Panel 1: Xenophobic Scapegoating

Don Tamaki & Erika Lee

What spurs people to use phrases such as "China virus" or "Kung Flu"? What's the reason behind the fear of immigrants in American? Asian American professors and lawyers who have played key roles in defining, and defending, Asian American history will speak on scapegoating and its consequences.

Panel 2: Dangers to Democracy

Dale Minami & Bill Ong Hing 

As social and political movements incorporate digital platforms, there is a new aspect to freedom of speech that is highly contested. What are the dangers to our democracy as future generations grow increasingly dependent on social media and the internet to consume information and create social change? 

Panel 3: Pathways to Racial Justice & Inclusion

Helen Zia & Konrad Ng

Protests have claimed the main narrative of today's civil rights movement, but not everyone is made for the streets. Historians and activists join us today to speak on other ways to achieve racial justice and inclusion.