their responses.
Some interesting questions in the Q&A chat, will be interested to hear their responses.
While my brain is busy churning what's being said (because being hard-of-hearing is hard >_>), turns out I'm not the only one livetweeting! Thanks to @tseenster for touching on parts I've missed, and including useful links as well! https://twitter.com/tseenster/status/1280766187568156672
First Q&A question asked about values & aspects of Asian-Australian culture to be proud of. I understood the panel's answers, just can't summarise them well while listening.
2nd Q: How can we educate children about racism? @mrbenjaminlaw mentions the Amy Cooper incident...
2nd Q: How can we educate children about racism? @mrbenjaminlaw mentions the Amy Cooper incident...
...and points out how she's not a generic Trump supporter, which ended up being a significant talking point.
"It's not enough to tell your kids that racism is bad...that diversity is great...not to see race... we want to see differences and not have a problem with it."
"It's not enough to tell your kids that racism is bad...that diversity is great...not to see race... we want to see differences and not have a problem with it."
Ben bringing the question back to including how do we educate about structural racism, backgrounds, history, the whole lot. @becstrating passes the question to Alice Pung and whether Alice has spoken to her children about it (they're a bit too young, unfortunately!)
. @timsout points out that children /will/ see colour, races, differences, and as such it's important to talk about and fundamentally recognise these differences. Mentions conversations in classrooms where students are encouraged to talk about their families/backgrounds.
Paraphrased: If you say to a child: "This kid's Sudanese, this girl's Chinese, but you're normal" - what kind of message does this communicate to the child? What are the implications?
