We have been conditioned by the dominant culture to view the world in a set of simplified binaries. People are either Black or white. Gay or straight. Disabled or non-disabled. One of ‘us’ or ‘other.’
But millions of people who exist between these binaries are constantly fighting to prevent their narratives from being erased, and their humanity from being minimized. One such group is the 20.6 million people in the United States who identify as Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander.
The often invisible, or even societally accepted, nature of anti-Asian racism remains a serious problem. Considering that Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial and ethnic group in the United States, when the choice is made not to include Asian Americans in our conversations conversations about diversity, equity, inclusion and access, we must ask ourselves: What are we missing? What are we getting wrong?
Join ANCOR for a community conversation featuring a panel of pan-Asian community leaders, activists, and change-makers as they discuss what it means to be “othered,” how they struggle to reconcile their interlocking oppressions, and how the fight to be seen impacts both their personal and professional lives.
Presenters
- jae jin pak (he/him), Coordinator of Community Education, Institute on Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Jeff Ramdass (they/he), Project Director, Center for Social Development and Education, UMass Boston
- Wally Talbit (he/him), Senior Director, Policy and Workforce Development, RespectAbility
- Leya Tseng Jones (she/her), Co-Director of College Counseling, Cary Academy
- Sasha Sencer (she/her), Director, Education & Intersectional Collaboration, ANCOR (moderator)
