Episode Eighteen – #BlackLivesMatter

Shownotes:
So much has been written and said in the past two weeks about the killing of George Floyd and race relations in the US, this is just an example of what you can read and watch:

Special edition: the latest from Minneapolis – NYT The Daily podcast

Trevor Noah on George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper

Why Amy Cooper’s Use of African American stung – NY Times

What We Know About the Shooting Death of Ahmaud Arbery – NY Times

George Floyd killing sparks protests across US: at a glance guide – The Guardian

How Western Media would cover Minneapolis if it happened in another country – Washington Post

Episode Fifteen – Why Cultural Integration Matters

This episode of Ears of East is recorded in conjunction with Gr10 Global Perspectives students as they focus on cultural integration on a global, Singapore and UWCSEA scale as part of their Critical Challenge Project.

Show notes:
Is Singapore’s identity less clear today
With cultural integration people will always need to create others
Cultural tolerance is the key to social harmony
Cultural tolerance and its importance –
Does globalisation mean that we will all become one culture?

Episode Thirteen: Coronavirus – Don’t Feed The Fear

Shownotes:
Asian Teens Are Addressing Coronavirus Racism On TikTok

Xenophobia ‘is a pre-existing condition’. How Harmful Stereotypes and Racism are Spreading Around the Coronavirus

As Coronavirus Spreads, So Does Anti-Chinese Sentiments

‘Made in China’: how Wuhan coronavirus spread anti-Chinese racism like a disease through Asia

With thanks to High School Principal Nick Alchin for his input into this episode.

Episode Twelve: The Vaping Episode

SHOWNOTES

Podcasts
Freakanomics radio – The truth about the vaping crisis
NYT The Daily – The promise and peril of vaping part 1 A mystery in Nebraska
NYT The Daily – The promise and peril of vaping part 2 – The story of JUUL
BBC The Inquiry – Is Vaping Safe
The Guardian Today in Focus – What is the truth about vaping

Reading:
Op-Ed: Let’s call this youth vaping crisis what it is: A Juuling epidemic
Vice: The FDA Declares Teen Juuling an ‘Epidemic’