Message: “Austin Channing Brown is Still Here” from Story Men

A message from the series “StoryMen Season 9.” What is white fragility? Austin Channing Brown joins us to explore this necessary but misunderstood term. Why do conversations about race so easily default to concern for the feelings of white persons? How can we spot the signs of white fragility? How can we keep conversations centered on the experiences of persons of color?

Story Men - November 8, 2013

Boxers and Saints and Gene Luen Yang

Boxers and Saints and Gene Luen Yang

The StoryMen welcome graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang. We discuss Gene's previous work, the award-winning American Born Chinese, and his newest work, Boxers & Saints. In This Episode: 0:00 – Clay and JR.'s real-life horror film 07:30 – Gene Luen Yang 12:30 – American Born Chinese 24:30 – Boxers & Saints 29:30 – It's More Complicated than That... 44:00 – Negotiating American Identity 50:00 – Favorite Saints

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From Series: "StoryMen Season 2"

More guests! Tougher topics! More monsters! The StoryMen are back and better than ever!

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