Environmental Racism - Chinatowns impacted

AGENDA

  • AANHPI Books to read: Caste, Isabel Wilkerson
  • Main Topic: Environmental Racism: NYC, Seattle, Philadelphia, Chicago
  • Asians to Follow
  • Asian American Firsts
  • Action Items

Environmental Racism - Look at examples of Chinatowns impacted today

Read about the Hindu Caste system and see how it parallels with Black Americans and the common threads across all cultures.

Caste: The Origins of our Discontents

Hindu Caste System

Jon Talks White Resentment w/ Isabel Wilkerson | The Problem With Jon Stewart Podcast

Buy book from Asian Women Owned Bookstore
Isabel Wilkerson

NYC Chinatown – Proposal for 4 more Homeless Shelters

NYC Chinatown - Protest the Mega Jail, tallest jail in the world

Why The MEGA Jail Is Planned For Chinatown, NYC. They Don't Know How To Fight Back w/Don Lee | LBP

Seattle International Districts fights to save its residents

Impact on Seattle's Chinatown International District with Sound Transit's ST3 expansion plan

Letter from long time resident and pillar in the community

The Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority

Chicago Chinatown - Protests Big Casino