Asian Provocation

In January 1904, Samuel Maharero of the Herero people and Hendrik Witbooi of the Nama rebelled against German colonial rule. In the following four years, more than 100,000 Namibians died from the genocide. Those who survived the genocide were imprisoned in concentration camps, where most died of diseases, abuse, and exhaustion. It has been described as the first genocide of the 20th century. As late as 2018, skulls of slaughtered tribe members were taken back to Germany to promote racial superiority in the name of medicine and science. The Herero genocide was a precursor and inspiration for Hitler in his war against the Jews, Slavs, Romani, and those he described as “non-Aryans.” —In November 2022, a German colonial statue, Curt von Francois, was finally taken away, however, to a museum, despite the activists' criticism as a symbol of oppression. Instead, the statue was carefully wrapped and moved to the Independence Museum for “safekeeping.” The statue of Curt von Francois will be moved to the Independence Museum, with a decision yet to be made on what should replace it Image: Lisa Ossenbrink/dpa/picture allianceI spoke to Patrick Sam about shame, congratulating colonialism, imposter syndrome, and how he wakes up in the morning. —Patrick Sam is a descendant of the Nama people from his paternal side, and his maternal side has a mixed heritage involving Damara, Xhosa, and German ancestry. His work involves articulating the human condition, and as a poet, academic, journalist, public policy expert, and human diversity specialist aims to ensure the mainstreaming and normalization of human dignity for all people from diverse cultures. Patrick is a Fulbright Scholar with a MA in International & Transcultural Studies from Columbia University. Further ReadingNecropolitics - Achille MbembeHerero and Namaqua Genocide This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ayoto.substack.com

On this episode I speak to Mistress Saturn, a NYC dominatrix and BDSM practitioner, photographer and artist, where we speak about the Politics and Business of Fashion, Fetish and Photography.You can contact Mistress Saturn here:Worship Saturn

You can hear Alex Zhang Hungtai's music here on Bandcamp:https://alexzhanghungtai.bandcamp.com/He also stars in the 2018 film by Christopher Makoto Yogi, "August at Akiko's", which you can watch here:https://vimeo.com/ondemand/augustatakikos"My Film with Andrei" is releasingo on Feb 14, which you can watch here:https://vimeo.com/ondemand/myfilmwithandreiNow more video content, which you can find on my youtube channel:https://bit.ly/3HylCgH

After a bit of a haitus, I get back with Junshin to speak about My Film with Andrei, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Document a Sex Party. 

Episode 37, I interview Ian Robertson, an artist, photographer, filmmaker, writer and musician, about his experiences growing up in Detroit, experiences of being deployed at war and working in New York City. You can also watch this episode, with additional images from Ian, on our Youtube channel.  You can subscribe to Asian Provocation's Youtube channel here. Links from this episode:Ian Robertson's personal websiteIan Robertson's BandcampSupport the channel directly on our website here.

Here's a preview of the coming season, first with Ian Robertson. 

Tu has recovered after getting sick and lost her voice, but is now back, with our first video! You can check us out live on the Asian Provocation youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFilqk8b40k

Part 3 of 3 of series with Zehra Yousofi. For show notes, see the Asian Provocation website. —Asian Provocation is an independent podcast. It is hosted by Ayoto Ataraxia. You can be a part of the supporting community by donating directly, or automate a generous monthly support on Patreon. 

This is a three part series, do start on the first episode if you haven't already done so, episode 30, as they are connected and self referencial. 

The thesis that started my journey into this podcast. This thesis, links on AsianProvocation.com, laid the foundations for me to start this journey and ask these questions that stirred deep within me. After half a year, I'm proud to share with you this conversation with Zehra Yousofi and her thesis, No Country for Diasporic Men.

Updates, news on upcoming episode, and Ayoto's first troll message. See the message on Instagram. 

This week, we speak about child abuse, weird online videos, while Ayoto dog sits. You can support Asian Provocation on Patreon

Ayoto and Tu speaks about cults. 

This is Part 2 of 4 of a series with artist, and Ph.D. Candidate, Scott Tsuchitani of UC Davis. This week we unpack the model minority myth as well as understand the construct of divide and conquer. 

Tu goes to a Vietnamese-Chinese-Australian wedding, and does everything wrong, especially during the tea ceremony. 

From episode 17, Miki Dezaki told me about an artist who used art to subvert and question the construct of Geisha and Samurai. On this four part series, Scott Tsuchitani takes us on a journey, starting with the memories of his grandparents, going from Japan to the United States. 

Ayoto keeps working on the releases of new upcoming episodes, Tu asks Ayoto the real questions. Like, what happened to your instagram? Why did you stop doing your photography, did you get radicalized into some cult?

A palette cleanser and updates for the new season. Tu tells us about her exciting Yoga adventures. Drop us a voicemail at (+1) 347-688-9823Now on TikTok, maybe. @asianprovocationSupport Asian Provocation on Patreon.com/asianprovocation

Ayoto speaks to Japan's premier feminist and anti-war artist, Yoshiko Shimada. She is also a lecturer on Japanese art, politics and feminism at the University of Tokyo. We speak about her works, censorship, prostitution and memory. 

This week, Ayoto meets one of his traumas on the subject of Tiger Moms, and speaks to peaceful parenting advocate, intersectional unschooler, anti-oppression activist and deconstructing tiger mom, Iris Chen. She is the author of Untigering: Adventures of a Deconstructing Tiger Mother.Additional references and links can be found on this episode's entry on AsianProvocation.comBe a supporter of this podcast and its stories by becoming a patron on Patreon.com/AsianProvocation for as little as $5 a month, which keeps this show independent and alive. 

We continue our conversation with Miki Dezaki, director of film Shusenjo, The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue. We dive right in with topics on sexual racism, violence, racism in Europe, the dangers of toxic positivity and the Karen phenomenon.Additional bibliography and reference links can be found on the Asian Provocation website. 

On this episode, I speak to Miki Dezaki, continuing on exploring and deconstructing racism. We speak about his time practicing meditation as a monk in Thailand as well as discussion on Buddhist traditions, racism and nationalism. Dezaki directed the film "Shusenjo - The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue".Who are the "comfort women" and the sexual slavery discussions between Japan and Korea? We explore these topics in part 1 of 2 of the conversation.

Junshin Soga is an actor, director, and playwright based in New York. He writes about gay Asian experiences, family and relationships, confronting racism, and creates stories about sex, aging, life and death.His play, One Fine Day, was nominated for the 2017 New York Innovative Theatre Award for Best Original Script, and In Dreams premiered and participated in the 2017 NY Summerfest Theater Festival.Junshin was raised in Hiroshima and works on projects collecting and telling the stories of atomic bomb survivors. He has also been touring cities between Japan and the U.S. reading Hoshiwa Miteiru, a memoir by Toshie Fujino, whose son was killed in the bombings.He recently starred in a short film, The Chicken, which premiered at the 73rd Locarno Film Festival and is being screened in many film festivals around the world.

I speak to Ekene Emeka-Maduka between her painting sessions as we share our experiences and observations on colonialism, Otherness, diaspora, her observations on fashion and the art scene. 

Kevin Chung is an Asian American living and working in New York City. He is the founder of Kev Management, a PR, talent and artist management company with a focus on diversity and inclusion. You can connect with Kevin @kevinkchung or @kev_mgmtKevin read from seminal book, Minor Feelings, An Asian American Reckoning, by Cathy Park Hong. News footage exclusive by CeFaan Kim, on abc, Channel 7. Asian Provocation is a queer conversational podcast, sharing invisible ideas and stories, with a focus on asian diaspora. Learn more about the stories as well as other information on cinema, books, and ideas on our website, asianprovocation.com Asian Provocation is produced by yours truly, Ayoto Ataraxia. Music by August Wilhelmsson, Ebb & Flod, From Now On and Jay Varton. Special thanks to Liv Phoinix and Adam Ridgeway. You can find all the links, videos and show notes on the website, asianprovocation.com. This is an independent, listener supported podcast, you can donate a one time, as well as monthly support on Patreon.com You can tweet me @ap_pod or connect on Instgram @asian.provocation #stopasianhate gofundmeWhy should you donate?A horrific and heartbreaking surge in violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) is happening across the US. Too often, these attacks are ignored and underreported.Together, it is our responsibility to condemn these violent acts and create lasting social change. We must amplify AAPI voices and find ways to uplift, empower, and protect the AAPI community.The Support the AAPI Community Fund aims to do just that, addressing the urgent issues that face the AAPI community as well as broader, systemic problems. With the donations received through the Fund, GoFundMe.org will issue grants to trusted organizations working to rectify the racial inequalities in our society. Who benefits from your donation? Donations will support organizations that empower and uplift the AAPI community, with initiatives such as increased community safety and support for those affected by violence.We will continue to keep donors updated as we expand the reach of the Fund to include additional charities.Find out more about how you can support AAPI communities.Funds raised on this campaign will be managed by GoFundMe.org, an independent non-profit organization registered in the United States (EIN 81-2279757). Donors support the GoFundMe.org fund and GoFundMe.org then distributes donations to organizations that help those affected. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

This is the second part of the conversation with Dr. Katalin Ferber. A social scientist, economic historian, émigré on two different continents, she is an experienced wanderer. We speak about her book, Islands of Otherness, on the myth of Japan, discrimination, ijime, burakumin and many other topics.Visit Asian Provocation website for links, further information and transcripts.

Part 1 of 2 conversation with Dr. Katalin Ferber. A social scientist, economic historian, émigré on two different continents, she is an experienced wanderer. We speak about her book, Islands of Otherness, on the myth of Japan, discrimination, ijime, burakumin and many other topics. 

Eye-kai-year.Akhir Ali is a published author and contributor in Autostraddle, Meeting of Minds UK, iO Literary, and Women Writing Berlin Lab. She writes fiction, poetry, personal essays, and queer erotica. Her work centers contradiction, disembodiment, natural environment, and intimacy.You can also find her on Instagram @khikaichyThis podcast is hosted and produced by myself, Ayoto Ataraxia. Art Direction by Adam Ridgeway, web coding by Rafa Cobiella, music by Jesus Lastra.This is a listener supported podcast, and if you'd like to help grow this channel, you can subscribe at PatreonYou can follow the podcast also on Instagram

范坡坡 (Fan Popo) is a documentary filmmaker, film critic, and LGBT activist from China. Fan's documentaries have focused on performance-based activism (New Beijing, New Marriage, and The VaChina Monologues) and coming out as LGBT in the Chinese filial context (Chinese Closet and Papa Rainbow).He is known for the documentary Mama Rainbow and his well-publicized legal case against the Chinese state media regulator over censorship of it.Happy Together - one hundred gay film Quanji LuPapa RainbowMama RainbowBeer! Beer!Popo's Sex DiariesArticle with Byung Chul HanNew York Times Article, In China, public talk of sex is rare. Could a "Pleasure Community" change that?Hey, Siro — Popo Fan's porn on XConfessionsSex and City (in Chinese) — Popo's writing on sexualityThe Guardian: Film-maker sues Chinese censors over 'ban' on gay-themed movieThis podcast is hosted and produced by myself, Ayoto Ataraxia. Art Direction by Adam Ridgeway, web coding by Rafa Cobiella, music by Jesus Lastra.This is a listener supported podcast, and if you'd like to help grow this channel, you can subscribe at PatreonYou can follow the podcast also on Instagram

Andrew Kung is a photographer based in Brooklyn, with roots in San Francisco. His works is aiming to normalize Asian American beauty, belonging and individuality. In his first fashion, narrative photo book, "The All-American", he aims to redefine what It meant to be masculine and American in the context of the desexualized Asian American man. Here you can explore Andrew Kung's work:http://www.apkung.comThis podcast is hosted and produced by myself, Ayoto Ataraxia. Art Direction by Adam Ridgeway, web coding by Rafa Cobiella, music by Jesus Lastra.This is a listener supported podcast, and if you'd like to help grow this channel, you can join at www.patreon.com/asianprovocationYou can follow the podcast also on Instagram

Anna Natt is a dance and performance visual artist. Her work has been showing internationally in theaters as well as galleries and alternative spaces. She was trained in traditional flamenco dance in Seville, Spain from 2000-2005 before moving to Berlin, where she is curerntly based. She is currently working on a masculinity project, and we've been having on going discussions around this topic, and this is one of the first recorded conversations. We discuss masculinity issues, Johnny Depp, bull fighting, racism, gender issues and the taboo.You can find out more about Anna's work herewww.annanatt.comThis podcast is hosted and produced by myself, Ayoto Ataraxia. Art Direction by Adam Ridgeway, web coding by Rafa Cobiella, music by Jesus Lastra.This is a listener supported podcast, and if you'd like to help grow this channel, you can join at www.patreon.com/asianprovocation

This is Part 2 of the ocnversation with Johann Huang. To underestand the continuity, you'll need to head back to the last episode. I'm very excited to share with you this conversation, as we get personal and into the backstories of growing up in Australia as a gay asian man. The stories and experiences of Asian Diaspora, which I see is not just an issue limited to one group of people, but a human experience as globalization continues.We dig into topics on shame and internalized racism, homosexuality in asian culture, the influences and living with Christianity and Buddhism from childhood, and how we relate to asian masculinity.I am excited to start Asian Provocation's Patreon page. You can now support this podcast athttp://www.patreon.com/asianprovocation

I'm very excited to share with you this conversation, as we get personal and into the backstories of growing up in Australia as a gay asian man. The stories and experiences of Asian Diaspora, which I see is not just an issue limited to one group of people, but a human experience as globalization continues.We dig into topics on shame and internalized racism, homosexuality in asian culture, the influences and living with Christianity and Buddhism from childhood, and how we relate to asian masculinity.This conversation is divided into two parts.I am excited to start Asian Provocation's Patreon page. You can now support this podcast at http://www.patreon.com/asianprovocation

The pre-order of Far—Near's volume 3 is now available athttps://far-near.media/You can find all the references and links that we spoke about here:https://www.ayotoataraxia.com/projects/asian-provocation-4-lulu-yao-gioiello-on-far-near/

Same SpacesThe Same Space, the latest dance film project by Peter Leung, The Same Space is part of the Virtual Residences of de Nederlandse Dansdagen. The piece can be watched here:https://www.operaballet.nl/en/news/2020/10/online-premiere-same-space-peter-leungIn this episode of the podcast, Ayoto Ataraxia speaks with Peter Leung about creating during the time of Covid-19They discuss: masculinity identity and asian roots Peter Leung's new piece, “Same Space” how they relate to names the idea of male leadershipPeter Leung, is a choreographer and artistic director. He danced with the Bayerisches Staatsballett, Le Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon and Dutch National Ballet. He is one of the founders of Foundation House of Makers, an interdisciplinary, site-specific arts company. Since January 2017 Peter has been affiliated with the Dutch National Ballet as a Young Creative Associate.He has created work for Dutch National Ballet, New English Ballet Theatre, Origen Cultural Festival, van Gogh Museum, Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam Kunsthal, EYE museum and Tropenmuseum.The Same Space, the latest dance film project by Peter Leung, The Same Space is part of the Virtual Residences of de Nederlandse Dansdagen. The piece can be watched here:https://www.operaballet.nl/en/news/2020/10/online-premiere-same-space-peter-leungTranscripts can be found on www.ayotoataraxia.comYou can your thoughts with me via Twitter or Instagram, via Asian Provocation

The Asian Experience in AustraliaIn this episode, I catch up with Tu Au in Australia, about our experiences growing up and living in Australia as Asians. We discuss: the difficulty of Asian names while living in an Anglo country. generational experiences and difficulties that comes with being an émigré experiences and observations of racism how racism effects asian men and asian women differently the problem with integration and other topicsTu Au, also known as Mia Hunter currently resides in Australia, she was born in Vietnam, and her family was effected by the war in Vietnam, and has emigrated to Australia in the 70s. Connect on Instagarm @asian.provocationSubtitled Video @ Youtube Transcript on www.ayotoataraxia.com

I have a conversation with the only asian male dom sex worker in Germany, about asian diasporic experiences, sex work, asian masculinity and ideas of home.Ron Hades' websitehttps://www.ronhades.com/Twitter:https://twitter.com/ron_hadesTranscript available at http://www.ayotoataraxia.com