Gold Rush Racism with Helen Hong

Margaret talks with comedian Helen Hong about the worst lynching in American History: the Chinese Massacre of 1871. They also discuss the misplaced rage that Asian Americans are facing and how the Atlanta Spa Shootings were the culmination of a year of racist dog whistling. Helen recounts a personal story about her own father being targeted for his race at a grocery store. Donate to the verified GoFundMe pages to support the survivors and victim's families of the Atlanta shootings. The Margaret Cho is an Earios production.Theme music by Margaret Cho and Wade Ryan.Produced and Edited by Amanda Lund.Call the Earios hotline: 626-604-6262. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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With anti-Asian hate crimes at record numbers, season two of THE MARGARET CHO - MORTAL MINORITY, Margaret's examining the HISTORICAL CRIMES that laid the GROUNDWORK for this recent onslaught of VIOLENCE. The 1871 Chinatown Massacre, The Fortune Teller Murders, the 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre. Margaret talks with Asian comedians, authors, journalists, podcasters as well as the organizations and people working to stop Asian hate. Subscribe to THE MARGARET CHO MORTAL MINORITY - wherever you listen to podcasts.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.