Emil Amok's Takeout From Emil Guillermo Media

Don't tell the Laotian community in Richmond, CA that environmental racism doesn't exist. They've been fighting corporate polluters and making them listen to their voices for years. Miya Yoshitani of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) talks about their story fpr Earth Day as an inspiration for other Asian Americans to take action in the Trump era Shownotes: 2:50  Emil Amok's take on Trump 5:19 On Bill O'Reilly's ousting 7:30 On Earth Day 8:00 Intro to Yoshitani interview 17:00 Fighting an incinerator in Chicago 18:40 On Environmental Racism 21:00 On toxic waste and race 26:00 The Richmond success story 27:25 The Laotian Organizing project 29:30 The need for multi-lingual communication  32:54 Environmental activism means engaging in democracy 36:00 The environment provides our common ground 56:00 How Asian Americans can fight Environmental Racism 1:11:00 The smelly dog food factory 1:11:20 Staying optimistic   Read more from Emil Guillermo at http://www.aaldef.org/blog Leave a comment at http://www