We Need To Talk About Anti-Asian Hate
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- We need to talk about the rise of anti-Asian hate and attacks. Join Eugene for an in-depth conversation about the complex, often untold story of the Asian American community, the unique struggles they face, and find out how you can help #StopAsianHate.
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Thank you so much for this video
😭
hope one day racism will be over
@@pennypillow4445 Ik 😭
Thank you so much for speaking about this. It is so important to spread awareness.
As an Asian american with grandparents living in a big city. It's really scary to think of them going out, and being attacked. Our world needs to change, NOW. Thank you to everyone who is apart of the movement, we thank you.
I feel you Sierra, I'm also a Asian american
Can understand you sis, it's important not to let them go out alone. It's scary, really. Want you and your family living safe💛
What cowards attack elderly people, seriously?!
@@thethirdtime9168 yep, unfortunately, there's been stories of grannies lit on fire on the street. It's horrible.
@@sierrajade538 I've heard, and it's nauseating. Not even American, but it's horrific to see done towards ANYONE
the fact that they chose elderly and vulnerable people disgust me.
YES! These cowards target those who cannot fight back, just because they cannot fight back. It’s the lowest form of human who attacks grandparents and the elderly
not just the elderly but toddlers and children are being targeted as well
@@micfail2 Hey devil's advocate, you really are gonna work so hard huh?
@@micfail2 ah yes antifa the totally real organization who totally work underground and definitely don’t have secret meetings to disable the government
Racists attack elderly immigrants of other races as well. It's the worst kind of cowardice.
The fact that they included anti-brown and anti-muslim hate in the asian hate rhetoric❤️ . Many people don't consider south asians , Asians.
It's included in Asian American history and studies 🤗 in fact Asian American scholars include it. The issue is that white dominated mass media doesn't include South Asians. But organizations and departments absolutely include South Asians. 🤗
@@cheesewithxbread americans are obsessed with race. That's why they have given dual identity to everyone who is not white like Asian-Americans, African-Americans, Latino-americans, even native people are called Native-Americans. So you know the sole right to call themselves AMERICANS are the WHITE PEOPLE.
@@cheesewithxbread Not to mention the excessive stereotype of people from other race who is not White also plays a major part coz majority of the Americans are way too ignorant and they think whatever is represented in the media is true.
@@cheesewithxbread Are you so sure it's "white dominated mass media" that doesn't include South Asians? I just read an article on the Model Minority Myth in the NY Times titled "The Cost of Being and Interchangeable Asian" written by Brian X. Chen and he discusses the lack of Asians in senior management positions in corporations. I can give you a list that's as long as my arm of Indian CEOs in American corporations.
One prominent Indian CEO is Sundar Pichai who is CEO of Alphabet/Google, another is Satya Nadella who is the CEO of Microsoft. There are many, many more Indian CEOs that can be added to the list.
@@jamesbond4810 I disagree with your statement. When I was growing up as an Italian American, we didn't refer to others as "white". There were Italians, Irish, Polish, Germans, Greeks etc. We didn't see ourselves as a singular white homogeneous group just like Asians don't see themselves as a homogeneous group. If you see Italian Americans, Irish Americans, Greek Americans as the same, well, I guess that says something about you.
I remember when I did my big high school presentation, I did it on discrimination against Asian Americans. The moment I turned on the title slide, a lot of folks in the class laughed and I wasn't even surprised. I'm glad it's being taken more seriously this time around
if that happened to me, I would probably try to kil- **COUGH COUGH** teach them a lesson. Seriously though what sick, twisted, evil person thinks a racist murderer is funny?
I'm sorry that happened to you. Your town, your community, your peers a racist and they HATE all Asians and you need to tell them that. Do not accept the past. Do not accept being stomped on.
@@kylelin3661 I think because a lot of people don’t realize the discrimination Asians go through
Oh my goodness, that's so horrible.
Lies again? True Anal All Anal
the hate crimes against Asians are exactly that, hate crimes. the fact that the media won't even say the names of victims because, "it's too hard," but go into detail about the murderer makes me want to cry
exactly, hate crimes
@Clarence 13x we are talking about attacks against asians.
@Clarence 13x It's not a competition. The fact that you are so quick to pin the blame onto the victims themselves with a very generalised statement shows how racist and xenophobic you are.
@@jessicap.8114 It's insane to me how convinced you are that it's impossible for someone to learn to say a name if necessary for their job as a news reporter.
Congrats, you're accidentally racist.
@@jessicap.8114 No. They should’ve tried. A backlash is unnecessary, but may happen. What’s necessary is to see the victims as human. Very often you don’t hear about the humanity behind the victim, which makes detaching yourself from the situation very easy.
Not only is this obviously a beautiful passion project by Eugene that is an important message American needs, as an Australian, this is prevalent here as well. As someone who is a covid tester and works in pathology, the post covid Asian racism here is disgusting. I’ve had to intervene in so many race related slurs and confrontations. Anything we can do to stop this hatred needs to be promoted.
100% its all over!
the racism to asians here in general is disgusting, undoubtably it's gotten worse, but it has always been awful
Agreed. Racism against Asian people is rife in Australia; even generally progressive Melbourne can be awful at times.
Isaac Marks unfortunately racism is well alive here. As much as our leaders preach diversity, it gets hidden in between all the secularism at times.
totally agree!! australia is not immune 💔
I think what makes me the most upset is seeing minority groups attacking each other. I heard from my own grandmother that "they were silent about us blacks, and now they want us to come to the rescue" or "all they do is put their head down and keep walking, they don't defend themselves, this is their fault" which is just disgusting. Hate breeds hate, and you can't talk about wanting equality, and then turn around and talk about "karma" towards a whole race.
@@kchen1987 first off, no one “deserves” hatred or discrimination. the fact is that the same system that puts down black americans also puts down asian americans while also dividing the two at the same time. i agree that we aren’t “attacking each other” but the point is many people don’t understand that it’s the same system that affects all minorities, and it’s the same system pitting us against each other. that’s one of the major points of the video: we aren’t each other’s enemies. from how i read it, @Ranunculus is saying how it is sad that some people don’t understand how minority groups have been divided and are putting each other down. they aren’t saying that asian americans are doing all the things quoted, they’re pointing out the attitudes of those ignorant about this topic. your response of attacking black americans and saying that “asians participated more than black people in the BLM movement” is further dividing us. read closer and stop jumping to hate because that just further contributes to the problem. the last thing in the original comment says how you can’t preach for equality and then use “karma” as justification for the discrimination of others, MEANING that those who put other minorities down while calling for equality are in the wrong. please be kind and think before you jump to rude responses.
So you are mad that it isn't white people doing it?
There's no each other. Asians has never attacked other minority groups.
@@god-son-loveah, ur right. Lets ask all of those black women in those nails shops & beauty supply stores. Better yet, let ask lastasha harlins & akai gurley, shall we?
they were silent, and still are. Except for younger people like @circusfaery33
It hurts. I am Asian and I feel like I have to be careful where my grandma’s and grandpa goes because I feel they might get hurt. I should not feel that way.
Don't know if this helps but I can say at least for myself, I find myself being more aware of my surroundings if I see an older Asian person when I'm out walking. Not out of any ill feelings for them, but I'm trying to watch for in case someone else tries something so I'm prepared to step in and try to stop any violence that might occur. There are at least some people out there who are looking out for them.
As an asian American, THANK YOU. It’s so difficult trying to “convince” people that we are discriminated against and have been throughout history. Success is constantly undermined because of our race. We need change. We need progress.
100% agree with this. The lack of recognizing racism against Asians has even diminished my own grasp at how big it is. Our culture and society at large has gas-lit Asians to believe that we are crazy for thinking there is a true problem- or at the very least, a problem worth bringing mass attention to.
@Clarence 13x Are chinese people racist? Sure, some of them, but Asian-Americans? Most of them are not.
Also, does that justify hate crimes and racist against Asian americans? no.
@Clarence 13x did you learn nothing from the video
i understand u as an chinese American
So I’m a white person, and I’m a just say this, why are people stupid, there’s videos of it, you shouldn’t have to “convince” people, that’s stupid on all levels, and I’m sorry u have to deal with it
I like the fact that even though their videos are more fun-oriented, they still take the time to talk about serious things like this.
Ikr
@@micfail2
Be the change you want to see, they did their video to spread their message, you could do something similar, the sole fact of making something yourself with info you want to share, is enought guarantee that people will see it
@@micfail2 Just say you're racist and go away
@@micfail2 the fact that you equated white supremacy to meaning “its only white people doing things” shows that you have not done enough research into this topic. educate yourself.
@@micfail2 did you even watch the video? 😂 starting at @14:00 they talked about this issue. And it was STARTED by white people putting them against each other.
People can’t control how they are born… we never chose to look like how we are just like you. We are all human and we all deserve to live and have a good life.
We are not are persoon that's offensive to mijn dead siblings and mijn still alive brother and mij mijn real family wordt ander
@@Undefinedde ?
Exactly. No colour is superior to the other . You can only be superior by being nice and kind.
@@me_sad bruh
@@honeyboohoowhite is superior
as a muslim thank u for including everyone ..
stay strong , stay safe everyone 🤍
@@harryknackers7892 Bro nobody cares about your opinion 🤡
@@anthonysantos6577 I'm not your bro.
@G j You stay safe as well
Black lives matter
@@batman4y2k You do know not all of Africa is black? North Africa exists and they aren't black? South Africa is filled with white people from European descent? Also there are black people from other continents you know? Seriously, go get some help, cause your IQ seems to be dropping by the day.
Not that they aren't all HORRIFIC attacks (because they ARE), but it takes a special type of coward to attack an elderly person.
That’s like a straight ticket to hell to me lol
@@mr.sunshine1332 absolutely
that's like hitting a baby and then calling it "weak" when it doesn't fight back
@@omoomo3187 Yes, yes it is
@@mr.sunshine1332 sunny? H
Kudos to the Try Guys for calling out their own fans. It was the right thing to do.
Time stamp?
@@jeannahann612
16:50
@@jeannahann612 17:38
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@@PatheticPhallacy did you not read any of the comments he showed? They attribute his successes purely to his race.
as a young black, i’m glad you spoke out about this. i have never heard of anything like this before and i’m happy it’s finally getting spoken out about because i would’ve never known this stuff if it weren’t for this video
Wow, it never would have crossed your mind that beating up random old people was wrong?
@@harryknackers7892 they said they never heard about it, not that they didn't think it was wrong
Then you weren’t paying attention in school bc they talked about the Cold War and how they called Asians Japanese and a whole bunch
Find out who does most of the attacking, “young black.”
@@baddd59 not all education is the same, and this video went over vastly more than a high school education would cover
I sobbed so much watching this video. As a young south Asian girl, seeing an actually well-researched video about a rarely-talked about topic hit me where it hurts. It made me feel so grateful and seen since no one ever talks about this and also so sad and sorry that these wedges were driven between ethnic minorities. Thank you for making me think.
My guy made a whole ass Netflix documentary for a TH-cam video. Nothing but Respect from me.
@@Victor_Graves what did they say
@@Victor_Graves What part confused you?
Too bad it couldnt be made on a subject that's actually an issue instead of trying to turn more extremism into a representation of a greater mindset that doesn't exist.
@@artemisgaming7625 I'm sorry but what??
@@artemisgaming7625 idc what you said I’m not gonna take it seriously bc anime profile pic. Grow tf up tapeworm
THe videos of elderly Asians being attacked, because they are generally defenceless and considered fragile (because of old age) is really really so heart-breaking
@@oneguy4253 You are why these videos need to be made. The reason so many people hate communism is because it has been used to control people and didn't represent or take care of the people, correct? The Chinese government does not represent the Chinese people well, and people leave. You cannot logically condem communist societies as evil, then equally condem people fleeing communist society. Do you genuinely believe all or even most immigrants are coming over on government orders and at government costs? That's ludicrous.
Also, China is a mixture of communism and capitalism. They have one of the strongest capitalistic markets in the world.
@@oneguy4253 huh. Kind of mirrors European settlers that invaded other countries to kill and enslave the indigenous people there......
I agree, Satan.
@@oneguy4253 You do understand that one can be Chinese but not be a part of the Chinese Government, right? My race is Chinese and my ethnicity is American.
@@oneguy4253 they can sure hate you but I’m sure they don’t beat u up in broad daylight or while you’re standing there not bothering anybody
Racism is taught behavior. What is sad is that despite so many years of education on racism, racism still exist. It is because the human mindset needs to feel superior to another race. We are all humans that look different and have different ways of living. That is all. If someone is racist to us and we are equally racist to them, it doesn’t solve the problem. Only love and education will. Take away the ignorance that is blinding them in the name of racism.
Ah It seems like you believe in Race Conflict Theory, fun. I also think of the three theories Race Conflict Theory plus Symbolic Interactionism are the most valid. (Functional theory is dumb as it suggests that the reason race and racism is the way it is, is because it's the most Functional way for Society, which is wrong) sorry me just saying random sociological things I've learned.
Ik ben not persoon we are not all persoon
It’s taught and then denied by whites over and over 😅
I watched this when it was first uploaded and I still watch it weekly, bc as an Asian American it’s my job to be educated about my struggles and stand up for my community.
the fact that this is our reality is truly disgusting and disturbing.
And also very traumatising
@@micfail2 the racism just jump outta of it didn't it
@@micfail2 NO not just African Americans EVERYONE needs to get over this bias they have against asian-Americans so please don't try to divided minorities and please go check your self
Welcome to America.
@@willsmith1178 just say your racist because your using this movement to show your racist side and that's not cool
I adore that the Try Guys are not afraid of this kind of content and also present it in a high caliber, quality, digestible way for all types of people. All of your content is wonderful and valued. Thank you for continuing to not shy away from difficult conversations.
Agree - like, "Try not being racist"
They should call out progressives then. Conservatives have been making the argument about racist ignorance but yet progressives still can’t see it and keep blaming whites when most offenders are vastly non-white.
@@LewChain How do you know most of the offenders are non - white? There are no official statistics with racial breakdowns.
@@LewChain what makes you think they're not? isn't this video just... calling out the people who continue the hate, not white people specifically?
@@LewChain now you're just pointing fingers
It was heartbreaking to see that one of the most famous children's' writer, Dr. Seuss also drew this kind of propaganda.
I've cried several times during this. I am a white Australian. This happens here as well. :(
I cried several times too, as a white Canadian. Racism is everywhere.
Black people are so racist to white people
Its not just US, Canada is not immune to this either.
Thank you!! Why do any minority history just disappear from Canadian History, it’s heartbreaking and enraging
per capita, Canada actually has more anti-Asian hate crimes than the US :(
@@liannaxiao1651 This. Everyone touts Canada as this accepting multicultural fam when it couldnt be further from the truth.
Neither is Australia unfortunately
Neither is most of the world
I'm very glad the guys are speaking about this......
Me too
Yes. This is a horrible issue that needs to lead to change that is good and respectful!
i knew eugene would come to the rescue
I'm not Asian-american. ..just an Asian speaking here....but the fact that Humans can be so harsh considering something like colour disgusts me and that's why I'm happy that the guys are speaking out on this....not only Americans...but the rest of the world needs to know about these incidents and the history....it's very important.
But the guys aren’t speaking about it. It’s literally just Eugene.
As an Asian American myself I had a really hard time watching this but I love that Eugene decided to talk about it and that all The Try Guy Staff probably helped put this video together.
More content like this! Even a year later I go back and watch this. Everything else is getting a little "buzzfeed" ish. This is deep and thoughtful and well done. I love this
"Not every Asian Amerian has the same opinion" --- You know its bad when something SO screamingly obvious has to be emphasised :(
@@kinkychad69 What tf are you saying? You're a messed up anti-Black racist.
@@kinkychad69 wtf are u saying
@@waymilky442 Where were you when Harvard and Yale discriminated against Asians, Where were you when Black and Hispanics targeted and attached Asians just for being Asians. That was discrimination. but hey it did not fit the narrative of the politicians that continue to divide this country, this country will be conquered from within. as some washed up left wing bottom feeders cockroach politicians said" don't let any crises go to waste"
@@nomeansno6432 Who is "you"? What sort of messed up generalization is this? I'm neither Black nor American for your information. Sure, Black people are capable of harassing and being xenophobic and even make racist comments to an extent but not capable of oppressing and being racist since they are oppressed people and anti-Blackness is global. One of the police who killed George Floyd was Asian. Asian immigrants often engage in anti-Blackness to be accepted in the racist American society. But both Black people and Asian people experience racism. Stop pitting oppressed people against each-other. Wtf are you saying? Who are you calling a cockroach? Are you insane? You must be a right-winger.
@@nomeansno6432 to be clear - the attackers are of all colors. Also note that only one group of people experience racism on a global level.
Why did you not reference the concentration camps that Muslims in China are being held in - didn't fit your narrative?
Mistreatment of any human being is wrong - try not to compare folks being refused entry to a school to a group of people that have been openly oppressed for a long time in America.
This is what investigative journalism is. Eugene and the team at Try Guys have put together a riveting piece that helps raise awareness about the issue of Asian hate crimes that are rarely explored or overtly addressed.
All of you stop bringing black people into this in this way. Don't generalize them. Especially when white people pinned other minoritys and Asian people against each other. Actually do some research.
@@sommerpoole4828 ugh Ikr? like they are generalizing a race, which is the problem for Asians and so many other races
@JB I'm specifically talking about in the west ex: America, Canada, UK
In Asian countries they are very colorist because of there culture and ideologies and it does need to be changed.
@@sommerpoole4828
"Especially when white people pinned other" What?
@@HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG do some research. White people only allowed the greatly educated Asian people here and refused to let others in. Creating thr model minority.
Thank you, Eugene and the editing team, for talking about this difficult topic with such care. As a half Chinese Australian I was bullied and stereotyped throughout school.
It's been 2 years ever since this was released but these conversations are still so important to have
2 years and nothing was done, the second the videos about who were doing the assaults and attacks came out it was brushed under the rug
Thank you for bringing awareness. It's such an important topic.
It’s an overblown topic
Hello physc2go!
Who is assaulting the Asians?
@@Ge0rge_0rwell excuse me? It’s not hard to connect two dots about COVID and the hate Asians Americans are experiencing.
Awareness of what? Biden recently retracted the case against Yale so they could openly discriminate against asians again. SF did the same by removing merit standards from their top high school because there were "too many" asians". The group most responsible for attacks on all other groups, lets just say Eugene's media deliberately avoid reporting descriptions of the attackers, and then let the stories fade away as fast as they can manage.
Stunning and well done documentary. My daughters were adopted from Vietnam and this topic is close to my heart as my girls have dealt with a few instances of racism over the years despite us living in a fairly tolerant area in Canada. Giving voice to this issue with your platform is amazing Eugine.... And you are amazing for being authentically yourself.
This was a really powerful video, and it's opened up a lot of the things that I as a Filipino American never knew about. Thank you for making this and spreading the information that is so desperately needed in these times.
I’m so fucking proud of Eugene for doing this. Yell it to the world everyone, let them hear us. I’m watching with my mom & she cried over how much pain our people have been through yet have been so silent & how our voices fell on deaf ears. To everyone who’s speaking, raising awareness & continuing the conversation, she’d like to say thank you for educating her further. She herself, is an immigrant from the Philippines & is so proud to see our generation make a difference to start change. She says “to have love & compassion is more filling that hatred. Give love, & spread it everywhere” thank you Eugene. This video is so educational to not only asian americans, but to people all around the world.
Hopefully it's not brushed off like every time something big appears
I love that Eugene is helping to strengthen the allyship with the Black community. Hopefully more Asians learn to undo and deal with our anti-Blackness. We should help use some of our privilege to help advance the Black community. Like become patrons to their businesses. You know what would be cool is if we help start a program to protect Black people and keep them safe.
IS HE JAPANESE OR CHINESE?
@@kchen1987 There are some privileges we do have over other groups. We don't have many but we have some. We can get bank loans, economic and academic resources, nor are we overly policed like other groups. You clearly delusional.
I actually learned some Japanese to be able to talk more to the convince store owner in my area. And the smile on that mans face was something ive never forgotten. The fact I was a black kid trying to speak broken Japanese meant the world to that guy.
Keep it up! Your experience reminds me that people who hear their native tongue in a foreign place are the closest way to their homeland. Thank you for trying to learn a different language.
They say when you speak to a man in his mothers tongue, it touches their heart
Wholesome
this is so so lovely !!
thank you for sharing
Guys I really think you should change the Title and Thumbnail to this video to something more akin to a documentary. It was SO beautifully and sensitively researched, compiled and edited, it really deserves a title and thumbnail that reflects this.
Wow, I'm starting a podcast series in my high school building and we JUST outlined almost everything that this video covers!! To protect and assuage the anxiety/fear felt by the Asian American community, particularly and currently the East Asian community, my goal and aim was to start having courageous conversations with not only staff/faculty, but more importantly the students in our building. Thank you, Eugene for covering many of the topics and providing a primer for my students to dig deeper for the podcast!!
"My family's need to survive sometimes outweighed their need to speak out"
That right there is why..
yup. heard that one loud and clear. Tough.
That sentence really hit me
American dream tax
my family doesn even need this to survive and yet they do not speak out, probably because of the lack of empathy, or they think it doesn't affect them
@@flynnlui7220 well, you always need ..... Vox deu vox populi.. it means when you face the major masses opinion that clash towards minor masses opinion.. well, speak carefully.. its impossible to not affected if you're the same race (race especially) / in the same divert
Gosh, I’m Asian American and took AP US History and I didn’t know most of the things Eugene taught me.
I continue to be appalled at the education system. I should not be learning more about the country I'm living in and the world around me from random people on the internet than I am from my history and current events classes.
@Logique Rationnaliste LMFAOOOOO what
and that's on Eurocentric, the winners write history, and white supremacy
@Logique Rationnaliste ...oh hun
My AP History class focused more on studying for the AP exam than history which honestly disgusted me
Its late but as an asian in...asia, this was really useful for us to understand more about these acts
This is so beautiful and inspiring. As a Chinese American, seeing my history and culture being shared is really heart warming.
As a fellow Chinese American you should be ashamed for willing to believe his liberal nonsense
@@VM-bu5cj and here we are again with bringing up right wingers and left wingers. The fact that your reply has 3 likes just truly disgusts me
@@VM-bu5cj also, in the logic that you've put in that response of yours, are you fucking justifying racism? Heck mate, I ain't buying your "as a fellow" bs :/
@@honeyboohoo yeah seriously. I hate when either party does these things all it does is thicken political division.
This is so disturbing, it makes me so sick that people in my community are openly spreading hate towards Asian people. 😔
YLM (YELLOW LIVES MATTER!!!)
@@micfail2 How does it matter?
Welcome to America!
@@xPandamon *to the world
(this is not an attack on your statement) Openly spreading hate? Should they just do it behind closed doors? We should be glad it is in the open. Racism/racists should be exposed.
Eugene calling himself out for being "cast" as the "high-achieving" Try Guy is an enlightening act of self-awareness for himself and all of us.
This impressed me so much. Even more than his new beard and amazing hair.
time stamp?
@@chy1354 16:44
True!
I find that hilarious because he almost always digs at how un-asian he is when he fails to do something well so the whole “high- achieving” asian shtick makes zero sense.
I've never seen such a complete video about the Asian-American experience, thanks for it
I learned so much from this video. Thank you so much for putting this together ❤
Thank you for mentioning Muslims and south Asian who are often absent from discussions of hate and racism
Meanwhile in China millions of muslims are thrown in concentration camps.
@@Freak-px9uk all the more reason to despise the CCP and hope that this divisice issue in America be fixed up by forgiveness and some important clarifications that SKIN COLOUR should not be the basis of merit.
@@EarthForces Of course, but we can't be hypocrite and forget the crimes done by the chinese government.
@@TruthDissident If that is the case, then the PRC is Beelzebub himself and Russia is Lucifer. You have some warped definition of evil there buddy.
@@TruthDissident All countries have their flaws including ones in Asia. It's all "terrible and corrupted" Until your country is too dangerous to live in and you immigrate there. America is definitely not the best country, probably the worst. But it's the best for getting a chance and fresh start. China and Korea are obsessed with weight, India is obsessed with color. Idk why y'all act like every country is perfect because new flash; THERE ALL BAD.
Thank you for putting this together. So much thought and care was put into this and it is so important to talk about this.
Who paid u to leave this comment?
And yet you don't even acknowledge the problem lol
Also, keep in mind some Asians might be here because they had to escape their country trying to kill or imprison them (like North Korea). You'd do the same thing yourself, and go wherever was better.
@@Singgen if no one gives a fck then why you watched and reply? Are you just a hater?
@@__Flip__ wait whats wrong with this dude?
This is such a well put, well thought out video. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this. This deserves to be seen by everyone.
I’ll be honest. I heard about verbal abuse but I never knew that it went to these lengths!!! Thank you so much for educating people around the world
It’s horrendous how much history is wiped out from common knowledge, it’s our job to research and learn about these things our schools failed to teach us.
history has always been written in a favorable light since it usually is written by those that want to come off as in the right. every war is written about favorably from the winners perspective. you should look at the shitshow that was the war of 1812, both sides write about winning in their own history books. but neither write about the true tragedy of how many native lives were lost on both sides fighting someone elses war, and then loosing more of their land after there numbers were dwindled from said war. thats why its so important to read history from every angle possible.
@Major Cbass we didn’t learn about them. We talked about them and it was swept under the rug
Totally, schools always brush past it. 💜
Especially what the Chinese and Japanese Army did to my Filipino ancestors!!! You ignore their suffering!!!!
@@tuckerbugeater Try being Okinawan 😅 we have been killed off by Japanese since their coming to our islands. They then murdered 2/3 of our island in a single battle. To this day the US lets them put Japan-US military bases there. Meanwhile, a little girl was crushed by an air preparation. Now? They're making a new military base dumping dirt from the battle. That's my ancestors bones all into the ocean! America claims to have solved all the problems with Japan but really America encouraged Japan to have a colonizer mindset and further destroy north/south Asians.
Thank you so much for gathering all of this! I can't imagine the time and research it took just to make it all cohesive and easily digestible. It's pretty incredible the amount of history that we never learned as Asian-Americans but I'm grateful that it's being made in such a clear and thoughtful way.
@Chimpanzee yea, we are all forget the exciting part of the story.
You should know better, Biden just retracted the DOJ case against Yale so they could openly discriminate against asians again. Never mind the whole SF school lottery thing because "too many asians", that is the reality of concrete racism, not the astroturf being pushed by the media now when the majority of attacks against all other races is by the group they mysteriously fail to describe in reports, incidents which are quickly never mentioned again.
And depth? The most important in recent history isn't the internment, it was the the forced transfer of land in places like california as they were some of the most productive farmlands around. Of course big government democrat FDR is going to get white washed by a channel like this.
@Chimpanzee WELL THAT;S A DAMN GOOD START !!
@Chimpanzee Actually being able to see race is important right now, as it enables people to be able to identify racial problems. You're also completely wrong. Ancient Greece, Egyptian, and Rome history are all in the vast majority of state's curriculums, and AP euro is almost always an option in high school. Complaining about having to learn about the civil rights movement is just a dick move. Please do literally any research before you spout random things in a TH-cam comment section.
@Chimpanzee actually you learn all that in APWH
Eugene, I just watched this today and I am just so grateful for you and all the folks that helped make this video. It is so thorough, fact-packed, professional, and ties so many historical threads together. Thank you ❤
Thank you for raising awareness in this topic. I’ll be sure to have a whole day mentioning and learning and talking about this subject in my classroom
People tried to insult me by calling me things like "Chinese bitch" for absolutely no reason before this pandemic happened. I'm not even Chinese, but that's not stopping them.
I've noticed a lot of racists think all Asian people are Chinese. Its like their brain can't handle more than that.
@@ToastyJunebugs
their logic:
Asians = Chinese
Africa = Country
Australia = Somewhere in Europe 💀
@Nicolas Yap Answer: Yes. I'll let that sink in for a bit.
@@ToastyJunebugs .....lol....What brain??
@@thvf2381 and Indians =not Asian. World never include us Asian, for world Asian means only china Korea Japan etc
I appreciate you choosing to put this on your main channel. The fact that your brand doesn't shy away from cultural discussions is really deeply appreciated. Fantastic production value on this video as well
Thank Eugene for making this impactful but more importantly informative video. Thank you for getting different perspectives of what’s been happening as well as teaching the history that I personally didn’t know. This video is so important and you should proud of making it ❤️
Cowards are going after older people...and it is disgusting.
In Asian, attacking elder people and chilren or who can't defended prove you coward, you are strong why don't fight a man same as you ?
@@mrleon4922 absolutely. However most attacks on Asian Americans are coming from one primary culture and it definitely is not white supremacists. Even Ivy League colleges in the name of “equity” are denying supremely qualified Asian students in order to open up space for BIPOC. We all know who truly hates Asians in the US and why.
@@mrleon4922 shut up karen
@@jcmercer yup...
@@jcmercer B.S.
I think it’s honesty so ironic how they want to throw us slurs and deny our existence, but they love our food and our culture’s creativity. From Chinese’s martial art to Japanese’s Anime and from Vietnamese’s food to Korean’s fashion. It’s seriously disheartening.
Well said.
Why even hate us and assault us when you like our food and culture? That's just dumb.
I have a small feeling that some people who support anti-asian hate is those people you call weebs.
@@user-ui7jt8ms5i nah, if anything weebs hold up Asian culture on a pedestal to the point that they hate their own culture, hence the delusion of wanting to live in Japan aka their utopia, which in my eyes can be just as harmful as outright hate
@@runnin_ramen7563 Actually yeah. But my asian cousin said that she did encounter some racist people wearing a MHA merch
There are many things that make me angry, but racism makes my blood *boil* .
"they aren't the kind of men meant to be in jail"
Yes, murderers who decided to beat up an innocent man with bats don't deserve to be in jail. Next thing I know Jeffrey Dahmer is just a poor misunderstood victim too, hmm?
Experiment:
Im asian Chinese
@@PrussianEmpireEnthusiast oh cool I'm Filipino!
Hi Eugene, Thanks for this. Being myself a member os so many minorities. Intellectual, gay, Irish-PuertoRican, and now a US ex-pat retired to Mexico. I left the US in 1986 for several reasons, but in retrospect what was negative in the 80s has only gotten worse. Keep fighting the good fight. Jim
Thank you for doing this.
Definitely. It needed to be said, and more youtubers need to touch on the subject.
@@micfail2 im sorry but is it really necessary to involve black men and women in almost everything? The topic ANTI-ASIAN HATE will already tell you this issue is about asians being bullied by non-asians. Its like you are saying people are no longer allowed to talk about other issues faced by the community if black men and women arent involve in it
@@micfail2 stop replying to every comment with your bs to try to divide minorities. you're white, know better
@@micfail2 pull up your pants, your ignorance is showing.
@@tamere520 let’s not engage that person. They’re here to divide, not to listen and assist.
This video should be shown at schools for the students to learn and understand while they are still young.
Exactly
I just recommend this to my teacher and she's gonna consider it!
I completely agree!
Agree!
exactly
Awareness and acceptance are so important! Having those real and difficult conversations are essential 🖖🏻
This is a much needed video and it saddened me that this isnt talked about enough. I love you guys, I love the try guys and what you decided to do to make aware of one of my favorite cultures even are being victim of hate and abuse.
I'm white and clueless on what life has been like for Asian people. This is teaching me about the history and going through every reason current stereotypes exist. It's amazingly done and so informative, thank you.
This needs to be showed in schools. This needs to be on network TV. We all need to share the hell out of this so everybody sees and knows.
This is, no joke, professional enough to be put on international tv with no changes whatsoever
HEY AMERICAN TV! DO IT!
Better and informative than many documentaries I have watched before. Thank you for your work.
Thank you for making this video and thank you to the team for the great research, interviews and perfect editing. We get NO Asian history whatsoever in schools in the UK. We get a lot of World War 1&2 history in highschool (don't get me wrong, that is VERY important... but we do not learn about the Korean war, the Vietnam war, the Cold War, we don't learn about modern politics, racism, any American history, and we learn nothing about race and discrimination. So unless you go out there and seek this information for yourself you would never know about it. Half of what I know about world history, race and discrimination has come from me watching movies or series, or hearing celebrities mention things (like Ice Cube talking about the LA Riots or George Takei talking about Japanese internment) so then I take the time to research these things. Not everyone does this. I wish we were taught about these things in school, I think it would promote empathy, discussion and understanding and help to minimise bullying and misunderstandings.
I'm a Asian Russian and people here often forget about our existance despite Russia has a huge part of territory in Asia. Russian slavs never include us as a country representative members and portray us stereotipically on media too. No one spoke about it because we are ethnic minority groups.
My father's friend was stabbed to death in 90s in Moscow because he was an Asian man.
That's awful
@@annaku_lickalicious They stated that they are ethnic minorities in Russia. You just shut them down without even reading their statement enough to comprehend what they were even saying. This is part of the issue. Also, you can be 100% Russian without being white.
@@annaku_lickalicious Russia has a large ethnic minority population that looks East Asian, but is 100% Russian. You didn't read their comment, and instead tried to shame them. This is part of the problem. The USA is not the only country with diversity.
@@annaku_lickalicious Russia is a diversed country and unfortunately racism is normalized there and even is praised on. Also, from my perspective now there's no such thing as "white" Russians (as in the nationality, not citizens) when now the average Russian now has more of a mixed appearance not necessarily white
@@annaku_lickalicious Remind me, what continent is Russia in? I'll give you a hint: it's not Europe.
Sorry you are forced to be a spokesperson for this bullshit, Eugene. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for taking on the psychological toll of creating content like this.
This is one of the most mentally respectful and aware comment I've seen a person make in a long time, thank you for that. Have a great day Mackenzie:)
I urge everyone starting to type up a reply to Alex to just...not. It isn't worth it!
@@dumpsterfire3214 ikr
This. It's like if you're a minority you automatically have to be an ambassador for/expert on the demographic, even though you're just an individual with your own interests and fields of expertise.
SOMEONE HAD TO SET IT STRAIGHT✋
This is a very good presentation. It's application to all people of color in the United States is desperately needed. Thank God for you Eugene! I am African American and as a black individual some of the anti-Asian actions against your people are the same ones against mine. However, I thank God and have hope when I see the younger generation being more unified against white supremacy including some very good white citizen joining in in this effort. Good on all of us in the fight!
Amazing production. I learned so much more than I ever did in history class.
Then you obviously failed at history
I'm not Asian but I'm Mexican and it hits close to home what you say. Thank you Eugene for using your platform to speak about this with such passion.
WHY IS THIS NOT ON THE TRENDING PAGE? THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS
BECAUSE THE ONES WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF PUTTING IMPORTANT & VITAL INFORMATION ON @TH-camS TRENDING PAGE DON'T THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT., MAYBE IF THESE ATTACKS WERE HAPPEING TO THEM THEN THEY WOULD. THE POWERS THAT BE CN BE SELF SERVING SELF ABSROBED & SHALLOW ASSHOLES
I know, right? It only has 1.6m views. This is such an important video.
Because the Asian TikTok is more important.
People are more concerned with being trending on Instagram and TikTok, over important matters.
This is why we can't solve this problem with money.
Why is theft of Silicon Valley by Asians on the trending page?
lol its really not
Americans: Asians gave us COVID, it’s their fault
Also Americans: Doesn’t wear masks
just a small commentary, besides racist it is, straight up stupid blaming asian for covid, its literally evolution, like ??????
Was so obvious when you saw people think they'd catch covid from an Asian person who was wearing a mask but not from some Karen who refuses to wear hers. As if the virus cared about your skin color.
@Teg Rod The thing is, they kind of do? Masks at least reduce the chances of giving the virus and getting it if worn properly
@Teg Rod educate yourself. Find an actual scientist and learn. It's not hard, and you'll get better information than asking some random TH-cam commenter to explain the science behind why they do to you.
I've had some people call me “corona virus” online for simply being Asian like.. what the fuck?
A really well-done piece. It's heart-breaking to think that some people think themselves better than others.
"I don't want your coronavirus"
*proceeds to have "physical contact" with the person*
Oh yeah 😂
"Dont get me sick" *causes skin to skin contact*
Exactly! The logic 🤦
Good point. And its nothing to do with pandemic, racists just want any excuse to bully innocent people. You already lose once you thought you could reason with them : )
Racists aren't usually very bright 🤷
@@joannasaadati8810 agreed, there's no such thing as a racist with any IQ ever lmao
As an East Asian, it was so hard to see all the propaganda comics that demonize Asians based on how we looked. Thank you Try Guys for covering this topic!
@@aizenrogue what crack in the earth did u crawl out of
Maybe I’m misunderstanding your statement... but WW2 propaganda wasn’t demonizing Asians because of their looks.
What was being demonized was Nazis and Communism. The artwork depictions are called “exaggerated caricatures.”
@@MrBLAA yes, part of them was because of political reasons. But if you watched the "Yellow Peril" part of this video, you'd know that some Americans thought of us as dirty and had "evil looking eyes", which had nothing to do with politics.
@@MrBLAA ww2 has a plenty of anti japanese racial propoganda, you ever heard of google? try it out
@EUGENE Floyd um okay...? What's your point here?
Thank you for this, it made me tear up as I learn about the struggles of minorities.
Thank you for creating this. I learned lot and my worldview is broader now because of this.
How can somebody beat a man to death with witnesses and still not get jail time? That’s insane.
Because doesn’t fit the big “white supremacy” narrative
@@ChrisDeVera1982 what does "white supremacy" that have to do with the attack? I thought it was a non-white guy that did it??
@@hihi615 hehe you tell me, it’s the big narrative go around. You haven’t heard? (I think we’re on the same side of this issue)
$3,000 and 3 yrs probation to put a price on a person's life
@@ChrisDeVera1982 wow you're ignorant
I was not taught any Asian or Asian-American history in school, and have begun educating myself the past 4-5 years. Thank you for putting this together, this is such an incredible overview.
In Asia, they barely teach about Western and the history of Europeans in Asia, so it's a two-way street.
@@juliaj7939 nah, they do teach us about the western history
@@juliaj7939 ?? I'm pretty sure they do ? A lot of asian countries have been colonized by western countries tho
they don't even teach anything other than Asian history in Asian countries, you know that right? Actually they don't even allow you inside of the country if you aren't Asian
Same. We had a months long unit on World War two and conveniently there was no mention of what our own country did. Besides you know, swooping in and saving the world!
This was so educational. Your struggle is real and I respect you.
As an ally, thank you for educating me and giving me a resource to share with others!
I didn't realize the reality of the anti Asian hate until my family adopted my younger brother from the Philippines. It's easy to not see what's going on until it directly affects you or your loved ones.
@Not Sure can you elaborate?
@@ks2128 they aren’t gonna elaborate because they don’t have an argument
@@bombituico maybe it was just a typo. I'd like to think so
@@rontanamo_bae I dont think its a typo because they have made several other comments saying Asian hate isn't real and to "go find something else to be worried about".
@Not Sure yes it is and people like you arent gonna help the issue.
Why isn’t this trending?? Everyone needs to hear this! This is so important
Agreed! Please share wherever you can.
I literally wondered the same thing
It is. Daniel Kim just spoke to Congress about it.
The views also are lower compared to their other vids. It seems like some are not really ready to talk abt this topic.
Exactly!
This is such a well put-together documentary on tv level on something THIS important and it's only getting 800k views for some reason
i am tagging this for myself to watch in the morning because i am crying too much to watch and comment. i am heartbroken for the Asian communities in north america
Well said, Eugene. You have a sincere and knowledgeable way of talking about difficult topics and also have a wide range of people that speak to each topic. I watched your video about shootings as well and both are amazing. Thank you.
Eugene isn’t a Golden boy because he’s Asian. He’s a Golden boy because he’s Eugene.
True !!
all facts!
To me he'll always be the Wolf King!
very true, not all asian can accomplished like him
@@aizenrogue mass murder and war crimes isn’t something to brag about lmao.
The sad thing is that people who are displaying Asian hate, are usually the ones that love things that come from Asia (video games, food, etc) but still say and do these things. It’s so fucking backwards.
Right?! The amount of hypocrisy is outstanding.
@@Gbyinuygirl like honestly make it make sense because it dosent at all. And it’s so sad to see
It's because they see Asians/Asian Ams and our cultures as consumables, products to be enjoyed for their pleasure.
Yup..just go to their home & you'll see made in china everywhere
Many Asians also love black culture but hate black people 😒
i know im so late to this but this video literally made me cry. you are so eloquently spoken and i learned so many things i never knew before and hurt for all who have been affected by this crisis which is still a huge and undiscussed problem.
thank you for teaching your fans about this. thank you for teaching me about this.
one of the best videos you have made, thank you for shining a light and educating us on overlooked topics
This needs to be shown in classrooms across America.
Exactly!! This needs to be shown across the whole world
@Oz - where are the lies?
@Oz - Where are the lies?
@Oz - sorry someone hurt you
Reps in my state are literally threatening to punish schools for telling the truth about the whitewashing of history books.
to think that racism towards the Asian community has been so normalized is just...it makes me sad that i'm not surprised. this country was built on the back of racism and discrimination, and it's time we fixed finally break away from that.
Unfortunately we wont see it in out lifetimes, maybe 200-300 years from now
Dam even people don’t know bout Americans giving rued faces and judging Mexicans in Texas Alamo still going?
@@nunezinkgaming America won't be around that long if we don't. (Or address climate change...forget America. Nobody will be here. Ha!)
Yes. Our largest hurdle are our fellow americans. Right wingers are killing this country.
@Major Cbass Are you actually wearing a blindfold at all times? Micro aggressions and even blatantly racist things towards the asian community have been so normalized. The whole dog thing, people pulling back their eyes, calling asian people "ching chong". A lot of people just laugh it off. And don't even get me started on the fetishization of asian people.
This is very powerful and needs more recognition. Fight and stand up!
This type of videos and information are so important, thank you very much Eugene
This is the only form of an asian history lesson ive ever gotten.
Glad you learned something but sad that it is what a majority of people know about Asians...
I get if your parents immigrated here but if your parents were born here then that's really their fault and your own for not looking it up, you have the internet it's all out there.
You never heard o Genghis Khan and Kubla Khan the Ming and Chin Dynasties the invention of printing and gun powder? What school did you go to?
@@hydrolito I live in France and I've never learned these... Pretty sad, I learned through documentaries. (Except for the great inventions but it was never something we had to learn by heart, it was more like "details")
SAME! We get NO Asian history whatsoever in schools in the UK. We get a lot of World War 1&2 history in highschool (don't get me wrong, that is VERY important... but we do not learn about the Korean war, the Vietnam war, the Cold War, we don't learn about modern politics, racism, any American history, and we learn nothing about race and discrimination. So unless you go out there and seek this information for yourself you would never know about it. Half of what I know about world history, race and discrimination has come from me watching movies or series, or hearing celebrities mention things (like Ice Cube talking about the LA Riots or George Takei talking about Japanese internment) so then I take the time to research these things. Not everyone does this. I wish we were taught about these things in school, I think it would promote empathy, discussion and understanding and help to minimise bullying and misunderstandings.