100% authentic fake: Corky Lees Asian America, with Ken Chen
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Hello from a D.C. hotel!\\xa0
This week, our guest is Ken Chen, writer, professor, and former director of the Asian American Writers\' Workshop (AAWW). We discuss [6:45] Ken\\u2019s recent piece for n+1, about photojournalist and activist Corky Lee and the deep histories of class, race, and violence woven into his work, centered in Manhattan\\u2019s Chinatown. [1:03:20] We also chat about writing, publishing, and Asian American literature as a social-realist project.\\xa0
In this episode, we ask:\\xa0
When does a photo achieve representation?
What if we thought of Corky not as a photojournalist, but as a durational artist?\\xa0
Can an identity be created through accumulation and aspiration, even through economic shifts?
Why are there so many books by Asian Americans coming out now, compared to a few decades ago?\\xa0
For more, see:\\xa0
* Ken on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha\\u2019s Dict\\xe9e
* Repeat guest Hua Hsu on Maxine Hong Kingston, author of the classic novel, The Woman Warrior
* Ryan Lee Wong on Corky Lee\\u2019s photos of protests against police brutality\\xa0
And revisit these TTSG episodes:\\xa0
* Our book club with Lisa Hsiao Chen, wherein we discuss the work of performance artist Tehching Hsieh\\xa0
* Working-class unity, with organizer JoAnn Lum, the director of NMASS (the National Mobilization Against Sweatshops)
* "I want you to care when people are still alive," with Yves Tong Nguyen of Red Canary Song
Our first-ever TTSG Movie Club is happening THIS FRIDAY, March 10th, at 8pm ET / 5pm PST! We\\u2019ll be watching "Better Luck Tomorrow," and you can join our TTSG Discord to attend the viewing by subscribing on Patreon or Substack.\\xa0
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