Abstract A sociologist with a background in teaching and youth organizing, Bianca Mabute-Louie has long been engaging in important racial dialogues with her students. In the past, Bianca has taught courses on Asian American and women of color on the college and high school levels. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Bianca continues her social advocacy on social media, such as posting inspirational zines on Instagram to express messages of Black and Asian solidarity. While Bianca humbly remarks that she is...

Abstract MOCA sits down with Carol Xie to discuss her experience volunteering at her family’s restaurant, Purple Dot, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Carol explains how she has been managing the restaurant’s social media presence while also working a separate job. She also talks about her family’s history and roots in China up until her father bought the restaurant. She discusses growing up adjacent to the Chinatown where Purple Dot is located as well as the importance of the area to her childhood....

Abstract As a staff attorney for the Cop Accountability Project at the Legal Aid Society in New York City, Jennvine Wong has served as a legal observer at many Black Lives Matter protests and handled the emergency legal hotline to locate and provide legal assistance for arrested protesters. Being a legal observer, she has been in physical proximity to police brutality, and expressed shock at the level of violence she witnessed from the police during protests. She discussed how responses from the...

Abstract The Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce is an organization that educates and supports Asian American businesses in part of central Austin. In this interview, Marina Bhargava, the CEO of the organization, relates her personal outlooks on the Asian business and entrepreneurial scenes in Austin before and during the pandemic. According to Marina, Austin is a bustling entrepreneurial hub that has drawn many large corporations, which also attracted a growing population of Asian Americans that...