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Alumnus Dan Wu is a popular chef and the founder of Atomic Ramen. The community activist s family moved to Lexington when he was in sixth grade. Photo by Jenny Wells-Hosley.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 13, 2021) The University of Kentucky Office of China Initiatives (OCI) is hosting UK art studio alumnus Dan Wu, founder of Atomic Ramen and community activist, to discuss the effects of systemic racism and white supremacy on Asians and Asian Americans at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 14.
Wu’s talk, “Yellow Peril to Model Minority: How Systemic Racism & White Supremacy has Kept Asians Quiet & Controlled in America,” will take place in person at Room 121 in the Jacobs Science Building and via Zoom for those interested in joining virtually. George Wright, UK’s interim vice president for institutional diversity, will deliver brief remarks before Wu’s talk. After, in-person and virtual attendees will be able to ask questions and participate in a discussion with Wu.