Know the full story. Political issues divide us into teams, but why are these issues so polarizing to begin with? We don't know, but we're here to become a bit more "woke" about it and have some fun along the way. Not that we're experts or anything...we're just two Asian guys here to open your eyes.
How the model minority myth was formed by the immigration policies of the 1960's.
https://youtu.be/EKVTTzQzsFE
16 Oct 2020
Episode 3.1 How the Cold War Led to Civil Rights
Did you know that the Soviets inadvertently advanced Civil Rights in the United States?
Full video available on YouTube: http://y2u.be/CB0i-W3GacE
7 Oct 2020
Episode 3.0 The REAL Reason Asians Are Successful
Did you know that Asians in America used to be lynched with zero consequence? And that Chinatowns used to be poverty-stricken places with high crime rates?
What changed?
Listen to find out the history of how Asians were treated in America before the Cold War.
Full video on YouTube: http://y2u.be/zCUf7GAetqM
18 Aug 2020
Episode 2.1 Is Economic Inequality Really That Bad?
Watch on YouTube: http://y2u.be/BVhHlM9HeDI
11 Aug 2020
Episode 2.0 Introducing Economic Inequality
Watch on YouTube: http://y2u.be/IxSgxJLe8Tw
9 Jul 2020
Episode 1.4 Final Thoughts on Single Payer
Watch on YouTube: http://y2u.be/zezuFbq9T1A
Read on Medium: https://tinyurl.com/ycrekect
The single payer series comes to an end
1 Jul 2020
Episode 1.3 How would we get there anyway?
Single Payer is a great idea, but how would we implement it?
Read on Medium: https://tinyurl.com/ycrekect
Watch on YouTube: http://y2u.be/eyaIMwTaNBY
23 Jun 2020
Episode 1.2 How Single Payer got destroyed in the 1940s
California was one vote away from enacting single payer in the 1940s. What happened?
Read on Medium: https://tinyurl.com/ycrekect
Watch on YouTube: http://y2u.be/zmBWXV-8E8I
17 Jun 2020
Episode 1.1 What are the benefits of Single Payer?
Calvin & Aaron continue to tackle the question "Why don't we have single-payer yet?" by spelling out the benefits and other potential implications of enacting single-payer.
Read the blog post on Medium: https://tinyurl.com/ycrekect
Watch on YouTube: http://y2u.be/b9PQEQl8Jlk
30 May 2020
Episode 1.0 Introducing "Why Don't We Have Single Payer Yet?"
Calvin & Aaron introduce the first series of episodes tackling the question: Why Don't We Have Single Payer Yet?
Read the blog post on Medium: https://tinyurl.com/ycrekect
Watch on YouTube: http://y2u.be/77_kEtaea70
26 May 2020
Episode 0 Introducing "Going For Woke"
Hosts Calvin and Aaron share their backgrounds and the vision behind "Going For Woke"
Watch on YouTube:
http://y2u.be/ZkJatSKYuOM
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