"Asian American is Not a Color," a Conversation with Dr. OiYan Poon

Authors

• Jonathan Feingold, Boston University School of LawFollow
• OiYan Poon, College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative
• Arnie Arnesen, WNHN

Program

#RaceClass

Episode

30

Media Type

Podcast

Release Date

7-8-2024

Publisher

WNHN

Language

en-US

Abstract

In this episode, Dr. OiYan Poon joins #RaceClass to discuss her new book “Asian American is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action and Family.” Dr. Poon is a distinguished social scientist and race scholar. In a wide ranging conversation, Dr. Poon explores her own racial education as child in western, MA; how the term “Asian American” originated within the broader Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s; what it means to be "Asian American"; and why affirmative action is often necessary to combat anti-Asian racism.

Related Resources

OiYan Poon, Asian American is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action and Family (2024). The BU Community can access this title at https://bu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01BOSU_INST/14na64/alma99209401954101161.

Recommended Citation

Jonathan Feingold, OiYan Poon & Arnie Arnesen, "Asian American is Not a Color," a Conversation with Dr. OiYan Poon (2024).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/raceclass/54