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’The Other Ones’ explore Asian American culture

by Martin and Rich Lee

It has been over 55 years since the term Asian American was first coined as a way to bring together the shared experiences and interests of various Asian ethnic groups in the United States. While useful as a racial category to empower the diverse Asian ethnic communities and to document inequities, is there an actual Asian American culture? Perhaps an amalgamation of cultures tinged with a longstanding history of racism and marginalization has led to something uniquely Asian American. It may be time to define and embrace what is Asian American culture or break it all down and start over on our own terms. In the meantime, let’s embrace what does unite us – the Asian squat!

Martin and Rich Lee are second-generation Korean American brothers. Martin is a retired elementary school teacher and the illustrator of the strip. Rich is a professor of psychology in Asian American studies at the University of Minnesota and writes the content.

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