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Published: June 8, 2021, 2:01 p.m.

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Hello!

It\\u2019s just us three this week, talking recent news (and some hot goss).

First, we discuss the suppressed vigil for the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (6.4.1989) in Hong Kong. When thousands of police officers cordoned off the usual gathering place, Victoria Park, Hong Kong residents came up with creative ways to demonstrate, using cell phone flashlights and much else. (Remember: \\u201cBe water.\\u201d) We talk about contemporary meanings of Tiananmen in Asia and the rest of the world, the chilling effect of HK\\u2019s National Security Law, and the 1989 protesters\\u2019 demands not only for democracy but also a better life for Beijing\\u2019s working class (h/t Zhang Yueran).\\xa0Bonus content: \\u201cA Day to Remember,\\u201d a short film on the suppression of public discussion about Tiananmen in China.\\xa0

Second, we unpack the right-wing bogeyman of critical race theory, legislative attacks on free speech in schools, and awful stories out of Kansas, Montana, and Pennsylvania. What\\u2019s the right\\u2019s bigger strategy here? Has the U.S. left failed by ceding \\u201cfree speech\\u201d to conservatives? How dangerous are these currents, and what is to be done? Plus: white tears in Tammy\\u2019s middle-school social studies class.

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Tammy and Jay\\u2019s former comrades at The New Yorker are getting close to a strike. Please learn more, reach out to management, and sign up for news alerts!

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Friend of the pod, Jay, with Justice is Global, invites you to a free screening and discussion of \\u201cCall Her Ganda,\\u201d a documentary about Jennifer Laude, a Filipina trans woman who was murdered by a U.S. Marine\\u2014and the crew of activists who fight back.

The Zoom discussion will take place on June 10, with filmmaker PJ Raval,\\xa0Filipino trans rights advocate Naomi Fontanos, and representatives of Malaya Movement\\xa0and\\xa0GABRIELA. (The film will be made available 24 hours beforehand.)

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If you\\u2019re into storytelling across media, join Jay, Andy, and Tammy (and other friends of the pod) on June 26 for the Page Turner conference at the incredible Asian American Writers\\u2019 Workshop. Register here, and use discount code: FRIENDOFAAWW!

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