Minority Report with Salomón Flamenco
Season 1
“The Oriental Obscene” with Professor Sylvia Chong
Brian Hioe from New Bloom Magazine
Cuba Libre with Angélica Franganillo Díaz
by Salomón Flamenco
Sylvia Shin Huey Chong, a professor at the University of Virginia, teaches Asian American Studies, Film, and American Studies. She is also the founder of the Asian American studies minor program at U of V. Her book - “The Oriental Obscene: Violence and Racial Fantasies in the Vietnam Era,” covers racial violence in the Vietnam era media. In this conversation, we talk about her book and research, the myth of the model minority, racial triangulation, and … ‘Crazy Rich Asians’. Starring Guest Co-Host Stefanie Chae! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minority Report w/ Salo Instagram - @minority_report_pod Gente Bohemia Network Instagram - @gente.bohemia The Oriental Obscene: Violence and Racial Fantasies in the Vietnam Era - https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-oriental-obscene Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much is now streaming on Spotify Stefanie's Podcast IG - @mediacultureandwhypod Producer and Host is Salomón Flamenco Our Music is by Apoorva Mangipudi The cover art is by Sherry Chiang Special thanks to guest co-host Stefanie Chae!
Brian Hioe is a Co-Founder of New Bloom Magazine. He is a writer, editor, and activist based out of Taipei. His writing has been published in The Washington Post, The Nation, The Guardian, and Dissent Magazine. We discuss the Taiwanese Diaspora, tankies, the nuances of diaspora politics, and how to create a framework of political discussion on the left without falling into authoritarianism. New Bloom Magazine - https://newbloommag.net/ You can read more of Brian's work here - https://newbloommag.net/author/brian-hioe/ Brian’s Site - https://brianhioe.info/ Time to Say Goodbye episode mentioned in our Interview - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xmF0aimBCN2nNzw8nSjwn?si=0f1e71f73ec648cf Socials: Brian’s Twitter - @brianhioe New Bloom Magazine Twitter - @newbloommag Brian’s Mastadon - @brian_hioe@mastodon.online Gente Bohemia Network Instagram - @gente.bohemia Producer and Host - Salomón Flamenco Music by Apoorva Mangipudi Cover Art by Sherry Chiang
Angélica Franganillo Díaz is a Fellow at the International Republican Institute, and a Journalist focused on Latin American politics and society. We discuss the Cuban-American Diaspora, Exile Status, and Communism in Latin America. Angelica’s site - https://freedompoliticslatinamerica.org/ Casa Cuba [Círculo Cubano de Puerto Rico] - https://www.casacubapr.com/ Socials: Angelica’s Instagram: angelicafranganillodiaz Gente Bohemia Network Instagram - gente.bohemia Producer and Host - Salomón Flamenco Co-Host - Danahi Morquecho Guest Co-Host - Leilani Rania Ganser Music by Apoorva Mangipudi Cover Art by Sherry Chiang
On the inaugural episode of Minority Report, we talk to Apoorva Mangipudi, a business immigration analyst at Fragomen, and discuss the Indian-American diasporic experience.