Don't tell the Laotian community in Richmond, CA that environmental racism doesn't exist. They've been fighting corporate polluters and making them listen to their voices for years. Miya Yoshitani of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) talks about their story fpr Earth Day as an inspiration for other Asian Americans to take action in the Trump era
Shownotes:
2:50 Emil Amok's take on Trump
5:19 On Bill O'Reilly's ousting
7:30 On Earth Day
8:00 Intro to Yoshitani interview
17:00 Fighting an incinerator in Chicago
18:40 On Environmental Racism
21:00 On toxic waste and race
26:00 The Richmond success story
27:25 The Laotian Organizing project
29:30 The need for multi-lingual communication
32:54 Environmental activism means engaging in democracy
36:00 The environment provides our common ground
56:00 How Asian Americans can fight Environmental Racism
1:11:00 The smelly dog food factory
1:11:20 Staying optimistic
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