Encore: Asian American Letter on Behalf of Black Lives

Code Switch

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4.6 • 14.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2016

⏱️ 23 minutes

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We present an encore episode from Summer 2016: Shereen Marisol Meraji and Kat Chow talk with Christina Xu about her project to open up a difficult race conversation between younger and older generations of Asian-American families. We hear from a daughter and her father as they discuss why she thought it was important to join Black Lives Matter marches.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, Shireen Mardi Sommaraji here.
0:02.1	On this episode, we're on couring a favorite
0:04.4	from the Code Switch archives.
0:05.6	Our episode about the Asian American letter for Black Lives.
0:09.0	If you've heard this one before,
0:10.4	you'll most likely discover something else you love about it
0:13.2	the second time around.
0:14.4	And if you've never heard it, enjoy.
0:19.9	You're listening to Code Switch from NPR.
0:22.6	I'm Shireen Mardi Sommaraji.
0:24.2	And I'm Cat Chao.
0:25.4	Should we just get into it, Shireen?
0:28.1	Let's do it.
0:28.9	Mom, dad, uncle, auntie, grandfather, grandmother.
0:34.7	We need to talk.
0:36.9	You may not have grown up around people who are black,
0:39.6	but I have.
0:41.0	Black people are a fundamental part of my life.
0:43.9	They're my friends, my classmates and teammates,
0:47.3	my roommates, my family.
0:50.0	Today, I'm scared for them.
0:53.4	That's TN Dang.
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