03 | Los Angeles, CA

What do we really mean when we say “anti-Asian violence”?

Sabrina heads to Los Angeles to speak with the team behind Chinatown Community for Equitable Development and some iconic LA Chinatown elders to learn more about why fighting for housing and economic justice is key to addressing anti-Asian violence. Also, bad karaoke.

Written, recorded, and produced by Sabrina Lin. Edited by Brendon Lin and Sabrina Lin. Theme music composed and performed by Mark Fish. Additional audio sourced from Blue Dot Sessions and Community Spaces.

This podcast was produced as a part of the Xin Sheng Project, a digital initiative that publishes alternative, progressive perspectives on the most widely circulated issues on WeChat and among the Chinese diaspora. To learn more, visit www.xinshengproject.org.

VIRAL LOVE is made possible by funding from Projects for Peace.

Other sources:

https://la.eater.com/2021/6/30/22554846/cced-la-chinatown-social-media-activism

https://laist.com/news/entertainment/destruction-las-original-chinatown-led-to-one-we-have-today