Yin & Young EP 52 - Election Night 2020

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Happy Inauguration Day! On this special day, we’re releasing an episode we recorded back on November 3rd, election night 2020. It marked the 4 year anniversary of Yin & Young the Podcast. We’re joined by special guests Darren Kwan and Valerie Soe and the four of us commiserate over the anxieties about the election and frustrations with the Trump administration. It’s an interesting listen given how things have turned out.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• James got confronted by some lady at Dunkin Donuts for being Asian.

• Levels of Asian cultural etiquette may lead to Asians being passed over in the U.S.

• Asians/Asian Americans need to code switch to adapt to non-Asians who don't have the same outlook/values.

• Who needs to take responsibility for the current situation (e.g. the pandemic)?

• Structural changes need to be done in the American education system.

• Briefly touched upon the deaths of Sean Connery and Chadwick Boseman.

• Running down the proposition votes.

• Recent favorite shows:

  • Dan has been watching "Letterkenny"

  • Valerie recommends, via the San Diego Asian Film Festival: “76 Days” and “The Paper Tigers.”

• James has been watching "Terrace House.”

LANGUAGE CORNER:

• Mandarin:

  • 候選人 (hòuxuǎnrén) - candidates

  • 選舉 （xuǎnjǔ) - election

• Taiwanese:

  • 不錯 - bue bai - not bad

• Japanese

  • 大統領 (daitōryō) - president (nation)

  • 社長 (shachō) - company president

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Credits: This episode was produced by James Y. Shih and Daniel Yin. Edited by Gabriel Toya-Meléndez.

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