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‘Yes, Asians Go To Jail Too’
FromThe Bay
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Nov 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Jason Mai didn’t know why his father was taken to jail when he was 12 years old. As a kid growing up in the Bay Area, he was told by his Chinese family to avoid má fan, which meant burdening or inconveniencing others by sharing the family secret. Only as an adult did Jason start to process his childhood trauma by learning about the intersections between incarceration and Asian American culture. To help him process it, he created a zine.
Guest: Jason Mai, creator of Yes, Asians Go To Jail Too
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Guest: Jason Mai, creator of Yes, Asians Go To Jail Too
Subscribe to The Bay to hear more local Bay Area stories like this one. New episodes are released Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3 a.m. Find The Bay on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, NPR One or via Alexa.
Released:
Nov 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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