Catherine Ceniza Choy on The Multiplicity of Asian American Histories

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🗓️ 8 August 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Americans of Asian descent are commonly lumped together under the broad identifier of “Asian American.” But such a general term can overlook powerful histories and distinctions among ethnicities. In her new book “Asian American Histories of the United States,” author Catherine Ceniza Choy reminds us that Asian Americans are not a monolith. “Like a galaxy of stars,” she writes, “the multiple origins of Asian American history are distinctive, but most meaningful when collectively visible as in a constellation, revealing intricate connections that present new ways of seeing, understanding, and moving forward.” We’ll talk with Choy about the evolution of the Asian American identity and the diversity it encompasses. Guests: Catherine Ceniza Choy, associate dean, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Justice, and Professor of Ethnic Studies, UC Berkeley; author, "Asian American Histories of the United States" and "Empire of Care: Nursing and Migration in Filipino American History." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:09.0	From KQED From KQED in San Francisco, this is Forum. I'm Nina Kim. As reports of racist and xenophobic
1:31.2	incidents against Asian Americans exploded in response to the pandemic, UC Berkeley professor
1:36.5	Catherine Seneza Choi asked herself, how is it that we still find ourselves in the midst
1:41.8	of so much hate directed against us, given the long-standing
1:45.0	presence of Asian Americans in the U.S.
1:48.0	But Choi already knew the answer.
1:50.0	As a historian, she has researched and taught classes on the erasure of Asian-Americans'
1:55.0	impact on the nation, the long history of anti-Asian violence, and the ways Asians fought back.
2:00.0	Choi's new book, Asian American Histories of the United States,
2:03.6	is her response to the violence and erasure.
2:05.6	She joins us after this news.
2:11.6	Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim.
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