Episode #126: Stopping Hate and Violence Against Asian-Americans and How You Can Contribute

Episode Summary

Matt Bowles gives a brief historical overview of hate and violence against Asian-Americans over the last 150 years, leading up to the hostile anti-Asian climate of the present day United States. He then shares specific ways that you can support Asian-American communities from anywhere in the world. FULL SHOW NOTES (Including Links and Resources for How You Can Contribute) AVAILABLE AT: www.TheMaverickShow.com

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About the Guest

Matt Bowles

Matt Bowles co-founded Maverick Investor Group in 2007 to help people buy cash-flowing rental properties in the best U.S. real estate markets, regardless of where they live. He has been featured in major national media and was named one of the “Top 50 Real Estate Opinion Makers and Market Leaders”. Matt and his co-founders at Maverick have helped individual real estate investors buy over $100 million in residential investment property across 15 U.S. States. Since 2013 Matt has been a full-time nomad with no permanent base and has run his company from 65 different countries. He is also the host of The Maverick Show podcast where he interviews today's most interesting real estate investors,
entrepreneurs and world travelers. Matt is a proponent of “stylish minimalism” and travels the world through multiple climates with carry-on luggage only. He is also a sought-after speaker and has addressed conferences around the world ranging from the Nomad Summit to South-by-Southwest on topics relating to real estate investing, location-independent entrepreneurship, and long-term world travel.

What You'll Learn

A brief historical overview of racism, misogyny and violence against Asian-Americans
The current U.S. climate of hostility and violence against Asian-Americans
How you can support Asian-Americans today from anywhere in the world

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HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT ASIAN-AMERICANS:

Learn how to respond to hate incidents safely and effectively by checking out the free toolkit and bystander intervention trainings from Hollaback! which provide skills for identifying and deescalating instances of anti-Asian American harassment and xenophobia

Directly support to the families of the victims of the March 16th massacre in Atlanta, by donating through the Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chapter in Atlanta

Support Asian-American women by donating to The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum which is dedicated to creating change for AAPI women and girls through policy change and legal advocacy

- Compassion Oakland, which organizes volunteer patrols of Oakland, California’s Chinatown and offers chaperones for elderly Asians to protect them from vigilante violence.

- Heart of Dinner, which combats food insecurity and isolation within NYC’s elderly Asian American community. They deliver love and care by way of weekly hot lunches, fresh produce, and bulk ingredients, all while supporting local Asian small businesses.

- Support Asian American mental health services (that are urgently needed in light of the psychological trauma of anti-Asian racism and violence) by donating to the National Asian American and Pacific Islander Mental Health Association which promotes the mental health and well-being of the AAPI communities. Learn More

Time Stamped Show Notes

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[1:18] The March 16th Massacre and the climate of racism and violence against Asian Americans

[2:42] 150 years of Racism, Government Repression and Vigilante Violence against Asian-Americans

The Chinese Massacre of 1871
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
The Rock Springs Massacre of 1885
Japanese Internment in 1942
Racial Targeting of Arabs, Muslims and South Asians after September 11th , 2001
Donald Trump’s white nationalism and anti-Asian rhetoric around COVID-19

[6:17] The Gendered and Misogynist aspects of Anti-Asian Racism and Violence

The Page Act of 1875
American sexual imperialism during 20th Century U.S. military aggressions in Asia
Proliferation of hypersexualized and dehumanizing tropes about Asian women
Targeting elderly Asian women in the U.S.

[7:51] How to Support Asian Americans from Anywhere in the World

Speak out and inspire others to take action
Free toolkits and bystander intervention trainings to how to de-escalate racist incidents
Support the families of the victims of the March 16th massacre
Support Asian American women
Support elderly Asian Americans
Support Asian-American Mental Health Services