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A
We
are
of
course
joined
by
our
wonderful
mayor,
Michelle
Wu.
We
will
also
be
hearing
from
Dr
Paul
Watanabe,
and
then
we
will
be
having
a
panel
conversation
with
the
four
wonderful
Folks
up
here.
We
have
received
some
questions
in
the
form
of
online
submissions.
For
those
of
you
who
are
svp'd
and
if
all
goes
according
to
plan,
we
will
try
and
save
some
time
at
the
end
for
live
audience
questions
as
well
without
further
Ado.
I
would
like
to
start
by
introducing
our
wonderful
mayor,
Michelle,
Wu,.
B
Hi
everyone,
thank
you
so
much
for
being
part
of
this,
and
thank
you
to
our
incredible
panelists.
This
is
I.
I
was
really
excited
to
see
this
on
the
calendar,
because
I,
remember
back
even
to
my
time
on
the
city,
council
and
I
was
a
couple
years
into
being
a
city
council
at
that
moment
and
kind
of
looked
around
and
realized
that
we
had
not
had
an
official
at
that
point.
B
He
has
served
on
many
many
boards
and
councils
and
was
appointed
by
President
Obama
to
be
on
the
president's
advisory
Commission
on
Asian,
Americans
and
Pacific.
Islanders
I
have
known
him
for
quite
some
time
now
and
he's
been
a
mentor
in
helping
me
grow
and
helping
our
community
here.
Think
about
where
we
have
been.
Even
you
know.
B
Sometimes
these
conversations
can
focus
very
much
on
the
national
and
and
international
as
they
should,
but
to
have
someone
who
is
so
dedicated
to
ensuring
that
the
stories
of
our
Asian
American
Community
right
here
in
Boston
over
the
history
that
we
have
we
bring
to
the
city
and
have
been
part
of
the
city
is,
is
integrated
into
all
of
the
work
and
policy
making
it's
very
special
to
have
Professor,
watanabe's
presence
and
Leadership
here
in
Boston
and
then
to
have
him
here
with
us
today.
Thank
you,
professor.
C
Well,
thank
you
very
much.
I
just
returned
the
last
week
from
going
to
Oakland
and
Michelle
Wu's
sort
of
other
counterpart
on
the
west
coast,
the
mayor
of
Oakland,
who
has
a
very
similar
story
to
Michelle
Wilson.
It
was
great
to
see
both
of
them
if,
in
this
period
of
time,
let
me
Begin
by
giving
my
thanks
to
the
city
of
Boston
for
this
experiment.
C
It
seems
like
a
bit
of
an
experiment
in
having
this
Asian
Pacific
American
heritage
month
celebration
and
I
I
think
it
should
be
the
beginnings
of
something
that
I
hope
will
grow
as
we
begin
this
program
today
and
let
me
turn
to
the
first
slide,
and
let
me
show
you
this
first
Slide.
The
reason
why
I'm
showing
this
first
slide
is.
This
is
a
slide.
This
may
be
familiar
to
all
of
you.
This
is
the
driving
of
the
Golden
Spike,
the
so-called
Golden
Spike,
the
completion
of
the
Transcontinental
Railroad.
C
This
took
place
about
50
miles
north
of
where
I
grew
up
in
Bingham
Canyon
Utah,
and
this
signifies
the
coming
together.
The
trains
from
the
East
and
the
west
and
the
driving
of
the
final
Golden
Spike
that
unites
the
Transcontinental
Railroad.
This
is
a
picture.
That's
probably
in
all
of
your
history
books.
You've
seen
it
and
I.
Think
GE
right
now
is
running
a
commercial
where
they
show
this
picture
in
some
respects,
but
it's
interesting.
It
shows
several
dozens
of
people
at
this
point
point
celebrating
the
completion
of
the
golden
spike.
C
But
if
you
look
at
this
picture
as
I
have
with
a
bike
with
a
with
a
microscope,
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
there's
not
a
single
Chinese
person
in
this
picture,
and
you
say
well:
why
is
that
important?
Well,
the
reason
why
it's
important
is
that
this
moment,
which
we
talked
about,
the
the
completion
of
Transcontinental
Railroad,
the
major
sort
of
public
involvement
in
the
United
States
at
the
time,
the
completion
of
this
major
event.
C
There
is
not
a
Chinese
person,
because
a
Chinese
person
in
this
picture
should
be
there
because
they're,
the
ones
who
actually
built
the
railroad,
particularly
in
the
most
difficult
part,
from
going
from
west
to
east
over
80
percent
of
the
labor.
If
the
people
actually
built
the
railroad,
not
the
Leland
stanfords,
who
finance
and
so
forth,
those
names
are
famous
to
us,
but
the
people
actually
built
the
railroad
were
Chinese
labors
and
there's
not
a
single
one.
In
this
picture.
C
They're
they're,
invisible
they're,
not
in
this
picture,
they're
they're,
devoid
of
the
history
of
the
of
the
Asian
American
Experience
in
the
United
States.
Let
me
show
you
another
slide.
The
next
slide
is
a
book
by
Oscar
hanla.
It's
called
the
uprooted,
it's
the
Epic
story
of
the
great
migrations
that
made
the
American
people
and
in
this
epic
account,
as
you
see
it,
when
the
Pulitzer
Prize
in
1951
and
still
is
by
many
people,
a
standard
American
Book
used
to
talk
about
the
immigration
story
in
the
United
States
of
America.
C
But
if
you
look
at
this
epic
account,
there's
not
a
single
word
about
people
who
did
came
across
not
across
the
Atlantic
and
and
figuratively
went
to
the
the
statute
of
Liberty
in
New
York
Harbor,
not
a
single
word
about
anybody
that
came
across
the
other
ocean
across
the
Pacific
and
came
across
that
expanse.
C
To
help
be
part
of
this
epic
account
of
the
great
migrations
that
made
the
American
people,
not
a
single
word
about
people
who
came
across
from
Asia,
in
other
words,
and
it's
all
about
the
immigration
from
Europe
to
the
United
States
and
even
in
subsequent
editions
of
this
book,
there's
very
seldom
been
any
sort
of
mention
of
the
immigration
that
came
across
either
from
the
southern
border
or
across
the
Pacific.
The
United
States.
C
Other
words
are
invisible
from
this
story
in
the
next
account
in
some
ways
to
correct
this
is
when
rotten
to
cocky
a
professor
at
the
University
of
California
Berkeley,
said
we're
going
to
have
to
correct
this
story.
We're
going
to
have
to
talk
about
that
other
migration
that
went
across
the
Pacific
and
went
to
Angel
Island
in
San
Francisco,
and
that's
why
roncock?
He
wrote
this
book
called
strangers
from
a
different
Shore.
C
Who've
been
fought
this
fight
for
many
years
and
there's
a
great
story.
It's
told
in
Michael
Lou's
great
book
forever
struggle
which
I
suggest
you
all
read
it's
about
Chinatown,
but
it's
really
about
the
struggle
by
people
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
maintain
their
agency
in
place
within
the
city,
and
he
talks
about
a
small
group
of
individuals
who
took
the
head
of
the
bra
Stephen
Coyle
a
few
years
ago
and
did
a
walk
around
in
in
Chinatown
and
just
wanted
to
show
him
what
the
neighborhood
was.
C
Like
at
some
point,
Stephen
Coyle,
there's
a
kid
riding.
One
of
these
big
wheels
a
little
kid
about
three
or
four
years
old
riding
a
big
wheel
on
this
on
the
sidewalk
and
Steve
Coyle
stops,
and
he
says,
what's
that
kid
doing
here,
and
the
people
who
are
walking
around
Chinatown
says
well
Mr
Coyle.
He
lives
here
and
the
reason
is
when
you're
a
little
kid
and
you're
live
in
the
city.
C
And
that's
what
you
do
you
you
play
on
the
parking
lots
and
on
the
sidewalks,
and
the
point
is:
is
that
Stephen
Coyle
looked
at
Chinatown?
He
only
saw
the
things
at
the
at
the
base
level.
He
saw
the
restaurants,
they
saw
the
stores,
but
he
didn't
see
the
people
that
lived
behind
him.
You
didn't
see
it
as
a
neighborhood
where
kids
grew
up
and
people
actually
lived.
They
were
invisible
to
him
and
that
invisibility
is
something
that
helps
explain
in
some
respects.
C
C
So,
despite
all
of
the
the
this
Asian
Americans
Still
Remains
strangers
to
many
invisible,
they
are
less
known
about
the
history,
experience
and
condition
of
Asian
Americans
than
any
major
racial
group
in
the
United
States.
C
A
recent
survey
showed
that
nearly
30
percent
of
the
Asian
of
Americans
in
general
could
not
name
a
single
prominent
Asian-American
person,
the
even
given
the
fact
that
the
vice
president
of
the
United
States
is
a
Asian-American
descent.
We
are
strangers,
despite
the
fact
we've
been
in
the
United
States
for
over
200
years,
and
despite
the
fact
that
today
there
are
almost
24
million
people
alone
are
in
combination
in
the
United
States
in
Massachusetts.
There
are
about
582
000
Asian
Americans
in
in
holler
in
part
Asian
American.
C
We
represent
about
a
little
more
than
eight
percent
of
the
population
Massachusetts
in
the
city
of
Boston.
There
are
about
85
000,
Asian
Americans.
We
represent
about
12.6
percent
of
the
population
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
we're
growing.
Indeed,
the
fastest
growing
population
in
Massachusetts
in
racial
group
is
Asian
Americans
in
Massachusetts
and
in
the
nation,
and
is
fed
largely
by
immigration.
C
There's
great
diversity
in
this.
In
this
growth
as
well,
nearly
20
Asian
ethnic
groups
are
in
Massachusetts
with
more
than
a
thousand
in
Massachusetts
from
the
traditional
places
like
China,
India
Vietnam,
but
also
Nepal,
Burma
Bhutan,
and
there
are
thus
is
a
need
for
disaggregated
data.
There
is
no
such
thing
as
sort
of
an
average
Asian
American
in
Massachusetts,
and,
if
you
do
so,
you
hide
this
diversity.
There's
great
socio
diversity
and
complex
as
well.
In
income,
educational
attainment,
poverty
rates,
Etc,
Asian
Americans,
tend
to
be
bimodal
in
their
distribution.
C
Many
of
the
groups
like
the
chinese-american
population.
They
tend
to
be
amongst
the
lowest
in
terms
of
income
and
so
forth,
some
of
the
highest
in
terms
of
educational
attainment
and
so
forth.
But
you
cannot
really
capture
the
sense
of
Asian
Americans
by
any
aggregate
by
any
disaggregated
data
by
any
average
averages,
hide
all
the
distinctions
and
that's
why
we
need
to
have
disaggregated
data
to
understand
what's
happening
with
our
Asian
American
Community.
C
It's
less
about
the
valorization
of
Asian
Americans.
Much
more
is
using
as
a
weapon
against
other
drug
groups
in
the
United
States.
But
let
me
talk
about
the
Perpetual
Foreigner
notion
that
I
the
idea
of
what
Angela
and
China
calls
Outsider
racialization
is
first
to
exclude
and
now
to
discipline,
Asian
Americans.
The
idea
of
Perpetual
foreigners
is
one.
C
It's
reflected,
for
example,
in
the
next
slide,
will
show
this
in
the
1968
98
Nagano
Olympics,
where
in
the
Olympic
Games
the
number
one
sort
of
event
that
everybody
watches
is
the
women's
figure
skating.
It's
the
number
one
event
that
is
featured
on
the
Olympic
broadcast
1998.
The
issue
was:
who
was
going
to
win
the
women's
figure
skating,
Championship,
Tara,
Lipinski
or
Michelle
Kwan,
and
that
was
the
battle,
and
this
is
how
the
one
of
the
stations
announced
in
a
little
crawl
across
the
screen,
who
won
the
the
1998
Women's
Figure
Skating
sandwich.
C
It
says:
American
beats
Quan.
It
meant
that
Terrell
at
Pinsky
beat
Michelle
Quan,
but
Quan,
of
course,
was
not
not
non-american.
She
was
an
American
as
Tara
Lipinski
was.
She
was
raised
and
born
in
Walnut.
Creek
California
never
been
in
China
in
her
life
before
this,
and
yet
she
was
considered
not
the
American
that
the
American
was
Tara
Lipinski,
who
beat
Michelle
Kwan.
C
The
historical
manifestations
are
many
aliens
ineligible
for
citizenship,
Asian
Americans
exclusively
until
until,
for
example,
my
my
group,
which
is
Japanese
Americans
until
the
1950s,
were
not
allowed,
even
if
you're
an
immigrant
to
the
United
States
to
become
the
citizen
of
the
United
States.
This
is
a
fundamental
basis
of
American
society.
You
come
from
all
over
the
world.
You
come
here
to
the
United
States
and
able
to
establish
yourself
and
become
citizens
of
the
United
States.
C
This
is
a
a
response,
a
position
denied
Asian
immigrants
in
the
United
States
for
many
many
centuries
and
uniquely
so
we
are
also
placed
in
a
position
of
exclusion.
As
we
know,
in
1882,
for
the
first
time
in
the
history
United
States
of
America,
we
told
a
group
of
people,
people,
Chinese,
descent
and
and
people
from
China
that
you
cannot
come
to
the
United
States
of
America.
This
is
the
first
time
in
the
history
of
our
country.
We
did
this
for
any
group
and
it's
a
it's.
C
The
creation
of
the
notion
of
the
illegal
or
undocumented
immigrant
was
created
in
1882
when
we
did
this.
For
the
first
time
for
a
population,
the
Asian
American
population,
soon
followed
in
terms
of
exclusion,
ultimately
extended
to
all
Asian
Americans
after
1924.
So
all
immigrants
from
Asia
did
not
come
to
the
United
States
after
1924.
C
it
led
to
the
the
incarceration
of
Japanese
Americans
during
World
War
II,
like
my
family
was
my
family
was
sent
to
two
Manson
iron
later
to
thulele
concentration
camps.
I
just
took
my
students
to
manzanar
I
teach
a
class
on
the
on
research
on
Asian
Americans
and
the
internment
of
Japanese
Americans,
and
we
visited
manzanar
recently
and
we
do
I.
Take
them
there
to
Little
Tokyo
in
Japan
to
see
what
the
path
was
of
those.
Like.
C
My
family,
who
went
from
living
in
Los
Angeles
as
farmers
in
in
1942
to
being
taken
to
incarceration
camps
in
manzanar,
and
we
know
it
as
terms
of
the
Vincent
chin
case
in
1983
and
when
holy
and
South
Asians
after
9
11
and
the
covid-19
response
covid-19
in
Atlanta,
murders
and
minority
part.
All
these
are
historical
manifestations
of
the
notion
that
Asian
Americans
are
Perpetual
foreigners,
even
in
the
Boston
Mayoral
race.
C
C
These
sorts
of
attacks
against
our
mayor,
a
reflected
the
fact
that
nobody
is
protected
from
these
sorts
of
attacks
and
see
I
think
almost
daily
must
pick
up
something
where
someone
makes
an
attack
about
the
fact
that
she
is
of
Asian
descent
and
questioning
her
loyalty
to
the
United
States
of
America?
Why
is
this
Outsider
racialization
so
pernicious
because
it
combines
race
with
Nativity
in
1882
the
Chinese
reached
their
peak
level
of
immigration
to
the
United
States,
they
say
in
1882,
maybe
it's
reasonable.
We
have
too
many
immigrants
come
to
the
United
States.
C
We
had
39
000
Chinese
250
000
Germans,
but
we
had
the
Chinese
institution
acts
and
not
the
German
exclusion
acts
of
1882..
Indeed,
there's
total
Solutions
I
indicated
by
1924.
the
Chinese.
It
was
not
just
their
numbers,
it
was
their
con.
It
was
not
just
a
quantity,
it
was
the
complexion.
It
was
the
component
that
they
were
Chinese.
It
was
the
critical
factors,
their
racist,
critical
Factor.
C
In
summary,
historically,
a
systematic
can
deliver
the
drive
for
exclusion
legally,
socially
politically
denial,
the
right
to
immigrate
to
the
United
States
denial
of
right
to
naturalized,
denial
of
civil
and
political
rights,
segregated
School
denial,
the
right
to
own
land,
Etc,
the
removal
of
Japanese
Americans
incarceration
and
to
go
back
to
where
you
belong.
A
message
of
exclusion
faces
our
students
today
in
the
Boston,
Schools
and
other
areas.
C
This
notion
to
go
back
to
where
you
belong,
whether
uttered
by
the
president,
United
States
or
a
classmate
in
Boston
school,
is
clearly
a
message
that
you
don't
belong
here
in
the
United
States
there's
trauma
associated
with
this
as
well.
What
are
the
responses
to
the
situation?
Well,
I'll
show
you
the
next
slide
are
the
responses
to
this
is
to
do
what
Corky
Lee
who's
a
re
recently
passed
away.
C
He's
a
leader
of
our
our
community
in
terms
of
chronicling,
the
the
story
of
Asian,
Americans
and
corki
Lee
took
this
picture
and
he
insisted
on
taking
his
picture
a
few
years
ago.
This
is
the
same
scene,
but
instead
of
having
not
having
Asian
Americans,
he
had
Chinese
Americans.
Many
of
them,
who
are
descendants
of
people
actually
built
the
railroad
participate
in
this
and
he
took
over
the
space
at
the
and
he
said
that
we're
going
to
have
only
Chinese
Americans
in
this
space,
and
he
took
this
agency.
C
He
said
we're
no
longer
going
to
be
invisible,
and
this
is
his
way
of
contesting
the
invisibility
and
there
are
other
ways
to
do
so
as
well.
It's
part
of
it
is
to
to
celebrate,
as
we
are
here
and
remember,
and
to
honor
our
history,
culture
and
experience.
Visibility,
awareness
and
identity
are
linked
to
self-esteem
and
pride.
Thus,
for
those
of
us
who
are
Asian,
Pacific
Americans
there's
need
to
celebrate
our
achievements,
as
we
often
do
during
this
month
and
to
remind
ourselves
the
work
still
ahead.
C
C
C
Schools,
indeed,
is
the
greatest
fear
of
Asian
Americans
in
the
United
States.
Think
about
that.
A
survey
by
stop
AAP
I
hate
of
Americans
during
the
covet
crisis,
As
Americans,
what
the
greatest
fear
was
and
their
threat
to
their
their
well-being
in
the
United
States
and
overwhelmingly
everybody
in
the
United
States.
All
groups
in
the
United
States
except
Asian
Americans
said
getting
covid-19
was
their
greatest
fear
for
Asian
Americans.
Their
greatest
fear
is
not
getting
covered
19..
It
was
the
fear
of
being
harassed
and
subjected
to
Violence
by
their
fellow
Americans.
C
C
Think
of
the
impact
on
Behavioral
Health
on
substance
abuse,
I
just
saw
a
report
come
out
that
said
the
Asian
Americans
in
terms
of
substance
abuse,
the
increase
has
been
greater
than
any
other
population.
The
United
States
during
the
covert
prices
there's
been
increasing
the
substance
abuse
in
all
populations,
but
Asian
Americans
shown
the
greatest
level
of
increases
in
substance
abuse
in
a
sense.
In
a
survey
recently
put
out
by
past,
the
Asian
American
Foundation
found
that
only
22
percent
of
Asian
Americans
say
that
they
feel
accepted
and
belong
in
the
United
States.
C
It's
the
lowest
level
any
group
in
the
United
States.
Only
22
percent
of
Asian
Americans
say
that
they
feel
like
they
accepted
and
belong
in
the
United
States,
and
the
Boston
School
study
done
recently
by
tungan
and
Sasaki
tells
the
same
story
about
the
sense
of
which
Boston
was
in
Boston
Public
Schools,
Asian
American
students
feel
the
least
accepted
and
have
the
sense
of
belonging
is
the
smallest
of
any
group.
So
my
my
final
question
is:
is
that
what
is
a?
What
are
the
other
responses?
Well,
education
is
one
of
the
responses.
C
We
must
have
role
models
and
mentors
ethnic
studies
and
racial
and
ethnic
institutions.
This
calls
to
ignore
and
not
a
large
community
confront
the
damaging
and
critical
role
of
systemic
racism.
This
knowledge
and
exposure
is
necessary
for
any
hope
of
change
and
the
Boston
Schools
thank
God
are
attempting
to
be
leaders
in
this
regard.
Sorry.
C
Sorry
about
that
and
sorry
that's
from
one
of
your
Boston
School
teachers.
It
is
truly.
C
And
education
is
critical
to
this
role
and
we
have
to
do
it
correctly
and
a
lot
of
states
are
not
doing
it
correctly.
We're
mandating
ethnic
studies,
we're
mandating
that
they
teach
Asian,
American
studies
without
proper
preparation,
training
and
so
forth.
I
think
the
Boston
Schools
are
doing
it.
The
absolutely
the
correct
way.
I
was
even
told
recently
that
the
Florida
of
all
places
is
actually
mandating
teaching
studies
in
their
schools
for
all
four
community
racial
groups.
I
questioned
them.
C
I
said
how
is
that
going
to
get
by
a
DeSantis
veto
and
he
said
it
created
as
veto
proof
legislation,
so
DeSantis
couldn't
veto
it.
But
I
said
what,
if
you
did
a
a
question
about
the
prominent
Asian
Americans
like
George,
Takei
or
Helen
Zia,
for
example,
George
Acacia
being
able
to
familiar
to
you
right
he's,
probably
the
one
of
the
best
known
Asian
American
sedanis,
an
activist
around
issues
of
internment.
C
So
you
talk
about
George
Takei,
but
when
you
talk
about
him
as
a
whole
person,
you
say:
what's
his
active
in
about
it's
about
gay
activism
right
he's
a
gay
person,
as
is
Helen
Zeus.
So
what
do
you
do?
Stop
the
conversation
in
Florida
and
say
we
can't
talk
about
that
aspect
of
their
background
when
we
talk
about
it.
Talking
about
ethnic
studies,
let's
talk
about
the
intersectionality
of
issues
involving
gender
and
race
and
all
these
other
issues
combined.
You've
got
to
talk
about
the
whole
person.
C
Sexual
background
are
about.
Let
me
end
this
by
saying
Asian
Americans
important
roles
to
play
and
confirm
and
contribute
to
the
racial
lie
in
confronting
the
racial
divides
and
another
responsibilities.
Our
solidarity
to
our
Latino
brothers
and
sisters.
We
Asian
Americans,
can
say
we
have
have
been
the
undesirable
strangers
at
the
border.
First
to
be
excluded
in
1882.,
we
have
been
considered
Outsiders
valued
for
our
ability
to
pick
fruits
and
vegetables
or
to
hit
baseballs
at
times
and
to
the
undocumented.
We
know
the
term
illegal
immigrants
was
first
coined
for
us
paper
Sons.
C
My
father
was
an
illegal
and
over
one
million
Asian
Americans
out
of
stance
today
targeted
for
the
vacation
like
many
Cambodian
and
South,
and
South
Vietnamese
and
Vietnamese
immigrants
in
the
United
States
current
Muslim
and
Heir
brothers
and
sisters.
We
know
we
have
been
considered
a
yellow
apparel.
We
have
been
considered
agents
of
foreign
influence,
Collective
guilt,
like
my
family,
we
were
thrown
into
America's
concentration
camps
for
looking
like
the
enemy
to
our
Jewish
Community
I
I
know
because
my
career
as
a
professor
began
soon.
C
After
the
first
time,
I
ever
appeared
in
a
newspaper
in
Boston,
it
was
a
picture
of
a
swastika,
had
been
placed
on
my
doors,
a
young,
Professor
and,
and
someone
took
sort
of
question
I,
don't
even
know
to
this
day
why
it
was
put
there.
But
there's
some
question.
I
there
had
been
some
activity
against
some
Jewish
synagogues
in
the
area
and
I
had
sort
of
made
some
comment,
perhaps
in
the
hallway
about
sorry.
C
C
Indeed,
for
all
of
us,
the
beginning
of
understanding
in
the
hope
of
educating
eradicating,
persistent
racism
and
debilitating
inequities
is
when
all
of
us,
yellow
black
red
brown
and
white
can
Proclaim
in
solidarity.
I
am
Michael,
Brown
I
am
George,
Floyd
I
am
Trayvon,
Martin
I
am
Vincent.
Chin
I
am
Rihanna
Taylor
I'm
I'm
at
Arby
I
am
such
a
Kim.
I
am
I,
am
not
an
illegal
I
am
not
an
other
I
am
not
a
terrorist.
I
am
not
a
Liars.
We
are
all
somebody,
that's
a
solidarity
that
we
need
to
address
these
issues.
A
Thank
you
so
much
Dr
Watanabe.
Thank
you
so
much
to
our
speakers,
mayor,
Michelle
Wu.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
All
we're
gonna
get
started
with
our
panel.
Now
again.
My
name
is
Ezra
Bailey
Wong
I'm,
the
director
of
speech
writing
for
mayor
Michelle
Wu.
We
are
joined
here
today
by
Candace
Nguyen,
community
relations,
specialist
for
the
mayor's
office
of
lgbtq
plus
advancement.
A
A
We're
going
to
start
by
saying
that,
in
putting
together
this
event,
we
really
wanted
to
be
intentional
about
representing
a
broad
diversity
of
identities
and
experiences
within
the
Asian
American
native
Hawaiian
and
Pacific
Islander
communities.
One
of
the
ways
in
which
that
is
true
of
this
panel.
The
folks
that
are
up
here
is
in
terms
of
age
and
experience
working
at
the
city
of
Boston.
So
I
wanted
to
ask
all
of
you
in
the
time
that
you've
been
working
for
the
city.
How
have
you
seen
Boston
evolve.
E
Thank
you
isra.
So
I
read
the
pleasure
of
serving
the
city
for
almost
a
quarter
of
a
century
back
in
late
1990s.
When
we
asked
how
has
the
city
changed?
Let's
start
with
the
administration,
I
am
in
public
works.
We
deal
with
the
community
and
I've
always
decide
that
my
staff
or
the
administration
looked
like
the
city
we
are
serving,
and
that
may
not
have
always
been
the
case
back
in
the
late
1990s
I'm
happy
to
say
that
we
have
evolved
ever
so
slightly.
It
was
so
it's
better
now
than
those
days.
E
D
I
would
agree
with
that.
I
started
my
career
with
the
city
of
Boston
after
graduating,
from
Law
School
in
the
mid
90s
and
I
have
to
say
that
every
time
I
was
assigned
to
represent
a
department
or
I
walked
into
a
meeting.
F
And
for
me
growing
up,
there
were
not
a
lot
of
positive
words
in
Vietnamese
to
describe
anyone
who
was
queer,
and
so
the
word
that
we
had
was
Mele
which
derives
from
pedophilia.
And
this
is
the
common
theme
that
happens
when
a
trans
or
queer
person
is
looking
to
change
their
name
legally.
So
they
have
to
stand
in
front
of
a
judge
and
get
their
name
publicized
in
the
newspaper
and
for
anyone
to
decide
to
protest
that
name
change.
F
G
G
G
So
one
example
that
point
to
in
BPS
is
that
through
the
pandemic
there
was
a
push
to
get
social
workers
and
family
Liaisons
hired
at
every
school
right,
and
that
was
the
Baseline
support
and
now
that
that's
been
established,
the
focus
is
now
shifting,
on
the
specific
supports
that
not
only
those
staff
can
provide,
but
you
know
across
the
district.
How
are
we
looking
at
things
like
language
access
and
making
sure
that
okay,
you
have
a
family
liaison?
Is
that
actually
working
for
the
communities
at
a
particular
school?
G
A
D
I'll
tackle
it
first
then
I
think
it's
very
important,
no
matter
what
you
do,
whether
it's
professionally
or
personally,
all
communities
need
to
work
with
one
another
and
I
go
back
to
a
phrase.
I
use,
often
because
outside
of
here
I
coach,
a
Chinese
lion
and
Dragon
Dance
Dragon
Dance
is
really
more
of
a
sport
and
everyone's
tethered
together.
Holding
polls
and
you're
all
connected
together,
trying
to
make
shapes
and
figures
and
Run
and
Jump
and
I
often
say
we
as
a
team.
D
We
are
only
as
strong
as
our
weakest
link
and
I
think
that
that
translates
very
well
to
building
relationships,
because
no
one
can
improve
upon
all
that's
needed
to
improve
Society
unless
we
work
together
and
another
phrase
also
comes
to
mind,
that
I
know
a
lot
of
politicians
use
and
that's
I
actually
had
to
write
it
down.
A
rising
tide
lifts
all
boats.
So
if
we
don't
work
together,
we'll
never
achieve
what's
possible.
So
I
think
that
it's
within
communities
but
across
communities.
E
So
whenever
I
hear
this
phrase
Bridging
the
Gap
as
a
bridge
builder
for
the
city,
it
always
kind
of
resonates
with
me,
but
it
is
in
the
core
of
it's
almost
like
in
our
DNA,
where,
if
we
understand
that
together
we
are
much
stronger
and
we
can
achieve
better
results.
So
for
me
it's
almost
fundamental
if
we
can
see
who
the
person
is
rather
than
judging
the
book
by
its
cover.
So.
G
Yeah
I'd,
say:
building
connections
between
communities
is
really
important
to
me,
and
also
very
personal,
because
well,
I
am
native
Hawaiian
I.
Also,
my
family
heritage
spans
a
lot
of
different
communities
and
and
my
family
from
Malaysia,
South
Asian
and
my
family
in
Hawaii
is
also
Japanese
and
Chinese
and
German,
and
so
that
sense
of,
like
wanting
to
connect
across
cultures
is,
is
personal.
But
it's
also
an
opportunity
and
I
think
the
way
I
see
this
playing
out
through
my
work
and
through
public
service
is
first
of
all,
by
staying,
open
and
staying
curious.
G
G
So
in
BPS
we
have
an
extremely
diverse
District,
both
in
language
and
culture
and
ability,
and
and
all
of
these
things
that
our
students
bring
and
when
we
start
talking
about
that
as
something
where
we
have
to
spend
more
or
put
resources
towards
it
right
to
to
to
help
our
students
learn.
But
rather
we
should
be
embracing
students
as
a
whole
and
I
see
that,
as
as
a
city,
when
we
see
all
of
these
different
things
that
people
bring
and
how
we
can
create
opportunities
and
spaces
for
people
to
connect.
A
Yeah,
thank
you
and
I
think
that
really
ties
in
a
lot
to
some
of
the
remarks
that
Dr
Watanabe
gave
about.
You
know
it's
impossible
to
have
a
meaningful
substantive
conversation
about
any
of
these
issues
unless
we
we
tackle
the
whole
unless
we're
addressing
the
whole
person
every
aspect
of
the
identities,
and
so
because
there
are
so
many
different
issues
that
touch
the
different
intersecting
identities
that
exist
within
the
diaspora
of
Asian
American
native
Hawaiian,
Pacific
Islander.
Folks,
I'm
curious
to
hear
from
all
of
you.
A
E
Sorry
one
word
integration.
What
do
I
mean
by
that
there's
so
much
to
celebrate
amongst
all
of
us,
amongst
all
of
you,
your
cultural
heritage
and
what
that
means.
Singapore
is
a
rather
interesting
country
where
they,
through
the
government,
they
go
to
Great
Lanes,
to
celebrate
those
cultural
nuances,
those
cultural
differences,
and
they
don't
see
it
as
a
difference.
It
is
how
we
celebrate
each
other's
cultural
heritages,
and
if
we
can
do
that
more
so
that
we
feel
easier
amongst
us,
maybe
we
can
break
down
some
of
those
moments
of
awkwardness.
F
I
guess
when
I
think
about
this
question,
I
think
about
the
identities
I
hold.
I
am
Vietnamese,
I'm
trans
I'm,
a
woman,
and
there
have
been
many
times
where
I
am
in
Vietnamese
spaces
and
I'm,
either
the
only
queer
person
or
vice
versa.
In
queer
spaces
I'm,
the
only
Asian
person
and
I've
only
been
with
City
Hall
for
five
months,
but
as
city
of
Boston
I
grew
up
here
and
I've,
been
in
many
different
non-profit
organizations.
F
I
would
say:
I
think
that
was
a
bunch,
but
just
like
reminding
people
said
like
silence
like
normalizes,
but
also
allows
the
terror
that
happens
to
black
and
brown
folks
and
that,
when
thinking
about
how
we
can
support
communities,
thinking
about
how
we
can
Center
queer
Falls,
while
thinking
of
trans
people's
safety
and
the
sense
of
belonging,
that's
often
occupied
by
their
mental
health
or,
if
you're
being
targeted
thinking
about
ending
trans
misogyny,
but
also
using
gender
inclusive
languages.
F
G
Yeah,
so
as
much
as
I
want
to
say,
there's
one
thing
right:
I
also
think
as
an
extremely
diverse
and
multifaceted
Community,
it's
really
hard
to
just
hone
in
on
that
and
I
do
appreciate
the
greater
understanding
now
the
separation
between
Asian
American
identity
and
native
Hawaiian
Pacific
Islander
right.
It
helps
when
you
call
that
out
to
show
that
these
are
very
different
communities,
and
it
makes
you
think,
like
is
this
event
actually
is
when
you
say
it's
an
aapi
event.
G
Is
there
a
pi
element
to
it,
or
is
it
just
an
Asian
American
event?
And
that's
fine
right?
But
let's
be
intentional
about
that
and
so
I
guess,
coming
from
the
native
Hawaiian
perspective
and
I,
it's
hard
I
can't
speak
for
all
native
Hawaiians
I
can't
speak
for
all
Pacific
Islanders,
but
definitely
decolonization
is
super
important
right.
G
You
have
these
different
Frameworks
where,
on
the
native
side,
identity
is
based
on
connection
to
land,
specifically
right
where
it's
a
group
of
people
and
their
origin
story
is
literally
tied
to
a
particular
land
area,
and
so
in
terms
of
the
struggle
in
the
fight.
It's
about
decolonization.
It's
about
caring
for
our
land,
and
that
is
often
at
odds
with
on
the
Asian
American
side.
You
know
a
fight
for
citizenship
and
for
equal
rights
and
more
of
the
Civil
Rights
framework
right.
G
So
you
can
see
how
those
two
things
are
often
at
odds
with
each
other.
So
it's
something
to
acknowledge
and
I
think.
There's
still
you
know
we
were
chatting
about
this
before
but
strength
in
numbers
and
and
it
helps
to
have
a
broader,
bigger,
tent
and
representation,
but
we
have
to
also
recognize
that
there's
different
layers
and
levels
to
that
and
for
Pacific
Islander
folks.
It's
also
really
hard
to
feel
represented
this
far
away
from
home
right,
but
it
helps
when
you
create
the
space
and
the
opportunity
to
talk
about
it.
Yeah.
D
And
I'll
just
briefly
add
a
little
bit
to
it
says
because
I
think
the
moderator
wants
us
to
move
on
soon.
But
for
me
there
are
just
so
many
different
things
we
can
do.
But
for
me
it
comes
down
to
wanting
to
empower
other
aapi,
younger
generation
or
any
aapi
aanipi
folks
to
believe
in
the
possibilities,
and
that
comes
with
visibility.
D
You
need
to
be
proud
of
who
you
are
for
my
parents
generation,
not
my
parents,
thankfully,
because
they
try
to
encourage
me
to
do
all
sorts
of
things.
But
a
lot
of
Asian
American
parents
of
my
parents
generation,
told
the
kids
don't
make
waves.
Just
study
hard
work,
hard!
Keep
your
head
down,
don't
make
trouble.
D
If
you
do
that,
then
you're
forever
going
to
be
invisible,
so
I
think
we
need
to
make
a
little
more
noise
and
be
a
little
more
assertive,
and
that
comes
in
part
from
being
proud
of
who
you
are
I'm
as
American
as
anyone
else.
I'm
a
lifelong
Bostonian
I
grew
up
here,
but
the
countless
number
of
times
I've
been
asked.
Where
do
you
come
from
I,
say
Boston,
it's
being
proud
of
who?
D
When
I
first
came
back
to
the
Boston
Fire
Department
I
can
count
on
one
hand
the
number
of
aapi
firefighters
because
of
all
sorts
of
recruitment
and
Civil
Service
laws.
The
numbers
are
still
low,
but
I
have
managed
to
increase
that
for
more
than
four-fold
in
my
seven
plus
years
on
the
fire
department,
and
so
I
think
that
that,
for
me,
personally,
is
a
proud
accomplishment.
I
just
need
everyone's
help
to
help
me
increase
that
100
fold.
A
Thank
you
and
I
think
such
an
important
Point,
what
you
shared
there
about,
not
just
the
importance
of
folks
being
proud
of
who
they
are,
but
also
at
the
systemic
level
and
for
those
of
us
who
have
the
ability
to
influence
systems
to
build
structures
and
platforms
that
Empower
and
create
space
and
opportunity
for
people
to
be
able
to
be
proud
to
show
up,
so
that
the
onus
is
not
on
the
individual
but
exists
at
the
macro
level,
and
that
the
things
that
we
are
building
lend
themselves
to
the
opportunity
for
individuals
to
be
able
to
show
up
in
those
ways.
A
So
thank
you
all
for
sharing
the
next
question.
We're
going
to
turn
now
to
some
q
a
that
we
received
from
folks
Who
rsvp'd
Athena.
Your
answer
really
I
think
covered
a
lot
of
this.
But
if
there's
anything
that
that
folks
want
to
add
to
it,
we
received
a
question
about
the
term
Asian
American
and
how
it
has
been
helpful
historically
in
uniting
our
communities,
but
also
acknowledging
that
it
has
obscured
some
of
the
unique
challenges
that
communities
within
the
broader
Asian,
American
native
Hawaiian
and
Pacific
Islander
diaspora.
A
The
widest
Gap
in
economic
outcomes
and
financial
stability
of
any
racial
group
in
this
country
exists
between
Asian
Americans,
so
I'm,
Taiwanese
American,
for
example,
and
only
1.6
percent
of
us
receive
SNAP
benefits
or
food
stamps.
Meanwhile,
within
the
Burmese
American
community
that
is
60,
so
that's
1.6
percent
versus
60
and
then
native
Hawaiians
and
Pacific
Islanders,
for
example,
their
home
ownership
rates
are
tied
with
black
Americans
for
being
the
lowest
in
the
country,
and
so
these
are
serious
disparities.
D
Power
is
at
least
honest.
I
see
both
sides
of
the
argument.
If
you
want
to
talk
about
Asian,
Americans,
broadly
we're
only
about
nine
percent
of
the
U.S
population.
So
there
is
something
to
the
argument
of.
We
need
to
stick
together
in
order
to
have
that
political
power,
economic
power
or
that
visibility,
but
I
also
see
the
other
side.
D
The
Asian
American
population
in
the
United
States
were
so
wide
and
varied
that
one
size
does
not
fit
all,
and
so
in
order
to
going
back
to
the
Horizon
title
lives
all
boats,
we
have
to
help
one
another
and,
if
we're
all
lumped
together
than
those
that
truly
need,
our
help
will
never
figure
into
the
policy
makers,
thinking
and
so
disaggregating.
The
data
could
be
very,
very
useful,
so
I
in
my
mind
what
it
really
comes
down
to
is.
A
Thank
you
yeah.
We
received
another
question
here,
actually
Connie
that
I
think
you've
already
touched
upon
regarding
how
the
minor
the
model
minority
myth
impacts,
how
you
navigate
professional
spaces,
conversations
and
relationships
and
how
it
plays
a
role
and
how
you
intentionally
Advance
racial
Justice
and
Equity,
where
you
have
power
and
privilege.
A
E
But
when
that
person
is
picked,
we
can
always
sort
of
understand
sort
of
a
background
bias
as
to
why
that
person
may
have
been
paid.
So
this
is
a
conscious
effort
which
at
least
I
try
to
when
I
try
to
build
my
teams
to
ensure
that
there's
the
honor
in
the
work
that
they
do
The
credibility
with
in
the
selection
process
and
that
individual
Integrity.
So
hopefully
we
can
make
those
changes.
G
Yeah
I
really
appreciate
that
Dr
Watanabe
referred
to
the
model
minority
myth
as
a
weapon.
That's
you,
you
know
wheel
did
not
solely
against
the
Asian
Community,
but
against
a
lot
of
other
communities
of
color
and
I.
Think
when
we're
talking
about
Equity,
that's
really
important
to
think
about,
because
I
think
this
myth
is
a
hurdle
towards
Equity.
G
It's
something
that
points
communities
against
each
other,
but
when
our
goal
is
to
provide
the
resources
and
opportunities
for
everyone
to
thrive,
then
that
shifts
The
Narrative
right
and
it's
like
well,
if
we're
focusing
on
something
like
language
access,
that's
going
to
benefit
a
lot
of
our
Asian
communities,
but
that's
also
going
to
benefit
our
you
know
our
Haitian
Creole
communities,
our
cabobardian
communities,
and
so
when
you're,
trying
to
Target
resources
and
provide
supports
I
I
think
this.
This
myth
is
really
harmful
towards
that
narrative.
Yeah.
A
Thank
you
so
much
and
we
have
one
minute
remaining
of
official
time.
Obviously,
I
don't
know
if
we
have
the
ability
to
stay
a
little
bit
longer
if
folks
want
to,
but
I
personally
will
not
be
kicking
anyone
out.
So
at
this
point,
we'd
love
to
turn
it
over
for
for
live
audience
questions.
If
anyone
here
has
has
a
question
that
they
would
like
to
ask
anyone
on
this
panel.
A
If
not,
we
can
also
wrap
up
on
time
unless
also
anyone
on
the
panel
wants
to
Sam
you've
got
a
question.
H
Well,
so
she
told
me
to
stand
aside
to
stand
up
hi
everyone.
My
name
is
Sam
here
and
I'm
director
of
federal
relations
for
the
city
of
Boston,
I.
Think,
first
and
foremost,
you
know
this.
This
entire
panel
encapsulated
I
think
everything
that
we
had
hoped
it
would
be.
It
was
honest
as
vulnerable.
It
was
rich
in
in
nuance
and
tackled
questions
and
and
and
issues
that
I
think
are
critical
to
not
just
the
current
president,
but
the
future
of
how
we
build
Boston
I.
H
H
That
being
said,
it
was
a
lot
of
heaviness
and
so
on.
A
on
a
note
that
I
think
I
feel
like
is
in
line
with
the
mayor's
Hope
and
Dreams
for
the
city
and
for
why
I
think
why
all
of
you
are
here.
What
is
your
greatest
hope
for
our
community
going
forward
in
the
city
of
Boston?
What
does
that
look
like?
It
doesn't
have
to
be
overly
ambitious.
It
can
be
something
simple,
but
what
is
your
hope
and
dream
for
our
community
in
the
city
of
Boston.
E
In
seven
years,
Boston
is
going
to
celebrate
its
400th
birthday
and
many
people
might
say
the
roots
of
that
400th
birthday,
just
from
one
tiny
lens
as
to
who
may
have
been
here
first
or
from
that
place.
Hopefully
we
can
celebrate
our
400th
birthday
in
the
most
Unified
inclusive
and
celebrating
the
rich
history
and
the
Rich
Crescent
composition
of
Boston.
That's
what
I'm
hoping
for.
D
I
would
Echo
that
I,
like
the
Unity
part
and
what
I
was
thinking
is
there's
been
so
much
chatter,
so
much
divisiveness
over
the
last.
However
many
years,
the
pandemic
certainly
didn't
help
everyone,
no
matter
where
you're
from
in
terms
of
human
relations
and
human
interactions,
because
we
all
have
to
social
distance
but
I
think
if
we
all
sat
down
and
truly
talked,
but
more
importantly,
listen
to
each
other,
we'll
find
that
we
all
have
more
in
common
than
we
have
differences
and
I.
D
Think
if
we
can
begin
to
do
that,
I
think
that
there
is
great
hope
for
this
country.
F
Early
on
in
my
onboarding
process,
my
city
of
Boston
email
actually
used
my
legal
name,
which
I
sometimes
refer
as
my
dead
name
and
debt.
Naming
is
a
an
act
when
someone
intentionally
or
not
refers
to
a
person,
who's
transgender
by
the
name
that
they
use
before
they
transitioned
and
quickly.
F
Do
it
was
able
to
help
fix
that
and
I
think
being
able
to
make
those
Corrections
and
seeing
that
a
person
going
through
HR
getting
dead
name
is
also
the
same
experience
as
a
person
or
constituent
coming
in
to
pay
for
their
parking
ticket
right.
Both
experience
are
very
equal
and
very
real,
and
so
it's
important
to
again
make
those
Corrections
so
that
the
next
person
coming
in
City
Hall
feels
safe
feels
affirmed,
whether
they're
a
worker
or
for
whether
they're
a
constituent-
and
this
is
not
like
a
queer
specific
issue.
G
A
Thank
you
all
any
other
last
questions,
if
not
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
incredible
panelists.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
for
sharing
with
us
and
thank
you
to
everyone
for
showing
up.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
That's
a
critical
part
of
the
conversation.
We
can't
have
it
if
it's
one-sided
if
we're
shouting
into
the
void.
So
thank
you
for
listening.
Thank
you
for
participating,
have
a
wonderful,
exciting,
joyful,
safe,
Asian,
American
native
Hawaiian
Pacific
Islander
month.