Activist gives lecture at UK on effects of systemic racism against Asian Americans
and last updated 2021-04-14 23:12:16-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Dan Wu, the founder of Atomic Ramen and a community activist, delivered a lecture to an audience in person and on Zoom Wednesday to discuss the effects of systemic racism and white supremacy on Asians and Asian Americans.
The University of Kentucky Office of China Initiatives (OCI) hosted Wu, whose talk was called Yellow Peril to Model Minority: How Systemic Racism & White Supremacy has kept Asians Quiet & Controlled in America.
Wu, who arrived in the United States from China when he was eight, weaved his life story into a broader story about societal views and attitudes toward Asian Americans over the past 200 years.
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.
Lexington business owner wants action following national reports of anti-Asian violence
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and last updated 2021-04-07 00:26:56-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â A Lexington business owner is hoping to turn the conversation about anti-Asian violence into action following reports of a spike in hate crimes against Asian Americans.
A campaign that first started in 2019 to spread the message Immigrants & Refugees Belong Here has been relaunched, according to Dan Wu, owner of Atomic Ramen and community organizer. We live here. We re Lexingtonians, we re Kentuckians, we re Americans, Wu said.
T-shirts with the image, created by Cricket Press, can be purchased through this week with proceeds going towards the Kentucky Equal Justice Center s Maxwell Street Legal Clinic, which offers help with immigration cases.
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