It’s hypocritical to consume Asian or Asian-American cultural products and then refuse to defend Asian communities in the U.S. – or worse, exhibit open hostility against them. At the same time, we shouldn’t predicate supporting immigrant communities on enjoying their food, especially since the reason why so many Asian immigrants work in restaurants is itself a product of American racism.
Discussions of political or social issues commonly include loaded language or politically charged terms charged that inhibit clear conversation.
This San José flea market is threatened by the construction of a “transit village” around a new light-rail station.
