Famous Asian Americans I Want to Meet
I bumped into a buddy of mine on the T today and he mentioned to me how recently watching the Karate Kid 2 reminded him of his encounter with a certain Asian American celebrity. That got me thinking. I’m not a huge fan of making lists, but since my mind has been totally frazzled by my day job, I thought I would take a break from bits, bytes, and brain waves and make a list of “Famous Asian Americans I Want to Meet” in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. I use the term famous somewhat loosely here. Or maybe the people I admire are different from the people you admire.
Yuri Kochiyama. This woman needs no introduction. I have attended various talks where political activists talk about patriarchy, hegemony, colonialism, sexism, but I have never met an Asian American activist of her stature. I would love to be able to sit down and listen to her talk for 30 minutes. Just 30 minutes.
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