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To all my Asian people we support you against hate, to all the bigots in this country we see you and won’t tolerate your hate agenda
Thank you very much, Bucky. We will definitely need your help in the days to come!
Thank you. As an korean-american man who has lived in the US for 50 years and am a US citizen, I can't remember how many times I felt unwelcome in my own country.
I can't recall how many times I was told, "Go back to where you come from!" While this has become less frequent over the years, it still does happen still, the last time was a couple of weeks ago. It was always present in society but just became worse with Trump.
@John Smith
Even if that were true (I am not convinced), the over sexualization of South East Asian women is what made them targets of his war against his "addiction". Even if his motive wasn't directly racist, this is not a race neutral situation.
@Woodland Gangsta As an old white Southern woman, I've seen examples of white privilege in how I'm treated by cops. My tags expired 3 months ago, because I forgot! I have them now, but I wasn't pulled over.
Several months ago, I took my car to my mechanic for repairs, and he looked surprised at the items in my back seat. "Aren't you afraid of what a cop will think when they pull you over?"
Huh? I haven't been pulled over in decades, but what???
I live way out in the boonies, down in a canyon that drops 1000 feet during the 3 mile very rough dirt road to my house. It's sometimes impassable when it rains, so I carry emergency supplies like; shovels, sandbags, tow chain, tarp, duct tape, rope, and a big machete. Tools I may need if I get stuck.
He said, "Damn woman! This looks like a serial killer's tool kit!"
Never even occurred to me. Can you imagine if a young black man got pulled over and had all that stuff in his car? He would be shot!
@Woodland Gangsta This 👆 exactly!!! Make sure to say that loud, proud, and often!
As an Indo-American, I assure u other indo-Americans aren’t appreciative nor aware of the weight of all the help they got from their black brethren. The rights they enjoy today because of them. I have tried here and there, but always shut down because they’re ’too busy’ or simply didn’t care.
I make sure my kid learns everything he can about history though. And black/women contribution being part of it. He can’t be a good human/citizen without understanding it all.
“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
Lyndon B. Johnson
It's crazy because that has been the same tactic for many centuries. At one point, the poor class of white americans started to realise they were the same as black americans and they were going to revolt against the government. When the government found out about it, they used that same tactic. I really need to dig into my college notes and look for the man names who used it. It was before Lyondon B. Johnson
@@AA-bk2pi I’m pretty sure that was the Bacon Rebellion.
This really is what it boils down to: hierarchy.
@@cproteus omg... I think it is, thank you
@@Nightriser271828 Yes. As long as a conservative has someone to kick down on, he's happy.
In 13 minutes you just taught more history of Asians in America than the American Education system teaches its students K-12th grade.
Well done sir.
They don't teach how pelfs owned most of the indentured africans either.
Wow. Before I address my concern with the gentleman who provided this video, I have to address this related observation by Matt U first.
Sir, your statement knocked me over and woke me up to the reality of how easily one person (myself) can overlook and unintentionally ignore significant pieces of US history. I assume everything stated in this short video is highly accurate and, in light of that, your comment - & I paraphrase - " learning more in 13 minutes versus K through 12th grade" hit the center of the bull's eye - not even a light stretch of the imagination! Thank you for highlighting what should be
(again speaking for myself) so significant and painfully obvious. I try my best to always keep an open mind and some enthusiasm to keep learning , but now I'm very curious how many short and correct videos I, and maybe the majority of folks, may have overlooked and remain to be discovered..?
Thanks again, ®©
I think the average Asian American does not know this much of their history.
And college and grad school and post doctorate...
I mean...that is also a depressingly low bar
This man alone destroys the southern stereotype! Youre a good man. We appreciate you my friend.
Lol...hes a fraud. Like all cult members he dishonestly created this identity to trick the poor rural white male to join the cult and help destroy himself , his history and heritage. Its fucking sinister. You are the bad guys.
@@MrWatchowtnow lol mad
As Gore Vidal said, “The United States of Amnesia”. Often willful amnesia
I miss hearing Vidal’s input
@@b.t.1632 whites remind people of color who they are no matter how American they try to be. It's like the bible and that useless Constitution. Words are meaningless until put to practice.
@@b.t.1632 Stop minimizing the issues by spouting unnecessary facts. Here's an addition to your comment, "Yet 11.1 percent of Asian Americans as compared to 9.6 percent of non-Hispanic whites, live at the poverty level."
@@b.t.1632 Do you know how large of a demographic "asian americans" is? You're getting a census of people with heritage from a MASSIVE continent. YOU'RE FALLING FOR MISINFO AND TELLING PEOPLE TO STOP "RACE BAITING" YET YOU'RE DOING THE SAME THING BY FEINING THE OPPOSITE YET PRESENTING INFO AS IF ITS NON-BIAS AND FAILING TO SHOWCASE ANY KIND OF TANGIBLE BASE FOR YOUR POINT.
@@b.t.1632 JUST SAY YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THE FACTS AND GO. STOP TRYING TO BAIT PEOPLE IN THE COMMENTS.
Instead of “This isn’t America” it should be phrased “This shouldn’t be America”.
This shouldn't have been America. A nation built on the standard that all men are equal. Communist doctrine states that all men and women, black, white Asian, are equal. Neither broadly tolerate gay or transgender, Jew or Muslim, free speech and journalism, women's empowerment or peaceful demonstration. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Totally agreed!!!
In my case it's "This isn't how I was raised." because I wasn't raised to be like that. I was raised to value the stated values of this country, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (as long as happiness isn't going on a rampage and killing people or burning shit.)
@@AnimeShinigami13 YES. Totally agree.
@@AnimeShinigami13
Do you mean like the KuKluxKlan going on rampages and murdering people? Burning crosses in peoples yards? Or today’s many videos of police murdering people with no consequences for doing so? I’m not sure I understand your values.
As a Caucasian guy, any Asian is safe with me, same as Blacks, Hispanics and other Whites. I do not decide who I will like based on their skin color. You show me respect and I will respect you.
Respect brother ✊
Respect bro ✊
✊
Well said brother. I would do the same for any race. I cant stand racists no matter the race
@@jaycommonsense2468 as a black man we all have to be dedicated to a non racist society, so I definitely appreciate your commitment
This is the best 13 minutes that capture the history of Asians in the US. Very well done sir!
thank you for talking about this. We dont have enough people to speak up for us.
I'll do better. I promise.
I did...a few weeks ago, I went off topic on one of Beau's videos and said, A.LM. too. I've never did done anything like that, not even for my own...peoples. ( I hate the word: "race" to describe a group of people so I'll just say peoples) but in REAL TIME life it is much more to it than that...
Where are you? I'll protect you if you're near me.
@@reggieoverton4437 Hallelujah 👍🏽... The word RACE is met to divide us all.
Beau gives us succinct words aka ammo to speak up for you & Asians in general. We will use those tools. We love you & we apologize for those who created & continue to exploit such ugly & false speech. 🥰🤗
My wife was Japanese-American. Her mother and father met in an internment camp. She passed away this year at 63. I miss her so much. Corona virus doesn't care about your ancestry. We had visited a camp a couple times, (Manzanar), because her mom and dad didn't talk too much about it. When I saw the exhibits and learned the history, I couldn't stop crying. And here I go again. If you can hear me Dear, I'm doing my best to take care of the kids and Grandkids.
So sorry for your loss.
So sorry for your loss. May she Rest In Peace.
😢 I can’t imagine loosing my beloved wife, I am so sorry for your loss.
I'm sorry for your loss and grief.
I'm so sorry for losing your beautiful wife. 🙏🏼❤️
As much as it bothers me, I hadn’t realised how much this affected me until I watched this video and started to tear up. It means a lot to so many of us to have good people on our side. Thank you.
The world has been a better place if there were more people like you. Well done!
This is why I tune into Beau every single day, This man speaks truth and knowledge. He is a treasure.
Right on
Agree! I love how Beau speak about what evet event and situation in this country 🤩
We need to enlarge the umbrella.
@@mtan2004 Qanon-sense
@J R Qanon-sense 🤷♀️
My daughter was attacked in the street in Leeds UK last week. She and her Filipina friend
were walking back from uni and some loser started shouting at them 'Paki' [ meaning Pakistani]
then he hit my daughter in the face and punched her friend. The girls gave him a kicking and hit him with a skateboard.
The police were there in minutes without being called, and we are looking forward to seeing him in court.
Every parent’s fear has come home to you and I’m so sorry. Sorry for the loss of belief that it can’t happen. I’m a 67-yr old son of West coast Japanese-Americans and I look over my shoulder to this day. It doesn’t matter where you live. I wish you peace and healing.
I hope your daughter is safe and that man is severely punished!!
Jesus. Prayers for you and your family.
Attacks on women are all to common, sorry race was that cowards excuse. Hope your daughter and her friend get the support and mental help people need after such a traumatic event.
Thqt is terrible, but qt least they knew how to and were allowed to defend themselves. In the US your daughter and friend probably would have been shot and the news the next day would have cops talking about rescuing a brave hero who was attacked by immigrants (because at least one of them had at least slightly darker skin, they'd both be labeled immigrants).
Huge shout out to my Cantonese Chinese people who were some of the earliest Asians to arrive here in the US and bore the brunt of the racism and discriminatory practices, yet continued to thrive in spite of it. This history needs to be taught in all US schools. Great and informative video. You have a seat at my table at yum cha as far as I'm concerned.
Thank you sir! You are a true American. Not a lot of knowledge about this taught in school. As an Asian man. I’m American first but I can say all my life I felt like a 3rd class citizen, but we never spoke up because in the heritage of Asians it’s better to let it go and work harder. Thank you my friend. God bless
It’s so refreshing to see an American speak so frankly about American culture, history and politics.
ask a black American
Not all Americans are Trump supporters. Some of us actually know our culture, history and politics.
@@fred5399 I hear what you’re saying, but to hear a white American speak to the long racist history and culture of the U.S. is so refreshing after the years of Trump fanning the flames of racism.
@@moistpeanut5986 not even most of us are like that, but most of us are ignorant to how bad it really is. That is an even bigger problem. For really, all that is needed for evil to triumph is that good people do nothing.all of us need to be proactive in fighting against the hate some in our country spread and support.
I just found you on here today, truly enjoy your show . Thank you for the truth.
Trump reminds me of the Italian cruise line captain who crashed his ship on the rocks, abandoned his sinking ship,and then let the passengers fend for themselves
I remember that. They had the tail of two Captains. One was Sully Sulenberger and the other was the Italian cruise ship captain. Sully did everything to get people down safely and account for all passengers while the cruise ship captain left like a coward. Trump is definitely like the Italian cruise ship captain.
here is the difference.
While the ship captain let the passengers fend for themselves, Trump actually locked all the doors with the people inside and spilled lighter fluid all over the ship before he abandoned.
@@moistpeanut5986 But he turned around at the last minute and tossed some paper towels at the conflagration to make it look like he "helped", but cameras were turned away quickly as those rolls burst into flames and people died. Then he blamed the whole thing on those people locked behind the doors. It was their extra weight that brought the ship down!
Did you ever get that right - with the best example I have ever seen.
If Trump condemns the shooting, he'll briefly mention it, then he'll pivot back to "what about Antifa." Or he'll somehow blame it on "illegal immigrants" since that's the only the GOP is talking about right now
I am Chinese, I personally thank you so much for the video, sir!
I’m new in this country, it’s people like you who still bring me hope to this country. Thank you sir!
Welcome!
This is EXACTLY who we are and we should be ashamed!! We were *always* this!
Yes, the only way to be better is to honeatly accept how bad we really are. The history of the US is ugly, violent, and evil. As we all need to accept and acknowledge that, and then do all we can to be better.
If it makes you feel better, America isn't alone. Australia did the same sort of thing. Chinese were scalped in 1860. The White Australia Policy was enacted in 1901 specifically to bar Asians. It wasn't repealed until 1972.
Always!!!!!!
And those things are happening all over the world. Over and over again. Since a long time.
At least Americans are starting to speak up about racial issues. I live in Korea and there is rampant racism towards foreigners here. We foreigners are considered disease ridden. Every job I get I have to do an STD check because they think us foreigners have STDs. right now all foreigners have to get a covid test. But Koreans and Korean foreigners are exempt from it. I have had 2 tests so far and my Korean wife has had none. If I don't get tested I can be heavily fined. Even walking down the street I have Korean me spitting on the street right at my feet as I walk by.
As an African American, I found this to be highly educational, thanks for sharing the knowledge
@EpyonX Solidarity among humans.
@EpyonX
He didn't miss your point. He saught to undermine it with his "All Lives Matter" response. 🙄😒
My thoughts exactly.
Thanks for listening and caring about this. The US purposefully buries this history in order to keep us divided.
Greetings brother, the minorities really share a struggle.
Those people that jumped off those spanish galleons in the south were my people. They were Filipino. We have been here for a long time. Thank you for this.
You have my sincerely gratitude for taking a stand for the underdog. Neither political party will do that for fear of being labelled communist, or bleeding heart. I appreciate your knowledge, your compassion and your bravery.
Politicians best WMD, fear and hate, and they never seem to fail. Wake up people.
History doesn’t lie. This has been an issue in America as long as I have know ...
How can a nation be respected that was built on genocide and shack house slavery to profit the wealthy while it's people toil
@Daniel Hostetler ✊🏽🦅
@Daniel Hostetler : Exactly. History doesn't lie. People lie.
And they lie to cover up things they did that they knew were wrong.
Remember that the next time someone says racism isn't a thing. That's one less person you have to wonder about, because they definitely are a racist. Literally no one else would have a single reason to deny it.
America? This issue has been a problem for all humans on the globe since we first become aware as a species.
@Daniel Hostetler and you are missing my point.
Think about all the bones of dead Chinese, Irish, Blacks, who had no close family to claim them, that are buried beneath the tracks of the early railroads. If you died, too bad. They didn't have time to bury you.
Same on the slave ships. The slaves were chained below decks & the plague or any illness spread quickly. The sick or dying just got thrown overboard.
Other immigrants to add to the list: Greeks, Italians and Armenians who came to escape the yoke of the Ottoman Empire, never ending wars and poverty.
Its as if no whites were sacrificed in the building of this country.
@@dls951 If the railroad barons wanted your land, they gave you a pitiful low offer to buy. If you said no, the pinkertons came in the night and killed everyone in the family, the livestock, and burned it to the ground.
@@railroad7401 thankfully this never happend to any white people.
Dude, you rock!!! The fact that you're not Asian gives this a gravitas that an Asian person saying this would never be able to accomplish...! Jiayou, dude!!!
Exactly. Even if the entire Asian world said the same exact thing, no one would even take notice. The sad truth of how Asian will "always be silent to the world."
WOW, this has been the most truthful CZcams video experience I've ever had in many years. No sugar coating, no alternate motive, no bs, and etc. I always knew there is a hope... Thank you for sharing the truth and your sincerity...
At 69 yrs old, I am appalled by this behavior. Proud to say we raised 2 children, who both had friends from many nations. Our community is very diverse. Their graduation parties looked like the UN. This hatred has no home here.
@John Smith I assumed Mary was commenting on the rise in anti-asian hate crime that the video was about, what are you attacking her for?
Most victims of hate crimes are American citizens. Many Asians have been in the US for generations, and while meaning well, you still see them as being from different nations.
I would love to live in your community!
@@ludicrousone8706 Very damn good point.
It’s like the word American means something different from what ever prefix you put in front of it.
@@need-to-know- exactly. "American" means white. Anything else, despite the people who say "we should all be American, not hyphenated Americans" comes with the standard question: where are you from? No one generally asks white Americans where they are from unless they have a foreign accent, unless they're asking where in the USA they are from. Because of course white people's ancestors are native to the US.
So now we are gonna say he was a sex addict and not call it a hate crime? Man these men can do literally ANYTHING and not be called what they are.
They may accept the reality in time. Like with OJ, the concept is so horrifying that it takes time to reconcile with our internal feeling of the world. He needs to be called what he is - a nut.
It can be both
Sadistic the comments I been reading on justification of this like it was a prostitution place it's ok, like Floyd is ok to die because he did drugs
We always have known that. Trump having his people do an insurrection and not even getting impeached sums up privilege perfectly.
Apparently you can also put the "I'm not racist but..." qualifier on mass murders.
This is my first time writing you, Beau. A friend turned me on to your broadcasts a couple years ago. Have absorbed hundreds of them one or two a day. Thank you for providing ammo for the war over the soul of where America should head in to the future finally fulfilling the precepts of the preamble declaration of independence - and our US Constitution with its vital amendments. Our children are our future. May we die if we have to trying to leave them a better world to live in. Hope is our fuel.
Thank you for sharing Asian American history ❤️ In 1763, the first Filipinos established their first recorded settlement in St. Maló, Louisiana. Manila Village, in a Louisiana bayou located in Barataria Bay, was the largest Filipino settlement at the time. There are historical plaques/markers at each respective location. 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.
I find it disturbing that the last sentence still needs pointing out.
I'm a 50+year old white lady and I know I had it easier, and I recognized the bias at a young age. I never understood how to not see a fellow human being. I noticed the bad behavior in History and how little we talked about this. Positive vibes from New Hampshire and remember to be kind to each other and yourself during this pandemic and social crisis.
Maybe you had it easier because you're a female?
@@BobSmith-uw8fl no Bob...being female hasn't be safer...just the white part...sexual abuse survivor here...but no person of color has ever hurt me.
@@tammystockley-loughlin7680 I'm sorry. I forgot that no person of color has ever done anything violent. Even if they had, it would only be because they're oppressed by whitey. My bad.
@@BobSmith-uw8fl I hope you're not talking my statement personally. It's just my life experiences...I'm sure you have had a trauma or two in your life also, no one is immune...being jaded delays healing...empathy heals.
When I was a young girl, My parents took care of our neighbors house. They were taken to a camp because they were japanese. Their family had been in our small town since the late 1800's. I didn't understand why they took my friend away. I'm really old now, and I still don't understand. My parents made sure their home and livestock were kept safe for them. I got sent home from school because I asked the teacher how this was different from what the Germans were doing. What I got taught was that I was to stay silent. I wasn't to question or speak aloud my anger at what happened to my friend. When they came home, they would talk to us, but wouldn't meet anyone else's eyes. I remember my dad getting into an argument with another man at church over this. For people who don't understand "asian" racism wake the hell up. We put them in camps JUST LIKE GERMANY DID. We may not like to admit that, but it's time that we, all of us, stand up to open hatred that one particular political party in this country has spread for years. It doesn't matter what color, religion or any other nonsense. Folks, I'm at the end of this life, please make it stop before the end of your life
We should also be remember that it was Earl Warren, then California AG, who advocated for and oversaw the relocation camps. Ironically, he later became chief justice of the Supreme Court which made positive decisions on equal rights. (I wrote a psycho- biographical term paper on him in one of my history classes at UCLA in the 70s.)
Heartbreaking.
I"m an Asian American.............I"ll be real here, It's just the fact of life and It is what It Is......I will always walk proud of my culture! This isn't new, this is everywhere and not just against Asian's....but against anyone who doesn't look like one another.
Much love and respect Kerwyn!
If their families were there since the 1800's then they were Americans. Americans that looked different were put in American intern camps.
Finally there are some educated people in USA hat off to you brother. Thank you!
People like you make this country amazing! 💘🇺🇸
I'm still pissed off that when this guy killed 8 people the cop said "oh he was having a bad day." But when a black person gets killed by a cop republicans go out of their way to show why they deserved it.
Get fucked mate. A black woman just shot a cop in the torso and the media is demonising the officer so I'm not sure who 'they' are but you're not living in reality.
@@pattywatty5266 ??? And my comment isn’t about the situation you’re talking about I’m talking about how this guy murdered 8 people and is still alive now. While there are tons of times where a black person has been killed for much lesser crimes and then gets victimized by right wing media. You picking whatever news you’re talking about is just a way for you to try to make what is going on right now meaningless. Just like when that cop killed George Floyd people went out of their way to look through everything he’s ever done because they didn’t like how much empathy he was getting from people. Just say you’re a piece of shit and move on it would be a lot easier.
@@dannyv2230
It doesn't matter if your comment is about that situation. Stop with the bullshit.
@@bobfg3130 what bs there was literally two different cops making excuses for him in a press conference about an ongoing investigation. Also there's multiple cases of large damages played to the families of slain black suspects for defamation of character alone completely separate from wrongful death civil damages awarded.
@@marcning918
Plenty of it. The GOP is one thing, the cops are another. Things are different here. If you can't put 2 and 2 together, that's your problem mate. Also, your example is of 2 different situations. You're in the same boat.
This Asian-American appreciates your voice, your support, and your commitment to educating. Thank you 🖤🖤
As does this one.
We are one people. Be safe.
Yes. Ditto.
Same from this Asian-American. I'm a war refugee. My children are first generation Americans. I want for a better America for them. Videos like this one are a huge step towards a better America. Thank you Beau. And thank you @Crystal Adams for your words. In this exact moment it's what I needed.
I have a lot of white guilt, how do I repent my sins?
One way I repent is by travelling to Japan where I am treated like a second citizen. Where a white marrying a Japanese female is taboo in Japan. Where citizenship is only given out if you embrace the Japanese culture only. We need to indoctrinate Japan with Japanese guilt and embrace multi culturalism like we have with Europeans.
I want to be a good Marxist white liberal. Any advice?
My husband joined the military over a decade ago because he said he was proud to grow up in the USA and wanted to give back somehow. But he also says that if he was growing up today, he might not feel the same patriotism as before.
I am Chinese and I was born in Vietnam before Vietnam war. You brought tear in my eyes by listening to you. Thank again.
Amnesia is as American as apple pie: apples originated in Kazakhstan, pie came from the Greeks and the first apple pie was 1381 in England. Truly our very identity as "American" relies heavily on denial and collective amnesia 😥
Well said Brett Nichols😊
Apples flourished in the US for the cider not the pie.
Ask the gop what happened on Jan 6th for evidence.
great comment
I am half korean half irish.... yesterday was a weird day. I didn't let it stop me fr om enjoying my traditional slow cooked corn beef and kimchi.
That is like the ideal mashup. Hope you had a great day!
:-)
Bravo, hobokenb0b, I have been using the term ‘corned beef and kimchi’ for years, just because it’s so poetic, but also to describe any number of beautiful half-Asian girls. I, too, am half-Irish, hope you had a great StPatricks day, amigo!
@@objuan6 what? don't compare women to slabs of salted beef and fermented cabbage. bruh.
@@cproteus just... cook it outside or in a shed. and warn neighbors
As an Asian American thank you for this powerful video. If we don’t learn from our past we can never move away from hate against each other.
As a Korean-American born & raised here, Thank you 🙏 You don’t understand how much it means to me/us that you took the time to do this. Thank you 💯
The problem is they don’t teach enough history anymore. As a Californian, we learned about how they were treated in California history class. My Mom always shared with us how her best friend in high school (Japanese) just disappeared. She found out later she was in an intern camp. Please support Asian Americans.
Thank you. As an Asian American, it feels really good to hear non-Asian Americans state their support of the Asian American community. I think part of the problem is that we often feel invisible due to lack of our history being told, but also the way we have been misrepresented in the media or hardly visible at all. It seems like people may like Asian Americans for our foods, K-pop music, Kdramas, and use our labor, but we are still seen as less than in society. Thank you for sharing what happened to your mom and her best friend. It's honestly sad for both that happened to say the least.
@@jennachoness8453 Can’t imagine living in fear of someone attacking you because you are Asian. I worry for my Asian friends and neighbors. Seeing the elderly being hurt in Oakland and San Francisco just makes me cry. True Americans are supporting all of you. Stay safe and God Bless you all.
@@gardnerhappy2114 Thanks. We need as many of us to come together to support each other across all racial lines, a true BIPOC solidarity with all the white allies/accomplices who want to be there too. Thank you again for your support.
Thank you. I have always felt living in CA was the best situation for me and my kids. With recent attacks on us, its beginning to feel less safe. But where do we go? We were born here, no different than any white, black, or brown American. Chinese Americans help build the west, Japanese Americans helped develop the west.
@@henrylee8510Every Californian I know is saddened by what is happening in our great state. I find it hard because we are such a diverse state. Please don’t give up hope and know we stand next to you to end this hatred. You grew up here and deserve to live safely.
I want my Asian Brothers to know that i feel your fear, your pain, and your anxiety, and i hope that you see me as an Ally in your struggle. Together we are stronger and better!
Amen brother! Black folks and Native Americans understand how this nation had and still do have treated us. It’s time to address this problem and stop sweeping it under the rug.
@@Globalman43 A Native American just attacked me on CZcams, supporting racist remarks that I spoke against. I’m not sure they truly stand with minorities the way that they should.
@@jaeshasway What racist comments did you have supposed to say?
@@jaeshasway the individual is not the whole. Just like how one black attacker does not represent the whole black community’s view on Asian Americans. As POC, we must stop the prejudice against other communities. So we can stand together, love and protect each other.
Only thru solidarity can we make this a home for all of us !
As an Asian American man. I want say thank you. Yes, lets make the change, I been ready my whole life for this change.
Yes, born and raised in the States. Yes, US Army veteran, served 8 years(2 years in combat). Yes, love this country since this is the only country I know. Yes, I was told to go back to where I came from just yesterday and finally, Yes, we will eventually learn to understand, accept and get along with each other. Thank you for your video!
Here in Australia i work with an aboriginal lady who was told by someone'to go back to where you came from'..pure ignorance and hate..
There's a Chinese guy who runs a restaurant in our town he hasn't taken a day off in 14 years and he's the happiest man I know. His name is Danny he's really my hero
Don't assume he's happy though. His smiling might be for your benefit more than his.
@@Wiley_Coyote you might not be all that happy he lost his house at the racetrack
So you are saying that Chinese people are 'different' than 'regular' people?
@@vikidobe When did he ever say that?
Love your job and you never "work" a day in your life.
I spent fifteen years hating every morning the fact that I had to go to work. When I stumbled into appliance repair, it just...fit. Suddenly my job was a pleasure. (Edit: even though I made 3 times as much, selling insurance!)
I'm guessing that your Danny is much the same. He just likes feeding people, the way I just like making broken things work again.
The world would have a lot more genuinely happy people if we concentrated more on liking what we do than on what pays the most.
Thank you, Beau! I’m an Asian American and Pacific Islander mix and this means more than you know that you made this video. Educating our fellow Americans will help us move forward together.
“Knowledge is power” My greatest respect to you. Well stated. As an Asian Canadian Filipino... thank you my American Brother! Peace and stay safe on your side.
That was the most Asian American history I have ever heard in one chunk. It is horrible how the minority groups have been treated in the United States. Knowledge/Education is the first step in changing the future. Thanks for sharing.
A wise man plants a tree knowing that he will not enjoy it's shade but the future generations will. I hope our youth truly learn these truths and turn hate and fear into love and respect.
@Mr. Hernandez I prefer to be more the optimist when it comes to hate and fear. Being biracial I have dealt with hate in my small Upstate New York town many times in the past.
SIXTY years ago, Dr King gave his "I have a dream" speech.
Today, this Very Day, Trumpists are lauding Lynching and Cops are Murdering people of color and excusing those who also do the Murdering.
That tree is taking WAY too long!
@@michaelodonnell824 agreed it is long but two wrongs do not equal a right, correct? I am not advocating for doing nothing, I just am trying to say that my hope is in my sons, that now in their teen years they will help to grow and turn back the ways of those who have failed in this pursuit in these days and the hate I have endured in the past, believe me being blamed for a horrendous crime that almost placed me in prison for 25 years to life by small town police looking for a easy target, well guess who it was? I obviously gave that away but thank God for His mercy and justice as well as a jury who could see through the lies and my jury consisted of all white mostly women and a few men. God is good but I understand your points as my father who is black grew up in Alabama during the times when lynchings were very popular and he endured being called out of his name when he returned from being drafted and fighting on the front lines in Vietnam. I digress from my point however which is that one can not fight hate with more hate, Yeshua teaches me compassion for those who do not know nor understand what they are doing, ignorance and arrogance blinds these people but I still hold out with hope for our youth.
We are still waiting for the elders to plant trees...where's there shade?
@@blackcatcaptions3076 obviously if you're still waiting for them to plant the tree then there is no shade to be had. Your question answered itself.
Hi Beau, Thank you for doing this. I'm Korean-Canadian... my daughter is half Scottish and Korean. I know we are in Canada but our two countries mirror each other. I've always been told that racism doesn't exist in Canada... I disagree.... it is very much more subtle and harder to pinpoint and say "there it is".
I'm glad you did this video, it brings forward something that Canadians generally think is not an issue.
I see it in the numbers of indigenous women going missing and no one doing anything about it.
Canada still has a long way to go as well. We also have dark periods in our history.
Canada just typically does its racism in a less overt way than our neighbours. Our government has always been really good at dressing up its multicultural tolerance and minimizing (ignoring, denying, forgetting) anything less flattering.
Three Canadian women were on national radio (RNZ National) here yesterday---speaking about their film 'The Grizzlies' that came out in 2018.
Speaks to the discrimination of indigenous peoples in the far north and their efforts to overcome it. Sounds like a film everyone should watch.....
Racism existed in all countries. But only all the old colonies of the British empire institutionalized it.
Dear Mr. Beau, you brought forth the enlightenment on racism against Asians in a beautifully subtle manner that I commend and respect. May God Bless You and Your Family abundantly for your efforts in pursuit of introducing equality and fairness.
Unbelievably, if everyone of us has the humility and ability to question ourselves at this deeper level, wouldn't the world be in a much better place? Thank you, Beau!
I'm half Chinese and French Canadian. This institutional racism is not limited to the USA. Canada and it's provinces have done their fair share of it as well. Being of mixed heritage I've experienced racism from both sides so no one is an angel here, the difference is the power structure. I long ago came to the conclusion that the small minded are not representative of everyone but they are still very present in our current society.
I love our diversity
Well said!!! I am west coast canada resident....we have a very large asian population and yes racusm issues as well most everything he said pertains to here as well... but also in other countries... :(
Your comment prompted me to ask my son if he'd experienced racism. I don't know why it never occurred to me to ask about it before. Thank you.
Unfortunately small minds tend to have louder voices
@@jameyanderson3839 And get elected to office.
As an Asian-American, even just what you're saying in the first minute is spot on and shows you have a greater understanding of our issues than most folks in the US. Nothing that's happening now is new. Asian-Americans have never had a real rights movement in the US, and so we've always been considered fair game. The best we can hope for is to be ignored, to not be considered worthy of time because we're such a small part of the population still. It's not new with Trump, it's not new with Covid, those are the just the latest flavor. I've heard people say that the anti-Asian sentiment in the US is the result of conflict with China, but that's just their latest favorite reason. There will always be a reason.
Yeah... But You Weren't BLACK
I would wager to say that the Asian American community alone with the African American community share many commonalities. However, we must unite behind a common goal or divided we all will denied. Either we stand in unity or we die like scattered wheat in the field.
For me there is Never a reason. I try my very best to accept you just as you are, You see I have been picked on (Not to the extent others have) BUT due to the fact even thought I was a "White male" I was different. as you know being different is NOT Kool! & there is noting you can do to change that!
@@duanebrankley8984 Stuck in that boat myself.
I am sorry you have suffered. I will do whatever I can to change this in my area. 🤗
I grew up in Texas.. out in the country, but was able to grow up and travel and educate myself, I have been trying to do this exact same thing.. taking about these issues and trying to show my friends back home.. the history behind our country that isn't told to us in books. You making this video,... it gives me hope and inspires me to keep going. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.. Thank you for showing the conservative they can still exist without the fear and judgmental ideas.
You are an American makes me proud, I have not felt that for a long time. This is true display of courage and strength. 🙏
As an Asian American, I just want to thank you for this. Extremely powerful.
Have you noticed the image on his hat? He/THEY still has a lot of work to do.
TRUMP DIDN'T CREATE IT, BUT HE EXAGGERATED IT, SIR.
Awesome facts
I’m a multigenerational Asian American who is getting so much out of this video. I’ve listened to it many times and finally my emotions coalesced into a clear response.
Yeah, I'm going to be honest, I did not expect this when I saw the thumbnail. Lol
My father was a Filipino American in born in California in1925. My father told me stories of the racism he suffered. Yet he served in WW 2 on Adak in Alaska for the Signal Corps. My dad put his life on the line for America.
Really is sad he put his life on the line for a country that wouldn’t do the same for him
The US Armed Forces are much richer for your Dad's service. Few fighters in the world can match Filipinos!
The Philippines, in decades of surveys, has been one of the countries that has the most favorable view of Americans, despite having been colonized, with many casualties. The other Asian country -- and currently topping the list of those with a favorable view of Americans - is Vietnam, despite the destruction of the Vietnam War.
@@vicaravitakka2301 I know. I have visited many times. The people like Americans and America.
@@vicaravitakka2301 I would say Philippines and Vietnam are being used as necessary for US objectives and propaganda.
A good way to educate people about this issue. I feel bad and sorry for our Asian brothers in US. Praying for their everyday safety from Philippines 🇵🇭
As an Asian person I want to thank you for using your platform to bring awareness to this subject. We asian do tend to hold our tongue in fear of prejudice violence and just being judge for being different. All life matter.
You know why we do that? In Asia if you speak up you gotta be a majority if you were a minority and speak up back in the days in Asia you will get killed. Like what the Chinese imperial did to Asian Minority to the Mongolian and the Japanese occupation of China.
I agree sadly this is America and the hate that fills many hearts.
Land of the fear / Home of the hate
@@Fogel70
Beau said "home of the chain", but I think yours is great.👍🌼
@@b.t.1632 lol, posting avg income as a rebuttal for this issue is a hilariously poor argument. Stay in school and learn to think critically.
Cultivated by people like Tucker Carlson...
A few people do some horrific things and it speaks for the other 350 million? Smh.
Thank you for helping to educate people on the history of Asian Americans
It's STILL a shame that some piece/pieces of history aren't exposed to the whole country for what has, yet STILL happening!!!😼😐
@@vh6307 wait, what's happening?..
So you're all in on this perpetual victimhood syndrome?
In the 1900s, Americans brought back indigenous Filipinos and put them in "zoos" to showcase Americans about the Philippine boondocks (a term they coined from bundok, meaning mountains in Filipino).
This was after the very first genocide of the 20th century (1899-1902) where up to 3 million Filipinos died in the hands of America.
There’s a lot of good American out there who’s not Asian .. this man is one of them much appreciated brotha
Brotha? Is this the working class form of English language?
@@Todsor the biggest form of anti anything is the anti-white sentiment being pushed right now and it’s getting pretty bad..whites are the only ones who shame themselves and there is a suicide epidemic right now among white youth that is the biggest in history yet gets no mention...when’s the last time something positive about White people was said on the media or in the classroom.
@@BFaluup Anti-white? Aren't you generalizing too much? you know slavs are still dominant in their region. Oh wait, i forgot Americans are bad at geography.
"This ain't the yankee way" is the same bullshit as "not a true christian".
well, in fact it's called "no true scotsman"
but its the same thing
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
Religion and nationalism go hand in hand. I live in Spain where they still celebrate a genocide.
@@beerblues762 I wasn't aware of this but I'm from the U.S. so learned little in scool & nothing about other nations.
@@beerblues762 : Religion is fine, but monotheism (like nationalism) is form of bigotry.
@@aylbdrmadison1051 Sorry you can't see it but religion has a huge set of issues itself. Much easier to see those issues when you're outside of it.
We have adopted 4 Chinese children. We could not love them any greater if they were biological to us. They have the same human needs as any of us. As my children grow older my fear for their safety and acceptance has only gotten stronger. I pray we can make this a better world for them.
Thank you for being you!
Thank You for being the loving Parent's to them kids!!
thanks for being such a great person
As an adoptee from Korea, you have my utmost respect. They will face many challenges growing up. You do not need to change the world for them. Just love them, as if they were your own, be there for them when they need you. And one day they will change it for you. Unconditional love is the most pure in my opinion. Best wishes to your family!
Only God can compensate your kindness
As an Asian who watch America from far away, I salute you for the truth and honest words, man.
This is the most intelligent and thought provoking video I’ve ever seen so far.
As always, your succinct history is complete with insightful research, history and truths! Thank you for your voice and never stop 🌹
In the early 80s I was a lone Black girl in Junior High in Rochester, MN. There was an influx of immigrants from Southeast Asia-Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The way they were treated was absolutely horrifying. A good friend of mine then was a Filipino girl and I spent a lot of time watching her verbally dress down anyone who dared say something nasty to her.
Just wanted to say thankyou beau for always giving the real! I wasn't born in Georgia but grew up in Atlanta, and will always be a Georgian at heart... You make me proud to be a true Georgian..... Continue on my brother: a true south representer... Much love
Thank you so much for this. Our silence (and our ignorance) will not protect us.
Shop at Asian supermarkets as you'll simply get much, much better produce than at your local place. We're talking Whole Foods quality and a much better selection at Walmart prices. Since these markets primarily serve the Asian community you'll be helping that community out by shopping there.
It's also the only place I can find dried beans and spices in huge bags, though that might be a german thing.
Yes, it's true! I'm lucky that I have access to lots of asian markets.
Here in the Netherlands it's quite different price-wise; the asian supermarkets are much more expensive because almost everything needs to be imported. For example, one green papaya will cost you 10 euro.
Baby bok choy is excellent in soups and salads $2 & if you're lucky enuf to find an Asian grocery store w a deli, go after 5pm when meals are marked 50% off.
Also a great place to find interesting tea blends, turmeric, cumin & other medicinal spices.
" Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
One brightest star 🌟 during the current sad period. All your words show the hope in the US. Thanks from my heart ♥️!
Thank you for delivering the most powerful and historical of Asian American history. Every words you said is true!
If the US had provided proper financial help for the past 11 months like ALL other leading countries,
much of the racism, social unrest, anger, and deep suffering, in the US would have been much more subdued.
But both parties work for the billionaires against the people.
Yep. United we stand, divided we fall.
They know damn well if the masses come together they're screwed.
It's exactly why they constantly attempt to divide us.🌼
Money cannot fix racism social unrest or anger basically what you're saying is everything that happened last year could have been solved with money no
@@warlockgod66 Exactly! We have a thinking problem in this country.
the GOP more
@@warlockgod66 Your country has a political party than has *promoted* racism for decades,
to get poor ra cist people to vote for the party of the billionaires. Racism is being actively PROMOTED.
Other countries don't have the same severe racism as the US. Because the billionaires that run both your parties
want people fighting each other. If people had didn't have the serious financial stresses, they wouldn't be fighting each other for scraps.
Other countries without the mass poverty, don't have this level of intentional culture wars.
Unless their governments encourage social unrest, and fuel it with poverty. How many Americans think Mexican cost them jobs.
When it's corporate America hurting workers, while blaming Mexicans.
My wife is Filipina. I wish I could protect her all the time, protect her from the realities of living in this country. I wish people would stop saying that racism isn’t American: it’s as American as apple pie. Guy in Atlanta “had a bad day”? My ass.
I feel your pain. I’m white with a Filipina wife as well. She was born in America, but people still are racist twords her.
@@TheMcEwens419 Irish man with a Filipina wife? There are dozens of us! DOZENS! Stay strong my brother. We do everything we can to protect the ones we love, but we can’t be there all the time. These hate crimes make my blood boil.
that’s because racism isn’t American, people want it to be though, in fact, America is supposed to be a place where people can escape racism and oppression
Nothing is more american than racism. Until everyone can grow up and look at the ugly reflection in the mirror, it will never get better.
@@CJ_Brim
The Native American side of my family would highly disagree with you, the USA has always been racist even to white people of other ethnicities and religions, my great grandfather came from Ireland in 1898, the stories he would tell of how he was treated disgusted me.
Thank you for speaking out. Respect.
I never judge a book by its cover and you in simplifying that. Hats off to you sir for being deep and taking a topic serious and spreading what is needed to be said
As a half-chinese, half-white guy who grew up in California, I just want to say that I love School House Rock.
Grow Up
As someone who lived her first 40 years in a big city in Texas and moved to S. California to escape a very dangerous situation and hide, I LOVE California, and I love most of the people here, including you, sir!
I suppose Texas will always be my "motherland", but my "step-motherland", California, has treated me much better.
I hope you are being treated with the respect you deserve.
@@LazyIRanch Tbh, I never had to deal with any sort of anti-asian sentiment growing up. Partially because I don't look all that Asian, and partially because the town I grew up in was relatively affluent and had an Asian majority (albeit barely).
I love California, but fuck me it's expensive. Washington is a bit more affordable and it's absolutely beautiful up here, but I do miss home lol
Clearly there are a few here that think this subject should be devoid of humor. I applaud you, thank you for making us smile.
@@noblelee4765 Guess you didn't notice Beau's shirt. 🤣
This has never been ok. I'm 70, raised in the deep south. Indoctrinated in exclusion my whole life.
I never believed it, never stopped fighting it and I never will give up. We are ready to see each other as ourself..
because we literally are one.
Peace😎
EXCELLENT video! Everyone in America should watch this. This is the smartest and most sensible video on Asian American. SO PROUD OF YOU!
Incredible video, thank you for making this
I am one of the old people. Thank goodness I had parents that drilled into me bigotry, intolerance, and hatred of others because of skin color or culture is not a trait passed on thru DNA. Its taught by closed minds and hearts and ignorance. Preach on brother. We can do so much better.
As someoneonce coined “racism is learned, and like anything it can be unlearned”
I am truly HORRIFIED. But, which horrifies me more?🤔 That I knew nearly NONE of this? Or that THIS just IS?!?🤬😩
Both equally I guess. I have seen a comment that protected the shooter by claiming it was misogyny therefore it cannot be racist...
I knew most of it, but then I graduated from high school in another country. Americans need to begin teaching and demanding that their students learn. If they don't learn, they don't pass and they repeat. Repeat too many times, get expelled from school and do menial work for the rest of your life. Sorry, but that knowledge is great incentive to study and respect your teachers.
.... or that this presentation is just the tip of the iceberg?
There's so much more to learn...this is just a scratching of the surface. Triggerpoint & dry needling are racist versions of cultural appropriation...not even adoption of asian practices, because both claim to have "invented" the techniques that match identically to acupuncture practices during the time that acupuncture was illegal in the USA.
This is the first video of yours that I’ve seen and I am truly moved. You are a brilliant educator!
Brother you are a beacon of reason for many in the dark. Keep enlightening the world 🌎 . You've earned a new subscriber. 2 Thumbs-up.
A buddy of mine at work who is of Chinese descent, and nearing 60, has internalized so much of the racism he has faced growing up and as a young adult. It is heart breaking to hear him talk about his experiences.
Here is a small fact that many people are not aware about the internment camps.
During WW2, the US would have an agreement with other allied countries (mostly in Latin America) with significant Japanese immigrant populations, and they would reward them for sending their Japanese immigrants to US interment camps. Many people of Brazilian-Japanese and Peruvian-Japanese families were separated and split up into different countries with no explanation why they were being sent to camps in the US.
@Moist Peanut classic example. Is Mr Myagi from Karate kid Asian American
@Daniel Hostetler 1. The US used Japanese as hostages to trade for American soldiers held as hostages by Japan. A lot of Japanese Latin Americans were sent to the US camps first and then traded to Japan for US soldiers and were not allowed to go back to Latin America. Mind you, these were not Japanese imperial soldiers, these were civilians being traded for soldiers.
@Daniel Hostetler unfortunately youtube is deleting my comment when I link the sources. If anyone else here wants the sources message me and I can send them.
Alternatively you can google "Japanese Latin Americans us internment camps" and get to the sources.
You left out Canada
@Daniel Hostetler Sorry Canada built their own concentration camps.
I've been saying the same thing for years ....when i hear people say "This isn't who we are...." YES IT IS...where have you been hiding
Thanks for your speaking out for the Asians in USA.
I had no idea about any of this, I guess the public school I went to in Texas didn’t think it was important......
The idea is if we don’t tell them, they will never know the evils that this nation has done. Therefore citizen will believe America is evil free when we have had many demons in our mist.
There were people bent on dumbing down the working class and that includes middle class long before Betsy DeVos.
Nothing against you, but it never ceases to amaze me how many school systems don't teach any of the hard stuff about US history. My school didn't teach all of what Beau mentioned, but they did mention a few of them, so I get the sense that they tried to do some justice to US history. There's just too much to fit in one or two semesters, so you have to pick and choose. Anyway, thank you for listening and not dismissing it. Some people get uncomfortable when this comes up and want to deny and turn away.
Same in Missouri in the 70s and 80s. My god.
This is so much the problem. Being from California we had no choice but to learn this information even though it was a dark stain on our state. Also we have a sizable Asian population so it would be beyond criminal to try to hide it. Our education system must improve.
In the 1960s I remember being appalled at the necessity of repealing a law that forbade Asian Americans from owning property in Washington state. I had no idea there was such a history of Asian bias recorded in law. Thank you for enlightening me.
This popped up on my feed. As an Asian-American, thank you for this message. God Bless and wish you the best!
Beau, You are a man of the highest moral integrity and character, God Bless you.