Not All Alike: East Asian and Transmasculine...
summary
Two engineers recount concrete incidents: a repeated mistaken identity microaggression that leads to an HR meeting, sustained harassment at Intel including a note and physical aggression, and one transfer within the company that improves safety. They describe specific tactics that work: subtle openness (dropping cues, joking, invoking friends), invoking corporate policy to limit bad behavior, and calling out how employers use Asian representation as a wedge to mask anti-Black racism. Outcomes are mixed but practical steps and ally validation change immediate safety.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:47Microaggression and HR retaliation
- 3:15Workplace response discussion
- 6:14Transmasculine East Asian in tech
- 10:13Systemic workplace issues
- 12:19Q&A
- 13:44Support in corporate environments
- 15:31Asian representation in tech
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