JUNE 16, 2022

“Build power with Asian American Pacific Islander women and girls, so that we're able to create systemic change.”

Sung Yeon Choimorrow is the executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, whose mission is to elevate AAPI women and girls to impact policy and drive systemic change in the United States. We discuss age-old and hardened stereotypes, changing the narrative about who Asian-Americans are, and activating Asian communities to take civic action.

The term model minority was coined by a white sociologist to pit Japanese Americans against Black Americans. Many Asian-Americans have used the model minority myth to protect them, though in the end, it does not insulate them from discrimination and racism. In fact, the objectification of Asian women for entertainment persists, and Asian-Americans are perpetually seen as foreign. 

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Credits:

Host: Mila Atmos 
Guest: Sung Yeon Choimorrow
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producers: Zack Travis and Sara Burningham