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A History Of Anti-Asian Racism, Plus 'Married At First Sight'

In the wake of Tuesday's mass shooting in Atlanta, guest host <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/599484393/ayesha-rascoe">Ayesha Rascoe</a> talks to critical race theorist and professor <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/ethnicstudies/people/core-faculty/jennifer-ho">Jennifer Ho</a> about the history behind anti-Asian racism and what it means to be an Asian woman in America. Then, Ayesha chats about her latest obsession, the reality dating show Married at First Sight, with fellow devotees <a href="https://twitter.com/DeleceWrites">Delece Smith-Barrow</a>, education editor at Politico, and <a href="https://twitter.com/bmluse">Brittany Luse</a>, former co-host and executive producer of <a href="https://gimletmedia.com/shows/the-nod">The Nod</a>. You can follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin">@NPRItsBeenAMin</a> and email us at <a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org">samsa</a><a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org">nders@npr.org.</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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