#VeryAsian
is simply about flipping the words of a racist voicemail. It is not political, divisive, or unAmerican. In fact, we use it to show that
#VeryAsian
is
#VeryAmerican
.
Don't get it twisted. We all deserve to bring our full humanity to spaces, including
#AANHPI
folks!
@MichelleLiTV
Thank you for mentioning Asian New Year's traditions. We need to include more discussions that include diverse traditions because youth do "see you."
2022 is the year to be
#veryasian
-- in our mixed house, we like to say, "We all Asian!"
Send noods. Keep the dumplings on the stove.
Thank you for the love, let's make something out of it. Now I'm thinking...
The response to
#VeryAsian
has been AMAZING...
A lot of you asked for ways to support. Well,
@Gia_Vang
+ I heard you:
You can buy a wearable but be quick - up for a limited time. All proceeds go to
@aaja
after costs to support
#AAPI
journalists. 1/2
Wow, we did it!
It's amazing to share this
#VeryAsian
Movement on Ellen. Despite hard things happening now, it's nice to feel JOY.
With Ellen's gift and your heart, we've just launched The Very Asian Foundation, amplifying diverse AAPI voices. 1/4
REPOST: There is something about this gesture that makes me blackout. I think it’s because I, like many
#veryasian
folks, started getting this in kindergarten.
I know it’s just a gesture, but I truly had a visceral reaction to this.
Someone else thinks
#VeryAsian
is on trend… and her name rhymes with schmellen 😂
I’ll be on
@TheEllenShow
on the 19th talking about the good that came out of something ugly.
On a side note, plz keep
#StopAAPIHate
on your mind too with all that’s happening.
Thank YOU ❤️🥟
My dad Charles was a construction worker who was forced quit school at age 14 to work in Green City, Mo. to help support his four siblings.
My mom Sharon worked odd jobs to make ends meet. She died during the pandemic.
My parents believed in equity and education.
@eTrix
so easy but I just buy mine! you can usually ask any asian restaurant for some frozen ones they make and freeze
bibigo makes some good ones and they're sold at costco
I was prepared for
#Halloween
, but you know what they say about preparation... (check out pic
#3
) >>> When
@russ_walker
wished me luck last night, I should’ve seen that as a sign I’d be having a baby this
#Halloween18
🤔
#conspiracy
Thank you for so much support. It's been a gift to see and hear all your stories. Can we keep the
#VeryAsian
wave going for a while? Like forever?
@ksdknews
My mom would have been 73 today.
She unexpectedly died in 2020, and it set in motion a frenzied move back to MO.
I miss her. No one tells you how hard it is to navigate life without a loving mother.
Still struggling but grateful to have had the chance to be hers. ❤️
@MBowmanScience
Thank you for noticing! Sometimes I do that for myself because I'm like, ain't no one eating those beans in my house on New Year's Day. Give me the noodles!
@wheatgrower
Oh if you want an easy fix, go to Costco and pick up bibigo in the freezer. Or HMart! Any Korean restaurant will have mandu… is like bubba gump. Fried mandu, steamed mandu, soup mandu 😂
@nvisconti29er
Thank you. I don't understand since I just spouted off all the NY American (white?) traditional foods... and then just said a very small thing about dumplings. And dumplings are like in every culture! Ever heard of a pierogi? pelmeni? oy
Thanks so much, really.
The governor made May officially
#veryasian
… by signing a proclamation recognizing May as Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Got my copy of the resolution in the mail thanks to
#AnnaHui
🙏🏼
Not sure why I became the target today, but I wish him the best.
I don’t understand how using an identifier is worthy of the vitriol I’m receiving, esp bc my post was about weather.
As a woman, a mom, I want to exercise kindness. Bless all your hearts.
I was curious to see where the journalism would take us... in this case, if you get caught being very racist to AAPI strangers on camera, you can't keep your job at a school, where there AAPI students.
It's not cancel culture, it's just a consequence.
New rule. Federal holidays get canceled during weeks of snow cancellations and in the pandemic unless the government can provide childcare. Also we’re fine but also send help
So funny but not funny --
A person stole my Marriott points and then checked in a hotel in Detroit but had to use her own ID and Visa... because that's what hotel check-ins require.
And now her VISA is on my Marriott Bonvoy account.
Criminals are not smart.
@MarriottBonvoy
For privacy, I won't go into details, but a childhood friend of mine, in their 30s, died over the weekend from complications of Influenza A. It turned into a bacterial infection and organ failure. She leaves behind a beautiful son. I'm heartbroken. Life is so fleeting.
It's back to school! These are my senior pics taken August 1997! We've been sharing our pics on Today In St. Louis!
This kid had no idea what was in store for her! It has been such a privilege to grow older. I hope I get at least 40 more years...
#BTS
#backtoschool
I know representation matters for kids, but there was something special about seeing this video of these
#VeryAsian
kiddos checking out my new book,
#AVeryAsianGuideToKoreanFood
🥰
It’s been an honor to write something that could bring new excitement to little readers. 🙏🏼
I bought a modern, everyday,
#veryasian
hanbok… and when I didn’t have a top for the
@aaja
gala, I just shimmied it up and made it a strapless dress. What do you think? Felt cute, might delete later.
Thank you to Leehwa Wedding in KTown! I love my new lewks
#notsponsored
We live our lives in grief and gratitude.
To start the Lunar New Year with a mass shooting is horrific as many families planned to celebrate today.
I have had a few friends already reach out in worry about missing loved ones. This is absolutely tragic.
I just found out — After a man came after me (unprovoked) on this platform, he then wrote at least 2 emails to my management team, making public discourse a personal matter. For someone who says they get paid for their opinion, he sure took it personal. Wow.
Everyone’s been making these
#AddictiveCucumbers
online — but did you know they’re actually
#VeryAsian
?
In fact, mine are
#VeryKorean
and are inspired by
@maangchi
.
Let’s help out these content creators so they can amplify in the right way. ❤️
Ok I have never in my adult life shared singing online but ever since I interviewed Julia Riew (STL native) — I want to see a
#VeryAsian
Korean Princess story on
@Disney
— these pipes are a little rusty but all heart
I don’t know if it’s a first, but I pumped on air... and I don’t think anyone noticed except my producers. We were in continuous coverage, so that’s what happened.
@StephaniRuiz
@willowpump
Thank you for your well wishes! Baby JJ joined us November 1st weighing in at 5 lbs 15 oz.
We had a crazy day - preeclampsia diagnosis, barely got an epidural, hemorrhaging, placenta issues... but it’s just part of how this brave little boy made it into the world. ❤️
I’ve been gone living life off screen, and welcoming my baby sister to the US for the first time! Last time I saw my nephew, he was dressing up as Spider-Man. Last time I saw my niece she was a baby bump 🥹
#VeryAsian
joy has come from knowing my sisters. It’s been humbling. ❤️
Pay people for their work.
They don't want to volunteer their time, all the time.
They don't want to talk about trauma all the time.
Your guest speaker is a contractor.
Emotional labor is labor.
Stop claiming it's networking when it's work.
Extra work in a pandemic is hard.
Morning show life! I can now fall asleep in any public place… this is me after taking a 45 minute nap on a random chair while running errands… new phase unlocked 😂😂😂
Because of meetings/lunches, I've officially had dumplings for lunch, midnight snack, next day breakfast and lunch... otherwise, my diet is going great
#veryasian
The
#veryAsian
hashtag is so powerful because we’ve turned a racist insult into our collective Asian pride.
We’re redirecting
#StopAsianHate
&
#StopAAPIHate
to celebrate our Asian-ness.
What a great way to start 2022! You give us anger, we cultivate community love & pride. 😉
Well, that’s a first! Never received an award for my opinion but just found out my
#veryasian
commentary won a
@MOBroadcasters
award over the weekend. Honored! So much gratitude.
Does this mean my opinion carries more weight this year? 🤔😂
Ever had a St. Paul sandwich?
This is one of the best
#STL
#VeryAsian
things that not enough people talk about!
Thanks
@AhmadHicksTV
. Now I’m hungry again.
Thank u
@websteru
for humbling me w/ a
#Changemaker
Award.
Our entire community is responsible for creating the
#veryasian
movement, but I promise to do my best to harness goodwill into actionable change. It wouldn’t be possible without people. It will always be about people.
14 years! 5 cities, 4 homes, 2 dogs, 1 kid…
We got married on a Tues. in a cathedral in Honolulu. And in the video,
@JimVanDillen
says, “We’ll have to bring our kid back here one day…”
WAITING ✈️❤️😂
Happy 14th to us!
Would love to know everyone’s anniversary traditions.
Happy
#LunarNewYear
!
Hope you have a moment to reflect on loved ones and manifest positive change this year.
So excited to make some
#VeryAsian
noise today 🧧🍚 💥
For me, time to eat some great food (dumplings?) with family and watch
#TakeOutWithLisaLing
🥟🥟🥟🥟🥟
Lunar New Year is celebrated in vastly different ways all across Asia and in Asian American homes in the United States. But there is one common theme: food!
NBC affiliate anchor
@MichelleLiTV
, who turned viewer criticism into the
#VeryAsian
movement, tells us more.
And one more add: This is how the term "model minority" was born. A harmful myth used to pit people against each other and silence discrimination at the same time. So much long-lasting damage from this racist and discriminatory policy.