{"id":34504,"date":"2020-04-26T17:37:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T00:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.peterfever.com\/?p=34504"},"modified":"2020-04-26T17:37:34","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T00:37:34","slug":"john-cho-weighs-in-on-anti-asian-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.peterfever.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/26\/john-cho-weighs-in-on-anti-asian-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cho Weighs In on Anti-Asian Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Handsome and talented John Cho is one of fil and tv’s most successful and prominent Asian American actors. This week in the Los Angeles Time Opinion section, he weighs in on the oppressive nature of discrimination and hatred against Asian and Asian-Americans in our current situation. Here is a snippet of his full essay, available at the Los Angeles Times website<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0John Cho April 22, 20203 AM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I called my parents a few nights ago to tell them to be cautious when stepping out of the house, because they might be targets of verbal or even physical abuse. It felt so strange. Our roles had flipped.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

My plea mirrored the admonitions I received from them as a child growing up in Houston. The world, they cautioned, was hostile and it viewed us as strangers. So they warned me to stick close to my family. Close to my kind.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The fact that the coronavirus seems to have originated in China has spawned a slew of anti-Asian hate crimes<\/a>. Across the country, Asian American parents and children are making versions of the call I made. Friends are sharing first-hand accounts of abuse on text chains and circulating articles on Facebook, always ending with the suddenly ominous \u201cstay safe.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Growing up, the assumption was that once we became American enough, there would be no need for such warnings \u2014 that we would be safe. To that end, my parents encouraged me and my younger brother to watch as much television as possible, so that we might learn to speak and act like the natives. The hope was that race would not disadvantage us \u2014 the next generation \u2014 if we played our cards right.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

When I became an actor (maybe as a result of all that TV), and really started to work, I felt glimmers of my parents\u2019 hope coming to fruition \u2014 doors were open, strangers were kinder. In some ways, I began to lead a life devoid of race. But I\u2019ve learned that a moment always comes along to remind you that your race defines you above all else.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

If you have a chance, read the full thoughtful, important piece at the LA Times. And don’t forget to check in on the latest and greatest of PeterFever!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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