About this Event
Scholar and activist Scott Kurashige visits the store for his new book American Peril: The Violent History of Anti-Asian Racism, shining new light on the problem of anti-Asian violence to inspire us to build lasting solidarity. While many have worked to legislate and prosecute hate crimes, Kurashige argues that hope lies in grassroots activism for multiracial solidarity.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, racist demagoguery fomented a campaign of terror against Asian Americans. But these attacks were part of a much longer pattern that made anti-Asian racism integral to the outbreak of white supremacist, misogynist, and colonial violence across 175 years of U.S. history. Written in the radical spirit of Howard Zinn, American Peril represents the culmination of thirty-five years of study and activism by award-winning scholar Scott Kurashige.
From the lynching of Asian immigrants during the exclusion era to the ongoing slaughter of Asian civilians by the U.S. military, the book connects domestic and global events that have been erased from the official record. Going beyond victimhood, Kurashige traces the rise of Asian American community protest and activism in response to the 1982 M**der of Vincent Chin and other overlooked tragedies. While many have worked to legislate and prosecute hate crimes, Kurashige argues that hope lies in grassroots activism for multiracial solidarity.
Scott Kurashige is an award-winning scholar, writer, and community activist whose work explores race, politics, and social movements in U.S. history. He currently serves as President of the James and Grace Lee Boggs Foundation and is the author of The Shifting Grounds of Race: Black and Japanese Americans in the Making of Multiethnic Los Angeles and coauthor, with Grace Lee Boggs, of The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century. Kurashige has devoted 36 years to the study of anti-Asian racism and violence, and he has spoken at over 150 universities, museums, and community organizations nationwide. His work and commentary have featured in The New York Times, NPR, the Los Angeles Times, Democracy Now!, CNN, and more. https://www.scottkurashige.com/
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, United States
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