podcast episode 6: breaking the rules of race w/ dr. anthony ocampo

in this episode we sit down with dr. anthony ocampo to discuss his book the latinos of asia: how filipino americans break the rules of race. anthony is a filipino-american sociologist, author and educator whose work focuses on race, immigration and lgbtq issues.

we discuss a wide range of relevant topics pertaining to the politics of race in the united states through the filipino-american experience. we talk about the fluid and contextual nature of race, shared panethnic experiences between ethnic groups, fictive kin and family, the intersection between the mixed-race and filipino experience, social power and whiteness, knowledge production in academia, and much more. dr. ocampo also gives us a preview of his next book, to be brown and gay in LA. for more on dr. ocampo visit his website.

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*audio references used in our episode:

- What Does it Mean to be Filipino-American - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED57pUP5YSY

- Growing Up Filipino American - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7baldoHlsMU

- TGIF - Thank God I'm Filipino - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YhxTMX03kE

- I'll check 'other' Regie Cabico TEDxFoggyBottom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHDMLvRYOb8

- Fil-Ams Talk About Being Filipino (Pinoy Angelenos) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5bY6yDGPhg

- YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHO I AM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pBGvTjOFjw

- Growing Up Filipino Our Young Filipino-American Stories - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_fQAjpOu9Y

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