Jay Caspian Kang Says Lumping Asian Americans As One Leaves Many Behind
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Jay Caspian Kang sees a giant drawback with lumping each Asian American into one massive group … he says the apply leaves an enormous variety of of us behind.
The creator joined us on “TMZ Stay” Tuesday and instructed us about among the matters he explores in his new ebook, “The Loneliest People,” and why there are inherent issues in placing too many individuals in the identical bucket.
Jay says the Asian American neighborhood is extraordinarily various, however that very same variety turns into diluted after they’re taken as an entire … and those who get left behind or forgotten are these with the fewest sources.
The answer, Jay says, is getting again to celebrating variety … and understanding simply how completely different individuals could be inside bigger teams, just like the Asian American or LGBTQ+ communities.
It is an fascinating dialog … and Jay tells us why it is a greater concept to have a look at individuals for who they’re individually as a result of everybody does not assume the identical method simply due to how they appear, or the place they’re from.
