I had a Vietnamese roommate in college in 1972. One day we had a terrific storm and a bolt of lightening struck a nearby building causing a huge BOOM. Hui said that it reminded him of home. I said oh you have major storms there too? And Hui said nonono. The bombs. I kinda had to rethink a few things.

@davichigbue1835

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds horrifying- I hope he's doing okay now.

@303elliott

3 жыл бұрын

Wow.. That kinda puts things into perspective.

@williamwilson6499

3 жыл бұрын

Lightning.

@CribNotes

3 жыл бұрын

In Pakistan people are afraid of sunny days....because that's when the drones are flying. Imagine being afraid of a sunny day?

@LL-xv6jc

3 жыл бұрын

have you heard about the khmer rouge in Cambodia? Yea a lot of awful things have gone down in asia

He also didn't mention the fact that the model minority stereotype completely discounts any Asian Americans that DO 'fit the stereotype'. When Asian people excel academically, people assume that didn't work as hard, and are just 'naturally' more intelligent. It's a true mind fuck

@goaheadmakemyday7126

2 жыл бұрын

​@sehhi vooty Why did you copy someone else's comment and reply it so a comment that has nothing to do with it?

@flipreds5155

2 жыл бұрын

I’m literally guilty of this and I never realized it, I’m sorry, it’s really messed up and it does discredit your achievements when we think that it’s expected of you:/

@seigeengine

2 жыл бұрын

It's worse than that. Even if they do try hard and people get that, that's just what's expected.

@EvlNabiki

2 жыл бұрын

To add onto that, if you somehow cannot live up to the high expectations, you're more severely penalised, since the bar that is set for you is higher than for anyone else Alongside the undercurrent of "you should be grateful" running through everything

@graham1034

2 жыл бұрын

Does anyone actually think that though? The stereotype isn't that Asian Americans are naturally more gifted, it's that their parents drive them to insane levels of achievement, often to the detriment of their mental well-being. When an Asian-American kid does well in school the assumption isn't that they're any more (or less) intelligent than other people, it's that they studied vastly more than the average student. In my experience, the main stereotype is of Asian-American parents pushing their children much harder than other parents (for better or worse).

“There is no nice racism” This right here. I grew up being constantly told by other poc that “at least you have a good stereotype” as they simultaneously made fun of me for not being good at math, and yelling “ching chong” at me. Yeah thanks guys

@oderaanokwalu-igwebuike3817

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry you had to go through that mind-fucking experience.

@tillydyisegray8312

2 жыл бұрын

😤

@smokeyhoodoo

2 жыл бұрын

And you came out of it hating white people. Interesting.

@weirdo1060

Жыл бұрын

Asian math stereotype is similar to Jewish money stereotype. They are both double edged insults since they imply devious cunning instead of actual intelligence or humanity.

@smokeyhoodoo

Жыл бұрын

@@weirdo1060 But youre really just stereotyping white people by saying this

A client told me that his doctor told him he had jaundice from eating Indian food. I told him to go back to the emergency room ASAP as that was a ridiculous diagnosis. He had pancreatic cancer.

@sachadee.6104

4 ай бұрын

😳

@WeepingNoor

3 ай бұрын

What the fuck? That’s so horrible of that guy to say to someone. Hope that client doing ok.

@alienartpop

2 ай бұрын

I know instantly he didnt see my doctor..... he's Indian.... second favorite kind of food after Mexican. Jaundice would more likely come from inadequate American public water works than Indian food.

@shayron44

2 ай бұрын

WTF!

@rajanlad

2 ай бұрын

I am Indian , if you eat Indian food. Like it might result in diarrhea at the most if you eat non spicy food regularly

“Keep your head down. Make sure you do your job right. And don’t cause trouble. In their eyes, you’ll always be an outsider.” Those are the words I grew up with.

@jcboyle82

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t express how sad this makes me. I just hope you don’t feel like an outsider today.

@applejuicyjuice

3 жыл бұрын

I work at a school with 50% Burmese students and they still follow that guide and it hurts my heart.

@Omnip073n77

3 жыл бұрын

This is likely projected from generations of living in ethno-states before migrating.

@lia1tan

3 жыл бұрын

Basically my entire childhood and current existence. For the longest time I thought that was just the way things were supposed to be. It’s sad.

@tylerhackner9731

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you don’t feel that way today. You are your own person and you matter

I really didn't expect John to sum up our experience with racism perfectly: we're told to accept racism because "at least it's the nice version."

@geertbeerens826

3 жыл бұрын

That guy from the old clip summed it up as eloquently as I've ever heard it summed up: whatever you infer about someone solely from the color of his skin takes away his dignity, no matter how good or bad the thing you inferred.

@Spyger279

3 жыл бұрын

Speaking of that, basically the first issue addressed is how broad and non-specific the term Asian American really is. By my quick napkin-math, literally half of the global population is "Asian". It's certainly an important topic! However, when is the same issue addressed with Whites? Obviously it's a MUCH less prioritized topic considering the privileged position most "whites" occupy in US society, but isn't it weird that those of Spanish, Russian, English, and Dutch heritage are generally lumped into the same group? We're a sophisticated society, aren't we? Most everyone has Wikipedia access in their pocket, yeah? Isn't it about time we stop lumping humans together according to the color of their skin?

@elbukis

3 жыл бұрын

@@Spyger279 And therein lies the reason why effort is made to address the fact that the White Supremacist power structure also effects "White" Americans as well as Blacks, Natives, and every minority group you can think of. The usage of the term "White" for light-skinned people of various European descent is not an accident. Slave owners who feared a multi-racial revolt during colonial times purposefully pushed the usage of that term in order to convince poor, European indentured servants that they were better than African slaves. And it unfortunately ended up working. But yeah, the history of the usage of White as a descriptor of race reveals alot about how White Supremacy has created a ripple effect of policy decisions that have continued to effect World History 500 years (give or take few) after it started gaining popularity to describe light-skinned Europeans as a whole.

@Fetidaf

3 жыл бұрын

@@elbukis I was gonna say that that does happen with every race, you’re generally a white man, black man, Asian man, Latino etc and if the need arises the white man can say he’s ancestrally from Germany, the black man (might be able to say) he’s ancestrally from Senegal, the Asian man can say his family is from Laos etc. It is a very general term but that’s how our society works and they shouldn’t necessarily feel alone in that regard… I agree it’s complete bullshit that any one is generalized like that but at the same time I do somewhat see the need for it as an identifier of sorts. Any other usage is completely pointless, like saying Asian people are better academically, black people are better at sports or whatever else, generalizing anyone at all like that for any reason is completely idiotic

@SEAsiaTraveler

3 жыл бұрын

@@geertbeerens826 But Dr Aruna Khilanani does it.

The sentence "Filipinos arent dismissed they are overlooked" is one of the most true statement ive ever heard. Whenever someone asks where my family comes from, they guess china, thailand, or even mexico. As a Filipino American, i love this video.

@GHOSTPLANEtable

Жыл бұрын

Lol first Filipino girl I ever met I immediately had crush, and ended up dating couple years. But overlooked I attest to firsthand, it astounded me out of my white world.

@Narutowatcher465

10 ай бұрын

Quite true, I've been asked if I was Mexican, well tbf we do look similar but I'm just Filipino.

@victoriaburns1487

8 ай бұрын

@@Narutowatcher465 Story of my life, too...and JOLLIBEE!!!

@megshimatsu8615

4 ай бұрын

The answer is obvious. Southeastern Asians are looked down upon by "fancy Asians." See the Ali Wong clip on her standup.

@elylioney6390

3 ай бұрын

Ah, same in Australia

This is why you win all the emmys. Not easy to recognise and then be able to explain nuance so beautifully. Love everything about you JO.

I know that Jollibee bit was supposed to make Filipinos feel seen, but damn, I mainly feel exposed, like "Shit, y'all weren't supposed to see that."

@strings1984

3 жыл бұрын

You had a mascot that amaZing, I am just supposed it took John this long to put it in the show.

@mjsicinski

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, the Chicken Joy is peerless fast food. ❤️

@tipsyt1909

3 жыл бұрын

That food is legit amazing tho

@briangrant3332

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly it's past time for America to learn of the awesomeness of Jollibee.

@eshbena

3 жыл бұрын

No, I get it. America always takes the cool stuff from other cultures, waters it down, and makes a bland theme park for it. You are protective of Jollibee and you are right to be so.

Joe Rogan: "asians don't spend anytime on petty bullshit" Me, leaving a comment on this youtube video to prove joe wrong on a Friday night.

@50jakecs

3 жыл бұрын

Why do people listen to Rogan about topics we know he knows nothing about?

@alga2368

3 жыл бұрын

@@50jakecs Maybe because he have conviction talking about something he don't know. Or because people like him / identify with him and want to know his opinion.

@charlesnl7

3 жыл бұрын

You disgrace your ancestors

@Vyz3r

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesnl7 Ancestors my ass. Our ancestors did inhumane shit which is worst than just proving Joe wrong.

@user-zp8xt4qm7g

3 жыл бұрын

​@@Vyz3r A more pragmatic approach would be 'inhumane shit' was committed by all races throughout the course of time. Pigeonholing atrocities to categories and sub groups just serves as convenient political talking points to serve the interests of the day.

As an Asian American, This hits deep and hard. I have worked very hard in order to fit the "model minority" and multiple people have told me that the conditions I find myself is inhumane.

Overlooking Filipinos is a weird thing. Especially during covid times, Filipinos who populate hospitals as nurses not just in the US but all over the world, have been on the frontlines dying to fight off this pandemic for almost 2 years now. That and your east and south Asian medical professionals who are all doing their best to keep everything together.

@autumnjacobs1164

8 ай бұрын

writing sm to take up space ⏮⏭3️⃣6️⃣3️⃣8️⃣🔢8️⃣⏮⏮⏭2️⃣4️⃣🔟🔢⏺🔽⏭⏮⏭3️⃣⏺⏮⏺

@NurseMJ986

3 ай бұрын

I appreciate the recognition. Nurses all over the world is true for sure! And still here trying to save the healthcare systems of several first world nations from the US to the UK to Australia/NZ. And Filipino nurses have been in the Middle East since the 80’s. We are in Canada, Ireland, Germany and Switzerland. Pretty much any country where nurses are better compensated, you will find Filipino nurses. It has caused a brain drain back home. But people have to do what they can to survive and have better lives for themselves and their families.

@rumblefish9

3 ай бұрын

Because most Americans consider "Asian" as just East Asian and it doesn't help that Ali Wong coined and made popular the term "jungle Asian". We're "jungle Asian" to most Americans which is EXTREMELY racist and elitist.

@sanseijedi

2 ай бұрын

Act of Recission 1946. During WWII, the US basically told Filipino men that if they helped fight the Japanese, they would qualify for healthcare. When it came time to honor that promise, congress said that'd be too expensive & paid money to Philippine government instead. Look up 'Repeal the Act of Recission 1946'. Similar to the fight more recently in UK to allow Gurhka troops (fighting for the Queen) to be allowed to actually live in the UK.

@thomaschristopherwhite9043

2 ай бұрын

@@sanseijedi I had relatives who were Filipinos but worked as US scouts during WWII. Some got to move to the US others weren't so lucky.

As a Sri Lankan, I greatly admire John for including Maldivians here since that's the closest he ever came to mentioning Sri Lanka on his show haha

@hunnybadger442

3 жыл бұрын

Ive always wanted to visit Sri Lanka...

@phreak074

3 жыл бұрын

born and raised in the states and not so good at geography, but i was wondering why the maldivian looked malayalee 😆

@PJ-cm8ix

3 жыл бұрын

They have mentioned India several times which is geographically closer and culturally as well

@niroshanaperera7330

3 жыл бұрын

Ayubowan, fellow Sri Lankan =)

@zab0r

3 жыл бұрын

Sri Lanka is amazing. A buddy and me explored the island in a rented tuk tuk right before covid hit. Such kind and hospitable people!

I refuse to believe enough people wouldn't answer "Name a Joe" with "Joe Mama".

@U314Media

2 жыл бұрын

hahahaha love it

@Chinmay987

2 жыл бұрын

The only correct answer

@SS-nr2zv

2 жыл бұрын

I was watching this on tv and instantly grabbed my phone to write this comment but looks like I'm too late.

@TheLily97232

2 жыл бұрын

I did lol

@Angry5704

2 жыл бұрын

It's because they were interviewing adults, not braindead children.

As a Korean-Vietnamese or Vietnamese-Korean and a huge John Oliver fan, I do appreciate this bit. It's a cultural and ethnic quagmire to feel between and among cultures. The coverage about defining what Asian American means, and the emphasis of model minority is spot on... We are not a monolith. Thank you for sharing! ✌️💕

Thank you!! As a Sri Lankan-Malaysian I’ve always identified as Asian, even when my white friends have tried to tell me that I’m wrong about my own heritage 🙄🙄

@PhilShnider

Жыл бұрын

I am a Sri Lankan Filipino, I thought I was wrong to be me. I ended up calling myself a Latino, apologies for bringing my rant

@2thRiteFREESPEEisAVirtueSignal

Жыл бұрын

@giraffemush you must say "Get a map, how tf you gonna tell *ME* ??" constantly

@islandneni1829

7 ай бұрын

​@PhilShnider but u are not Latino.😐🤨🤔

@markd8369

4 ай бұрын

You are, who YOU are. Don't let anyone try to change that! 🙌🏾

@Mira-pm3ni

2 ай бұрын

​@@Anabeausoleil As an Indian I have always considered Nepal , Sri Lanka , Bangladesh and Pakistan as desi .

"Some Hems are worth more than other Hems are worth" - underrated line of John in 2021

@spameranne

3 жыл бұрын

you beat me to it - what a delightful bit of brain-tickling wordplay that also brilliantly reinforces the point! high fives galore to the writer's room, and much love and thanks to the entire lwt crew!

@stevensmith6355

3 жыл бұрын

extremely underrated!

@aronkovacs1386

3 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this comment

@sylviatamieanan4088

3 жыл бұрын

The Luke of John's lines

@h.l6849

3 жыл бұрын

lol

When you dismiss Vietnamese or Japanese students who do well as if it's part of their heritage, you undermine the hard work they put forth to achieve.

@kanodogg

3 жыл бұрын

Our work ethic is built into the culture.

@tomasxfranco

3 жыл бұрын

You don't dismiss it. You acknowledge the cultural context that enabled that success on a population level.

@schwig44

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomasxfranco the problem is, that is not what people do. Reread OP's comment, he starts off with "when you dismiss...". That's the issue here, people don't see a Japanese kid's perfect grades and go "wow, I wish our culture had such dedication to hard work and academia" people go "nbd, he's japanese". They dismiss immediately and that is the problem.

@literarymusings8886

3 жыл бұрын

I am an Asian american I have lived in Mississippi for the last 70 years never have I ever perceived racism America is ONE OF THE VERY FEW nations in history of the world which ain't racist !

@TheRealMuckluck

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomasxfranco Did we not watch the same video? The point is that attributing the academic success of minorities to their heritage is the same as dismissing their personal achievements. Especially when, as this video *literally* *just* *discussed* , the heritage you're attributing it to is a harmful racial stereotype.

The guy at 25:14 explains it so damn well. But as Andre Gide said “Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.”

@syk0saje

5 ай бұрын

thank you for this quote

@diwataluna

3 ай бұрын

Ah I need to read other works by Gide

@yidavv

10 күн бұрын

Such an eloquent quote that sums up so much of our problems. How have I never heard this before

My great grandparents came from japan to make a new life in America after hearing a lot of wonderful things and hearing stories of its grandeur and opportunity. They did this right before Ww2 and my grandfather grew up in those internment camps. He wasn't okay in the head, ended up being more abusive to his loved ones than his siblings were, and I often think of it as being heavily influenced by that experience in those camps

@angelawhite5513

2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@riffgroove

2 жыл бұрын

My brother in law's mother was aged nine when she went into an internment camp. She was 15 when she came out.

@anaolsen3649

Жыл бұрын

That is so sad, I hope he got therapy. I do not mean that in in an offensive way. I am a psychology major wishing to end the stigma of getting help.

@coryshannon449

Жыл бұрын

@@anaolsen3649 unfortunately no. Suicidal yes but couldn't, do it without it being a problem culturally so he figured he'd convince his children it was their fault if he did actually do it. While doing stupid stunts to try for a record in hopes of dying in a way that was allowed. And disowned his daughters a few times cursed his wife for not giving him a son. So eventually he was alone. He would never have gotten help either. Too proud to tell the doctors about a family history when my mom needed help.

@anaolsen3649

Жыл бұрын

@@coryshannon449 Tragic, I understand that there was a different attitude about getting help form therapists back then. However, I am still saddened when people do not get treatment when they are suffering. My heart goes out to those who suffer.

I agree with John that the model minority myth is used to pit minorities against each other. In college, my Mexican roommate stated I cannot understand the struggles of Latinos because I am a model minority. That was the first time I've ever heard of the term model minority and it was not used in a positive sense; rather, used to create a gulf which makes communication and addressing the struggles of our racial identites wider. We all perpetuate racial identites for ourselves and others; it's a shame when those identites draw lines which every stares at before we really look at each other.

@ThatBunniBoi

3 жыл бұрын

@American Freedom World Peace Even worse. White people use successful Asian people as “proof” that racism doesn’t exist or that other minorities aren’t trying hard enough. They use Asian people to shut us down and pit us against each other and it needs to stop.

@jospinner1183

3 жыл бұрын

The model minority myth was crafted to drive a wedge between BIPOC communities and uphold white supremacy. The sad part is that it's worked really, really well for a long time.

@terrancat

3 жыл бұрын

Luckily when it's used against me I keep my anger on the right target instead of my fellow minorities.

@literarymusings8886

3 жыл бұрын

Africans king sold poor Africans to Europe and then Britain and America freed them later

@HGrrrr

3 жыл бұрын

@@literarymusings8886 why you writing this reply on EVERY comment?

"I can't think of a single reason to beat up a car." *Street Fighter music intensifies*

@DC-ru5xz

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t beat up cars, beat up racists. Very close to death

@elodieelvira7913

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nostalgia this comment brought to me

@Crowley9

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't that Final Fight, not Street Fighter? edit: Ah, it's both. My mistake.

@Toasty25000

3 жыл бұрын

I was hoping so much for a clip from Street Fighter where you destroy the car hahaha

@MikeB12800

3 жыл бұрын

@@elodieelvira7913 yeah! Completely forgot about it!!!

Thank you for telling these stories. I’m a Taiwanese immigrant, have been living in the US for 24 years. I’m showing this video to my daughter because she will not learn this from school. She needs to know that’s how people will treat her and why they do so. I lived in NYC for 20 years. I used to feeling safe walking around in Manhattan, but it felt different after pandemic. At the beginning of the pandemic, a grocery deliver person pulled up her turtleneck to cover her nose and mouth as soon as she saw me open the door. I said thank you, she didn’t answer. Just staring at me with the look of scare or disgust or a bit of both. My Taiwanese face meant virus in her mind. I’m definitely worried about worse racism against Asian Americans in the future.

I'm a Korean-American. 26 years old. I've grown up from this. This news means a lot, especially in these times.

@gooby_pls

Ай бұрын

sum ting wong monkaS

My favorite moment in middle school was when a boy (whose dad was the conductor of a major symphonic orchestra) asked our English teacher if he could do his biography project on YoYoMa. Our teacher asked who that was and he told her that YoYo Ma is a famous musician...and she told him he was not allowed to write about a rapper. The joys of 2006....

@donovanlocust1106

3 жыл бұрын

Now I want Yo-Yo Ma to release a rap album lmao

@benbateman6522

3 жыл бұрын

@@donovanlocust1106 bro saaame, it needs to be a collab with teo cellos

@michaelyoung4056

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO!!!

@chebbiereadsandknits672

3 жыл бұрын

Omg. So messed up.

@h3nta1

3 жыл бұрын

@@benbateman6522 YoYo Ma said he wanted to do a collab with chance the rapper

America to the world: DO CAPITLISM NOT COMMUNISM DAMMIT Japan: Okay, here's some cheap cars Also America: NO THATS NOT FAIR DAMMIT

@informitas0117

3 жыл бұрын

Toyotas may be seen as boring by some but if you like reliability I'd pick them over most American cares. If only they had cat eyes and sharp teeth as in the ad they showed.

@natureallmighty

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@gnrdontcry

3 жыл бұрын

LOL....That is on the spot

@Fate263

3 жыл бұрын

Nailed it

@steve1978ger

3 жыл бұрын

... Asia: hey here's loads of cheap stuff US: STOP DOING WHAT I WANT

I'm not a Maldivian American, but a Maldivian who's been a fan of yours since your Community days. Loved the shoutout ^^

I'm honestly in awe for the way he unfolded such a complex theme! Thank you for the hard work!

"Jollibee can get it" is a quote I never thought I would ever hear, and now that I've heard, it I'd have to say I agree.

@simonwyzik8661

3 жыл бұрын

That bee will haunt my dreams

@lS-qp6zq

3 жыл бұрын

Wow first murderous wasps invading the U.S. Now that. Thank goodness John Oliver could see the difference :D

@kimlee6379

3 жыл бұрын

Hey angel 👋

@Litaonyo

3 жыл бұрын

I dont. Hahaha! Haaayyyy naku.

@A1w1n

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

U.S: "We love Capitalism!" Japan: *Makes cheap cars* U.S: "Fuck..."

@janmelantu7490

3 жыл бұрын

Clearly we should try protectionism. That always works! It definitely won’t just result in Japanese cars being built in the US.

@paulgoogol2652

3 жыл бұрын

@@janmelantu7490 It would be quite a throw back enonomically but why not for the funsies? There will be harder labour, more expensive products, more ressource consumption and more local co2 emmissions. All the fun things. Until robots will do the jobs.

@yqx8103

3 жыл бұрын

And today: US: capitalism! China: capitalism with Chinese characteristics! US: 🧐🤬

@sniperfreak223

3 жыл бұрын

Not only did they make cheaper cars, they made cheaper cars that were more reliable than the American ones.

@charlesramirez587

3 жыл бұрын

@@sniperfreak223 that's because our Auto industry is just built for unreliable performance in a scheme to be replaced. The high cost resulted in lower sales but the industry here justified it under regulation and taxes. The US has lost it's manufacturing prowess for multiple reasons.

This is a fantastic segment. It is a very good introduction to the subject of Asian American history. I appreciate the succinct manner is which Oliver delivers the story and the crisp writing. Keep up the good work.

4:23 origin of the term Asian American 9:04 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act 11:25 Japanese American internment camps in WWII 12:43 1965 Immigration Act 17:19 murder of Vincent Chin 23:14 targets of geopolitical crises

@2thRiteFREESPEEisAVirtueSignal

Жыл бұрын

@Winston Smith you forgot the bit about the model minority stereotype and it's sociopolitical objective. Maybe you'd like to still make use of it..

I'm Japanese-American (half Filipino and half Japanese). Everytime I visit the Philippines and Japan and reconnect with extended family and my roots, I find it very humbling, but at the same time, very lonely as an Asian-Americans are too American to be Asian and too Asian to be American on both sides. Thank you so much for bringing this issue up and educate others in our struggle.

@milliamp

3 жыл бұрын

You are beautiful and unique though.

@llmelvisofrtfll

3 жыл бұрын

Totally get how you feel. (I'm 1/3 Viet, 1/3 Filipino, 1/3 Caucasian, fwiw.) When you get both sides of your ethnic makeup saying “you’re not a real (insert ethnicity) here” or "not (ethnicity) enough"... calling a person half-anything is gonna mess with some identity and feelings of belonging. Like since when did 1+1=1, right?

@Cab00v

2 жыл бұрын

You are a Filipino-Japanese-American. You want to fit in a box? There it is. Though it may be a small box, I'm sure there's other Filipino-Japanese-Americans that will fit in it with you. I find it silly to want to be in a box. To want to fit in with others. The whole idea of the founding fathers of America was to escape identity, and become something new.

@ericktellez7632

2 жыл бұрын

The problem is that all of the people in the US should seen each other as “americans” that is something I don’t understand from the US, in our case in Mexico we dont have enclaves or groups like that we all ser each other as Mexicans, our government doesn’t even do polls on racial groups seriously we dont have to check boxes for our race during census at all, only nationality.

@kstar1489

2 жыл бұрын

But you are Asian-American enough to be Asian-American. I think Asian-Americans have made their own identity and space and that’s ok. (And of course I include the different Asian identities as there own like Japanese-American). But yeah it sucks not to be fully accepted by wider societies.

Ah, my favourite show "Half an hour of existential dread at midnight with Zazu" uploaded again. Just in time, I was about to have a good nights sleep.

@GuyNamedSean

3 жыл бұрын

I got so confused for a moment because I forgot the re-done Lion King was a thing. Zazu is still Rowan Atkinson to me.

@ueblay

3 жыл бұрын

incredible

@brendat.5890

3 жыл бұрын

Nice...

@queenofbuttercream

3 жыл бұрын

@@GuyNamedSean thank you because I didn't even know why he used zazu's name in vein. Forgot about the re-do

HBO, please stay on this path. These exposes are necessary! Thank you.

@jeanniemaycrawford4466

2 жыл бұрын

There was nothing exposed, just propaganda and Gaslighting

Thank you for doing everything you do, John. You and your team are amazing. I appreciate the education.

Nothing more therapeutic than a British man explaining systemic racism on a Monday afternoon.

@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1

3 жыл бұрын

If you go to these partisan and extremely biased sources to learn about systematic racism, you're probably so indoctrinated and radicalized to a point where you aren't realizing that you're being misled. It's like asking a bird on how to kill off birds. Or letting foxes build a henhouse.

@phreak074

3 жыл бұрын

woke af british dude 🤔

@justinianthe1st790

3 жыл бұрын

@@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 Okay fascist

@justinianthe1st790

3 жыл бұрын

@@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 Also Bidens your president and Chauvin the killer is going to prison Cope

@destyon9966

3 жыл бұрын

I hate the UK but this British dude is chill

This reminded me of conversations I had with friends in high school, way back in the 80s. I'm white, they are Vietnamese and Indian. They told me about how even a "good" stereotype is a stereotype, and just puts you into a category rather than seeing you as an individual.

@sidneyboo9704

3 жыл бұрын

Well said. Smart individuals :D

@averysmith5911

3 жыл бұрын

all races have stereotypes, some better than others

@armstrong.r

3 жыл бұрын

@@averysmith5911 All stereotypes are bad because they are dehumanizing. That's the point.

@alexanderphilip1809

3 жыл бұрын

They've been americanized culturally to even care about it. Anywhere else in the world they would much rather mind their own business.

@alexanderphilip1809

3 жыл бұрын

@@armstrong.r no they are not. You havent lived in a multiracial, multireligious multilinguistic society, i have. So just stfu.

Just started watching & listening to your KZread videos. Now I understand why you won all your Emmy's! I'm a new fan, Thank You!

The best episode I've seen of LWT. Intelligent, sane and relevant deconstruction of the problem of grouping such a huge diverse set of cultures together into one demographic/racial category. This line of reasoning applies more broadly to the term "Asian" by itself, not just "Asian American", but with an American target audience this segment really gets the message across. I wish every person in the USA would watch this video.

“A coalition is not a monolith.” -what an important concept.

@hanakim8813

2 жыл бұрын

cool

@lloydgush

2 жыл бұрын

Unless they don't agree to a medical procedure, then they must be a monolith.

@alandolawson1924

2 жыл бұрын

I saw this comment the moment he said it, weird

@AceofDlamonds

2 жыл бұрын

@@lloydgush could be a monolith in terms of getting their info from the same source.

@lloydgush

2 жыл бұрын

@@AceofDlamonds Yes, the same source which is a diverse disconnected group of people who aren't "in a big club and you ain't in it". Any source that doesn't say exactly what they want said (even if they said it) is the "monolith".

“Where are you from?” “Here.” “No, where are you really from?” “I was born here.” “Oh.” 😳... “Where are your parents from?” It’s like a persistent and never ending deja-vous loop.

@literarymusings8886

3 жыл бұрын

Africans king sold poor Africans to Europe and then Britain and America freed them later

@Maryyeung12894

3 жыл бұрын

I usually ask where are they from then sometimes they are shocked that you asked. Then they tend to stop asking you because they so confused/taken aback.

@vedantpatel4590

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelpowell9164 ya I'm from the south too it's so weird!

@wzt9376

3 жыл бұрын

@@literarymusings8886 wtf are you rambling about.

@jtjc7705

3 жыл бұрын

but.. where are you really from? Just asking because you must be a sister from another mister :3 -it's the internet, I should clarify this is a joke both being J T

Thank you for doing videos like this and shedding light on this rare topic. I’m more motivated to succeed as an immigrant and live my life as a model-American.

I can’t imagine the pressure Asian Americans who struggle with learning disabilities, or disabilities in general, must feel to be successful. They already have to deal with the road blocks of neurodivergence on top of the “model minority” standards.

The answer to "name a well known Joe" should clearly have been "Joe mama"

@nkosimataka5565

3 жыл бұрын

I second to this, be better John

@noahluppe

3 жыл бұрын

i was shooketh when he didn't say that

@takashi.mizuiro

3 жыл бұрын

ikr it should’ve

@sk31370n

3 жыл бұрын

69% - Joe mama

@aquilegia9734

3 жыл бұрын

Joe the Plumber

As a Korean American adopted by wonderful parents. The first time I celebrated Christmas at age of three, I wished for Christmas to be white because my family was white and the community around me was white. I was bullied for being Korean and at age of THREE I knew I was treated differently. My mom who taught ethics and religion told her students that story to show inequalities are easy to understand and can happen to people close to you.

@whynottyg7250

3 жыл бұрын

And your point is?

@mindurownbiz8857

3 жыл бұрын

@@whynottyg7250 If you want to know his point, just read his comment. It's right above yours.

You are amazing John Oliver! You touched on the major aspects of the Asian American experience.

This whole thing just shows the racial stereotypes our society uses. Whether you are Asian American, black, white, or any other color that we are all human beings and need to treat each other with kindness, respect, and love.

My wife is a Korean adoptee. She was regularly beaten up in the 70's by other kids blaming her for what happened to their dads in Vietnam. Meantime a friend of our's who's also a Korean adoptee was pulled over by a cop who tried to speak Spanish to her.

@rgderen88

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds about right.

@youngsuit

3 жыл бұрын

im korean. growing up in a white town in pennsylvania i had to walk on eggshells cause the whole town knew my family and where we lived. when i moved to california, it suddenly switched to me being profiled and randomly pulled over

@bubbagump2704

3 жыл бұрын

@@youngsuit Sorry to hear that, hope it improves.

@Ellron23

3 жыл бұрын

@@youngsuit devils advovate: what makes you say you're being profiled?

@youngsuit

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ellron23 it kind of goes into what is being discussed in this segment. whereas where i grew up there were almost no asians whatsoever, they were generally middle class, like restaurant owners, or upper class. in california you have far more asians in poverty or in gangs. police would ask me what i was up to, what i had in the car, and if it was lowered (a common stereotype was around drag racing). it was not something I had grown up with.

Don't believe the model minority myth. Some of us Americans of Asian descent are working very hard to be mediocre just like everyone else. Two generations in, we're doing worse than our parents!

@SmallSpoonBrigade

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not surprised, it's a ton of work and these days hard work in general isn't rewarded. So, anybody depending on hard work to get ahead is probably going to be worse off.

@KABNeenan

3 жыл бұрын

I felt that in my soul.

@royhuang9715

3 жыл бұрын

Life in US is getting harder, wage has been stagnant for 40 years. And college degree doesn’t mean a damn thing, need a PHD to stand out.

@amyqb117

3 жыл бұрын

Loool why did I read this so seriously. Fuck off man😂

@hardrays

3 жыл бұрын

is that from a standup routine? thats good stuff.

Being Cambodian American I complain about this all my life. Thank you for bring it to the public.

I love your content. Smart, funny. It always makes me laugh (great delivery) AND i feel it makes me think and learn. Thank you so much.

I legitimately had a conversation with a Med school classmate who said something along the lines of ‘if I’m not a doctor, as an Asian man, I’m not anything in America.’ That wasn’t even coming from his parents who had embraced his previous career as a teacher, but was completely internal, because he felt he needed the prestige to have a place.

@joseescobar9751

3 жыл бұрын

Damn. That’s so sad…

@satyathota9546

3 жыл бұрын

Dude that’s just a reflection of the Asian immigrant mentality (not assuming he is one, but that mentality comes from immigrants)

@Deoxys911

3 жыл бұрын

@@satyathota9546 And from prejudiced immigration laws and pro-Asian propaganda made in response to the same bigotry that led to the aforementioned laws in the first place.

@Samperor

3 жыл бұрын

He is making an excuse.

@joseescobar9751

3 жыл бұрын

@@Samperor what makes you think that?

I will say this as a Asian American. Not only is the “model minority” myth bad for Asians ourselves, but also for other people. There are many Asians who embrace this stereotype and unironically think that black and brown people are either lazy or just complain. A lot of older Asians tend to think this way in my experience.

@rodolfomolesini7990

3 жыл бұрын

Can you say it now as a European-African??

@lindabb7064

3 жыл бұрын

It's called internalized racism.

@ruonanzhao5508

3 жыл бұрын

Lets be honest black people discriminate against Asians too even though they are a minority being discriminated themselves.

@nonyabizness.original

3 жыл бұрын

as john said, this is an example of pitting groups against each other.

@goodguy...badrep.

3 жыл бұрын

@@ruonanzhao5508 I thought the stereotypical situation involved an Asian person following a Black customer who is accused of stealing? Weren't the LA riots caused by an Asian woman shooting a 15yr old Black girl in the back of the head because she *thought* she was stealing a carton of orange juice, even though she had cash in hand?...the judge declined to sentence her and gave her probation and a $500 fine...for murder.

John as always you’re hitting that nail on its head with your sledgehammer. Great op-ed piece! Thank you...

thank you, some of this has educated and clarified many of my confusion over, much of the difficulties Asian Americans have.

Saying “these weren’t the kind of men you send to jail” in reference to two white murderers is a condemnation of America’s prison justice system that’s far more scathing than anything I could’ve come up with.

@GiantEagle610

2 жыл бұрын

"These policemen weren't the kind of cops you send to jail..."

@kevinc8955

2 жыл бұрын

America’s prison justice system of nearly 40 years ago...

@alfthai

2 жыл бұрын

​@@kevinc8955 while this is technically correct, the black civil rights movement was only around 60 years ago and not a lot has changed. So while you are suggesting this is 'of a different time', time doesn't mean much, and when racism isn't addressed it gets to hang around under the radar. For the record, a civil case followed and one man was ordered to pay 1.5 million in 1987 due to the lost future earning potential of a 27 year old engineer. We're now 34 years out and he hasn't paid a dime as of 2015 (the amount grew to 8 million with interest and charges at the time).

@sarthakmunda3914

2 жыл бұрын

I once heard an american lawyer say it best, that in America, you have a judicial system, NOT a justice system

@deeznutz8320

2 жыл бұрын

Where was this when Chesa Boudin did it with that black kid that smacked the 70 year old Thai guy to death in San Fransisco?

Pornhub has a better ethnic classification system than the US census.

@erwanne1305

3 жыл бұрын

Nice one

@unslientminority1063

3 жыл бұрын

They are even sorted by bOOb size.

@obiwankenobi661

3 жыл бұрын

first time i checked pornhub for research purposes

@wzt9376

3 жыл бұрын

Touché!

@Fuctmentality

3 жыл бұрын

@@obiwankenobi661 I'm pretty sure that makes you an adult now

this video HIT oh my god i feel so understood. the model minority myth is so harmful, and i fit it perfectly, which is frustrating in a whole new way. every time i worked my ass off in ap classes and got all 4s and 5s on those exams, the success was dismissed because "you're supposed to be smart anyway." and my ex friend who is hispanic was complaining about hispanic stereotypes and when i brought up the model minority thing, she got angry because "at least your stereotype is good." i get what she means but it sucks that this is the viewpoint so many have. i was terrified to apply to colleges with that race since my mom always warned me that they'll throw me out for being asian. i get asked monthly where i'm REALLY from. i've been called slurs and had kindergarteners scared of me bc they thought i ate dogs. it sucks to see these things get completely ignored and it frustrates me to no end when people claim that asians have it just as easy as white people because no we don't. we're still below them no matter what. i hope this video helped some people realize how frustrating our existences can be as well.

It’s hard to cover such a difficult subject. It can become a mini series with multiple seasons. Thank you Last Week Tonight for producing the video to bring awareness.

I had to hold back tears when the 'perfection' thing hit. My parents are from Asia and I nearly killed myself trying to be as perfect as my stereotype. Luckily I broke a circle of not talking about mental health, but so many children of Asian parents are struggeling with this.

@jasonfernandes2197

3 жыл бұрын

exactly! Being caught in the middle of so many different expectations and so many limitations and so many pre-judgements can make life unbearable.

@michaelyoung4056

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, I had to go to therapy to resolve this.

@ArmchairBruneianRants

3 жыл бұрын

The “perfect son”. FML. 😔

@ritab5153

3 жыл бұрын

im so glad that you were able to break that chain, @dearjessie. You are setting up future generations for success AND happiness.

@destroyer-fr4dz

3 жыл бұрын

This just proves that the model minority idea is true, except it is a veil in many cases for emotional abuse or neglect and high expectations for the sake of societal success.

He didn’t mention this, but Vincent Chin was actually murdered the night before his wedding, when these two white guys saw him at a bachelor party with his friends.

@luhuang5256

3 жыл бұрын

That and Vincent Chin also worked in the American auto industry.

@scruffmcgruffthecrimedawg5661

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget that blacks tend to despise Asians for being model citizens

@r01dtox15

3 жыл бұрын

*RIP* 🙏

@alga2368

3 жыл бұрын

@@scruffmcgruffthecrimedawg5661 Are you black? Or are you giving your opinion about something you don't know to create more conflict???

@scruffmcgruffthecrimedawg5661

3 жыл бұрын

@@alga2368 dont have to be black to understand statistics

If asked the most popular Asian American I would immediately say my cousin. That dude is super cool

Top Notch Content.Fantastic Research !!!!! Kudos to John Oliver and his team ...Generations are going to thank you for this.Thank You

When I was a teenager an old lady came up to me and asked if I was oriental, ya know from the east. I didn’t know what she was talking about because I was born in the USA and never heard about the term oriental as a race, but thought of oriental rugs. Ignorant teenager me was like, I’m a rug? 😅😂

@ruaoneill9050

3 жыл бұрын

Don't think you were the ignorant one in that exchange

@wmnpwr98

3 жыл бұрын

The old lady was the ignorant one 🤨 not you,

@command_unit7792

3 жыл бұрын

@@wmnpwr98 umm...not ignorent just outdated...

@qpSubZeroqp

3 жыл бұрын

@Juragan Muda don't click on that link. It's a stupid bait to get more views

@RubelliteFae

3 жыл бұрын

You say ignorant, but you were correct. Calling a person oriental is like calling a lamp drunk. Certain adjectives aren't meant for certain nouns (though I guess this _can_ be done for artistic effect, the artistic effect is only achieved because we intuitively know those words don't normally go together).

My biggest problem as an Asian American is basically I’m too Asian to be taken seriously by Americans and too American to be taken seriously by Asians, it’s like I’m stuck in this weird limbo lol

@DizzyBusy

2 жыл бұрын

You are complete as you are. It's alright not be part of a grey zone group. Your personhood is as valid as that of an Asian from Asia, or of a white American (somehow still the default over there, when they weren't even native to the location)

@kcried1081

Жыл бұрын

Black Americans have the same issue, but within their own community bc not everyone can be “hood” or love “rap” music. I love Asian culture and I love my Asian American brothers and sisters. But Ik that thier are some, not all but some asains who really can’t stand black ppl even if they are smart and intellectually inclined. I was made fun of by some Asians students in high school on why I didn’t act “black enough” I just laughed it off and tried my best to befriend some of them but some were very reluctant. Not all but some.

@radiobob1908

Жыл бұрын

You're definitely not alone there. Margaret Cho, Allie Wong and Joel Kim Booster all talk about that feeling in their stand up specials.

@damiester1

Жыл бұрын

@@kcried1081 Asians and the black community have been pit against each other as shown in the video. There are going to be ignorant people in both of these communities unfortunately.

@kcried1081

Жыл бұрын

@@damiester1 I agree 100%. I’m realistic about it, we’re not going to win everyone over I wish we could just get it to like 50/50 instead what seems more like 10/90

This is amazing. Thank you so much John Oliver

I'm just glad a video did such a good job educating such a mass of people

This segment hits differently when your name is Karim.

@elizabethbennet4791

3 жыл бұрын

But are you Maldivan though?

@shoreside9673

3 жыл бұрын

not one of the 137 but totally hyped to even hear him say Maldives

@Karim-rv7rc

3 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethbennet4791 unfortunately not.

@Fahad-gf1wx

3 жыл бұрын

@@Karim-rv7rc Pakistani or Indian?

@alga2368

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Karim, John like you

I could've sworn the top joe known currently would be exotic

@user-ty4jy4cp3r

3 жыл бұрын

I expected Joe mama joke

@edboimcdedboi2314

3 жыл бұрын

I dunno but the biggest joe is definitely joe mama

@Pyrozoid

3 жыл бұрын

@@edboimcdedboi2314 right with you on that brother.

@leonschmidt6913

3 жыл бұрын

I hoped it would be average Joe...

@LeagueIMO

3 жыл бұрын

The Joe in the video named, Joe Rogan, would also be a pretty good bet

Excellent episode John Oliver. Thank you and your staff for this.

Many, many kudos to John Oliver and his team. This is a well-researched, well-constructed, thoughtfully condensed primer on the complexities of Asian-American history. I hope a lot of non-AsAms (and maybe some AsAms) learned a lot from this.

That whole push of 'model minority' image is gaslighting at its 'finest'

@kevinc8955

3 жыл бұрын

Drug abuse, education, income, single parent families, crime, literally you name the category and you will see if it’s bad they are the lowest and if it’s good they are at the top. It’s not gaslighting if it’s true.

@karinadavis1353

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinc8955 Didn't John Oliver just say that our statistics for AAPI people are like this because we group 20+ countries/ethnicities together? Or did you just not watch that part?

@TheEnmineer

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinc8955 Do consider that the reason the statistics are like that is because the broad term "Asian American" includes a large number of groups with disproportionately high qualities in specific categories. So much so that it's actually really effective at portraying them as superior statistically, if one doesn't tease apart the subgroups which actually have major issues that get covered up by the averages of the other subgroups. Though I do think that it isn't gaslighting to call them a model minority, it's just misrepresenting data.

@kevinc8955

3 жыл бұрын

@@karinadavis1353 So what. We group whites together and they come from dozens of different nations. Same as Hispanic people which actually get included with whites in some statistics. Why make an exception just for Asian Americans just because Asian american exceptionalism makes some people feel bad?

@kevinc8955

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheEnmineer Their issues within their own communities are legitimate but if they are being specifically ignored, it’s because that sub-community is so small that their votes statistically don’t matter to politicians. That’s how democracy works, which is why it’s actually more beneficial to work as a single voting block than it is to split up your group. Think of the power than African American wield, who represent 12% of the American population, because they are a monolith. To me this entire topic by Oliver is counterintuitive to how our system of government works.

Plot Twist: Those Japanese cars are still on the road today.

@bananaempijama

3 жыл бұрын

And are way better than American ones.

@olivierl2172

3 жыл бұрын

@@bananaempijama thats-the-joke.gif

@madmachanicest9955

3 жыл бұрын

ya i still drive that model on in 2221.

@GMAMEC

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and they saved Americans thousands of dollars.

@esobed1

3 жыл бұрын

.... If you mean those specific cars that were beat up. that would be hilarious!!! I saw a 87 toyota with 570,000 miles ten years ago... Dont know what happened to it. My Avalon 97 has 333,727 right now.

not gonna lie, i almost got teary-eyed at the end. I could def relate

Thank you for this segment

John Oliver: devoting his life to a comedy show deconstructing the fall out of his ancestors' British Imperialism every Sunday.

@kil-roy

3 жыл бұрын

nice

@doctormo

3 жыл бұрын

The imperial deconstruction hour was always on after gardener's question time and before The Archers 3rd omnibus repeat.

@enntense

3 жыл бұрын

John Oliver playing you like the simp you are because his pay is based on viewership count... Duh..

@kaizokuo5850

3 жыл бұрын

@@enntense as opposed to most show hosts who make their money when as little people as possible watch? Got it 😂

@jochem1986

3 жыл бұрын

@@enntense Don't use the word simp, mister red pill. We know you're tough.

I didn't think John would one day talk about Jollibee's mascot, but here we are.

@sensor.mellow

3 жыл бұрын

Our moment has arrived sis 💅

@marisolaquino719

3 жыл бұрын

Really? Haven’t you seen some of his past shows. More of like if he’ll ever, but more like when

@VanVeniVidiVici

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he'd do it during the McDo episodes but oh well.

@ethantemple506

3 жыл бұрын

It’s about damn time Jollibee got their due respect

@ProfPsycDad

3 жыл бұрын

THE BLINKING OH GOD THE BLINKING......

I'm Indian American and it wasn't American society or White people who pressured me into going to a top college, it was my mom.

Me and Mr Oliver dont agree much when it comes to politics but my respect for him just went up ⬆️ THANK YOU FOR THIS SIR

As a Filipina, I got emotional just being included in this conversation. The experience under the "Asian American" umbrella is not universal

@Q_QQ_Q

3 жыл бұрын

but whites want asian wife is a thing .

@andrewokamoto

3 жыл бұрын

@FromHeadtoHeart Tigers? that's racist

@paddor

3 жыл бұрын

lol have you ever been to SEA? It really is like that there. The darker your skin, the more people look down on you. It’s fucked. But the movie is accurate in that way.

@paddor

3 жыл бұрын

An emotional pinay. Eh di wow. Ano pa new ate? Lol I just had to

@kismet8010

3 жыл бұрын

Musta

First thought: I feel like more people should’ve said Jackie Chan Second thought: I’m part of the problem

@sambeetle6080

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like more people would've said Lucy Liu. That was my first thought. Or Ken Jeong.

@sth5033

3 жыл бұрын

@@sambeetle6080 i thought lucy liu immediately, it's such a memorable name.

@girhen

3 жыл бұрын

I thought of George Takei. Anyway, I'd rather be able to name any Asian than be in the "I can't think of one" category.

@horace6851

3 жыл бұрын

I got George Takei, I feel proud now. (it was a lucky guess, I just remembered he doesn't have a foreign accent so probably was born/brought early to USA, I know, I'm part of the problem too)

@coobk373

3 жыл бұрын

Markiplier was my first thought

Jollibee is amazing! … as usual, John Oliver gets things mostly right. Great video.

Great video! I learned a lot and I learned I need to learn more.

During the Great Depression, on the southeast side of Detroit along the river, my father and his family lived above a Chinese restaurant, The Chinese Tea Pot on E. Jefferson Ave. The family that owned and ran the restaurant fed my father and his family when they were hungry.

@gracemunich1476

3 жыл бұрын

good to hear. Hope they fed many other hungry people regardless of their race, when possible.

That guy really nailed it when he said it’s about human dignity.

@clintonwashington8609

3 жыл бұрын

In all reality that’s what racism takes from you. Dignity and humanity. 🤦🏿‍♂️

@Barrelrollz

3 жыл бұрын

He insulted Whites throughout the entire video for laughs, then talked about putting races in a box and human dignity. He's nailing it, truly.

@Tomtomhonour

3 жыл бұрын

@@Barrelrollz you know where it's from? i'd be interested.

@aliquidgaming1068

3 жыл бұрын

He's insulting and putting down white people throughout the entire video. Dude is a hypocrit. I'm a black and hispanic man and honestly find it disgusting that this is allowed. The sins of the father don't carry to the son right? So why the fuck do we allow.this to be the case for white people? This is disgusting. Dude also shows constant examples from the past and almost nothing of the present. Im.so done with this shit! We cannot Fucking fight racism with racist tactics. I've also multiple times on other videos asked legit questions about BLM and issues like black on black crimes and real.issies effecting the black community but every time they delete my comments. He doesn't care. And now we even saw multiple BLM leaders step down cause the founder was using funds for personal gain. Even Geroge Floyd mother condemned BLM. Yet he has yet to speak on it at all. Dude is full of himself and a hypocrit.

@ivonedefigueiredo9301

3 жыл бұрын

@@aliquidgaming1068 As a white South African, I think it is important that the offending race be highlighted as the one that has done the exclusion. Although in principal I understand, and wholeheartedly agree with you, that there is a need to treat all people equally, and that injustices be highlighted, no matter where they are perpetrated, I think we should never forget exactly which (i.e. whose) injustices we are trying to surpass. At this point in world history, too much has been forgotten, which is why we are dealing with the Putin, Bolsonaro and Trump’s of the world, and race and gender equality and fairness are losing ground. Until fairness, compassion, empathy and respect for human dignity is instilled in children in the home and in basic eduction, we cannot forget. When will this happen? Your guess is as good as mine. Indications are, not soon. Remember that John Oliver is a comedian first. What he and his team have been able to do is, and it’s a unique talent, is to inform to a certain degree, and at the very least cultivate curiosity for many many varied subjects. Judging by many of the comments I’ve been reading since he started his show, he is enlightening many Americans, which is kind of sad. In the end, if his comedy attracts an audience which isn’t his usual audience, but includes people with differing views and stances, then that is a small victory because generally people are so divided that they will only listen/ watch news/ documentaries, etc., that don’t cause them cognitive dissonance. On top of that, not all episodes are as good as others, and perhaps the current news on racism towards Asian Americans could have resulted in this episode going out without enough work. I agree, it’s a bit superficial.

This is a wonderful coverage about the Asian American experience. I've said it before, "Last Week Tonight" writers and fact checkers rock! Kudos to John for presenting this subject with passion. Wish there were more discussion about marginalization and erasure of South and South East Asian representation, as Asian Americans. It would have been great to go more in depth about the AAPI term as well. This segment was a bit glossed over. I know there are time limits to the show. Some South East Asian countries like the Philippines, are also part of the Pacific Islands but was packaged, labelled as "South East Asia" and handed off from one colonizer (Spain) to another colonizer (US) in 1898, along with Hawai‘i, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Thus, creating a dichotomy in an already tenuous "national identity" of Pilipinos. There's a lot of discussion about whether Pilipinos are Asians or Pacific Islanders, why can't Pilipinos acknowledge, embrace and celebrate both ancestral lineage as part of their identity? On a brighter note, thanks for highlighting Jollibee. Now you know why the fried chicken is called, "Chicken Joy" :)

@Narutowatcher465

10 ай бұрын

Ah yes, been there twice and love their chicken and palabok, would get again.

Man, I never saw this! Thank you, Team John Oliver!

Need a payraise for the Hemsworth joke’s writer, it was smooth

@JohnWhiteHere

3 жыл бұрын

I demand a firing instead

@antifableach

3 жыл бұрын

I was going to share this with my father until I realized he'd more than likely hate it. I love it though; good job. Well done.

@guntotingmonk

3 жыл бұрын

It was truly a thing of beauty.

@destyon9966

3 жыл бұрын

It’s weird how he didn’t add Central Asia and Middle East lol and Siberia 😭😭😭

@adetolaakinbiola7103

3 жыл бұрын

Dead joke but I really enjoyed it

Wow, this episode made me feel seen. Even though I’m a white-washed fourth generation Japanese-Korean American, I never truly felt “American.” Growing up and always having others constantly ask where I’m really from, what kind of Asian I am, or people saying Nihau to my face and walking away has been very frustrating, yet I never felt like it was appropriate to outwardly complain about it. Now that AAPI hate has become more apparent to my generation and others through recent events, I hope these conversations continue and don’t fade into just another fad.

@crazychinese7315

3 жыл бұрын

@Dwayne D do you even know where Asia is...

@HaleyJo1992

3 жыл бұрын

@Dwayne D Which part of Asia? And how in the world does another country's racism excuse ours?

@Acidfrog475

3 жыл бұрын

@Dwayne D Bruh, what are you on about? Who cares? Doesn't excuse racism in the West.

@tenacious645

3 жыл бұрын

Is someone asking you what your heritage is considered "hate" to you?

@rysler

3 жыл бұрын

@@tenacious645 It's just fucking rude.

Great piece. Thank you.

Love your knowledgeable video. Hope will educate those who have narrow and shallow minds.

“There is no nice racism” True ‘dat

@ultimatehawkeyefangirl

3 жыл бұрын

And the fact some people have to be told that is a problem on its own

@amyqb117

3 жыл бұрын

@@ultimatehawkeyefangirl I swear!

@maximus5668

3 жыл бұрын

Well there is a lot of racism called ¨positive discrimination¨wich imply discrimination by its name and is profoundly racist.

@darylingoteborg3178

3 жыл бұрын

@@maximus5668 I had to look that term up since I’ve never heard of it but I guess it’s like how in Australia they give aborigines preferential treatment for university acceptance or workplace hiring as as a minor consolation for having their homeland invaded which isn’t directly racist but in essence fosters discontent with people with better qualifications who miss out as a result and have as human beings : also been colonized at some point in history. So: not really racist actually but more of an inefficient attempt to resolve previous racist treatment

@woosnext

3 жыл бұрын

but there’s rice nazism.

My problem as a Korean adoptee is that I look quintessentially Asian American but I have the most Anglo name you will ever hear and I work in a Japanese industry...so I get all sorts of problems from both sides :D

@hbanana7

3 жыл бұрын

oh man...that is a cultural train-wreck! I feel for you.

@BartRos1980

3 жыл бұрын

Sound rough. Good luck with it. I do not live in the US. But I have Indonesian heritage but look caucasian, with a caucasian name. I get what you are going trough in a reverse way.

@RubelliteFae

3 жыл бұрын

I had a coworker of Korean heritage who was adopted by white Americans with a Scottish last name and customers would mistake him for Mexican. I have no idea why

@carmeloshin

3 жыл бұрын

@@RubelliteFae doesn't look white or black? Must be mexican

@TigerNightmare

3 жыл бұрын

I have Filipino heritage, but I grew up in an English speaking home where we ate more spaghetti than adobo. But all my life, people ask me my nationality, and a lot of native Filipinos aggressively seek me out to clique up with and tell me I should visit "our" homeland and some have even barked Tagalog at me, assuming I know anything but the dirty words.

Thanks for making this segment.

So many valid points, much love and respect to y’all

Oh, you're forgetting an important fact: when we do face discrimination, it is sometimes rationalized because we're "privileged"

@sholem_bond

3 жыл бұрын

"Facing-discrimination-due-to-how-allegedly-'privileged'-you-are-five!" - me, a Jew, holding up a hand for a high-five edit: also, constantly being viewed as a foreigner/having divided loyalties (although this one might be less common for Jews these days, and also, Catholics get this a little bit too, although again, less so nowadays I think).

@arvinrajmathur378

3 жыл бұрын

@@sholem_bond exactly! And the people telling us how privileged we are are usually white. Worst of all, ever since Indians started supporting Trump, now i have to deal with even more racism from both the left and the right. I've gone to administrators and everything. My institution even tried to recommend me for disability services when I got sick of the racism and double standards and decided to complain. That's how bad the gaslighting is

@krisclem8290

3 жыл бұрын

One reason I will never agree with most leftists. They argue that racism can only happen to black and brown people. They also don't recognize the idea of privilege depends on the country and the majority in that country.

@lemontonk

3 жыл бұрын

@@krisclem8290 WHAT HAHAHAHA. I feel like you have this weird skewed idea of what a “leftist” is in your head sir

@utkarsh2746

3 жыл бұрын

@@krisclem8290 As a starting point maybe understand that this binary distinction of left-right is what shuts down any meaningful conversation? Or that the American "left" is barely left-of-center in any other part of the world. Or atleast hold what you think is the "right" to the same standards of hypocrisy?

As a Filipino, I'm willing to be called to any court to provide supporting evidence on how Jollibee can get it.

@Bernicemarie

3 жыл бұрын

Same here! I am willing and able to show proof 😂😂

@aznbbygirls

3 жыл бұрын

As a Chinese in America, I can confirm that Black people hate on us because we are successful.

@Gabowsk

3 жыл бұрын

Is Jollibee the most f**kable bee?

@stantears

3 жыл бұрын

@@aznbbygirls as a black person in america, i can confirm that most of us don’t care.

@charleswilliams4247

3 жыл бұрын

@@aznbbygirls Sounds like you have a persecution complex.

not sure if its a racist term but "bumbling pineapple bun" is one of the best insults I've heard in a while

Appreciate this piece. He kinda skipped around the issue of Pacific Islanders by just mentioning AAPI, but I think it’s worth calling this out a bit more. Pacific Islander get swallowed up by aggregated Asian American data as well and some of us like Native Hawaiians have the added issue of being colonized. In fact, I would argue that starting the history of Asians in American with early immigration ignores the Hawaiian experience. And before anyone says it’s because he was focused on Asian Americans, the reality is that on so many forms and in so many surveys we are lumped into Asian American category. But much of what is discussed definitely applies.