We Have White Names

In this episode, Stoker, kim, Klunder, and Kevin discuss some lively and fun stuff - the loss of language and culture experienced by adoptees. 

[Please note that there are some technical difficulties with audio.]Join us as Kevin chats it up with Benson Lee, the award winning director, producer, and screenwriter behind Seoul Searching. About BensonBenson Lee is an award-winning Korean-American filmmaker who has worked in drama, documentary, and commercial production for over 15 years. In 1998, with his first feature film Miss Monday, Lee became the first Korean-American filmmaker to be accepted to the Dramatic Competition of the Sundance Film Festival where his film was awarded a Special Grand Jury Prize for Best Actor. (continue reading)

Please note that around minute 45 we ran into some tech issues, and so we had to end the conversation. We'll continue the conversation in another conversation, which will include the rest of The Slants! Co-host Kevin goes solo for this conversation with Simon Tam of The Slants, the greatest (only?) "Chinatown dance rock band." For a preview, check out this NPR conversation about the band, which has been fighting the man! www.onthemedia.org/story/why-cant-you-trademark-slur/About Simon TamSimon Tam is an award-winning musician, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and social justice activist.Simon is best known as the founder and bassist of The Slants, the world’s first and only all-Asian American dance rock band. His approach to activism through the arts has been highlighted in thousands of media features across 82 countries, including: BBC World News, NPR, TIME Magazine, TED talks, NBC, and the New York Times. Find out more about Simon here: www.linkedin.com/in/simonstam.   

Stoker, kim, and Kevin build upon last week's conversation about unpacking Whiteness. They are joined by guest Mette Lee. Mette, calling in from Copenhagon, Denmark, is a Korean adoptee social entrepreneur, adoptee rights activist, feminist, founding member of Adoptionspolitisk Forum, and a graduate of The Kaospilots. Good times! Songs played"Do They Know It's Christmas" - Band Aid"Give A Man A Fish" - Arrested Development"I'm Happy" - Lee So-ra"River of Deceit" - Mad Seasons 

Join Stoker, kim, and Kevin as they discuss their lifelong efforts to unpack the greatest gift of all - Whiteness! Referrenced articles:"Unprotected by Assimilation: Lessons from the Case of Duy Ngo"“We Are Not Troublemakers!!” : Oblivious anti-blackness and privilege in the Korean adoptee communityMusic: Lynyrd Skynrd - Sweet Home AlabamaJane Siberry - Half Angel Half EaglePet Shop boys - Always On My Mind