What is racial triangulation, and where do we draw the line for cultural appropriation?  Alison and Ethan discuss 88rising and the recent cultural trend of Asian artists entering predominantly black music spaces, cultural appropriation, and how this all connects to the academic concept of racial triangulation.

Articles/works mentioned: 

• Claire Kim, 1999, The Racial Triangulation of Asian Americans: http://www.lawrenceblum.net/uploads/2/7/5/8/27583233/clairekim.pdf

• "Let's Be Real: Asian and Black Artists Aren't 'Celebrating' Each Other Through Hip-Hop" by Andrew R. Chow on Refinery29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/05/198457/hip-hop-racism-orientalism

• Nectar by Joji

Hosted by Alison Chi and Ethan Lee