Over dinner one night, a group of New York-based Asian organizers, activists and scholars gathered to discuss the questions: “Is Asian American Feminism necessary?” and “Am I part of Asian American Feminism?”
The questions come up often due, in part, to the myth of the “model minority,” the dominance of East Asian issues within the space, and the subsequent erasure of all other Asian Americans.
These have been key takeaways for the organizers of the “Asian American Feminism” event series, which launched last year following the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. Leaders from the New York City chapter of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s ...
Over dinner one night, a group of New York-based Asian organizers, activists and scholars gathered to discuss the questions: “Is Asian American Feminism necessary?” and “Am I part of Asian American Feminism?”
The ...
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