A lot of people ask – why are Asian-Americans so apathetic towards politics? Others also ask – why let someone’s race affect the way you view their politics? Answers may be difficult to come to – but they won’t start until we talk about the hard questions. NEW SPOKEN WORD video – Presidential RACE (The Other Color) A poem reflecting on the 2012 election and the colors that start to define us: Red and Blue, Black and White. And even Yellow. If you enjoy, please Like it, subscribe, and share!

As I awoke Monday morning, I was shocked, along with the rest of the nation, to see news of a terrible shooting in Wisconsin. Grieving and reflecting over this tragedy, I wrote a poem expressing my frustration: over how often I have chosen to stay silent in the face of racist and hateful speech toward others. Frustration that so many communities often spend their energy and resources in fighting each other rather than building each other up. For all the times that I’ve held my tongue rather than speak up, I’m Sorry. I hope this poem can spark dialogue: about the silences

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Over the past several days, I’ve been following Asian-American media, talking about the La Jolla Playhouse, whose creative team decided to stage a play set in ancient China with a cast of all-White leads, and only two minor roles out of 12 cast with Asian-American actors. The (sadly, unsurprising) insensitive casting decisions & stubbornness of the Playhouse have been frustrating - but I’ve been encouraged by the open and thoughtful dialogue that’s followed within the Asian-American community. Inspired by this latest incident of open bias in casting, I wrote a spoken word piece this morning, entitled “COLORBLIND”. This evening, my friend Tommy (YTF,

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