Khánh Lê

PhD student at the Graduate Center, CUNY, activist, educator

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

Languages and nation states are social construct! Take the case of Việt Nam. Nam means South, Việt means barbaric. Vietnam the land south of China is “Southern barbarians.” Why would Vietnamese call themselves southern barbarians, a term coined by the Chinese imperialist?

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

Many people tell me that I'm being unrealistic by wanting equity and an utopian society. I just want to quote Jean Anyon "the utopian thinking of yesteryear becomes the common sense of today."

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

Vietnamese who fought alongside the Americans were put in jail by the communist government and now they are being put in jail by the United States government. The same government that promised them liberty and freedom “on the land of the free and home of the brave”

[Anne Shuttee @Texmolly]

Trump’s plan to deport Vietnamese refugees betrays a sacred American principle https://t.co/gq0Ylr4Prm

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

Dear white boys in Asia: telling me that you dont find asian boys attractive, but you rather find me handsome is not a compliment..

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

Of course the duty of the police is to protect the interests and properties of the ruling class. https://t.co/YhfSb8k5Ts

[Jonathan Rosa @DrJonathanRosa]

And then I wrote a book.

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

@lipatel Thank you! It was a wonderful day.

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

We are ready for tomorrow! Use this #transfronteras to dialogue with us. You can also watch this event live: https://t.co/74S0AsZXOL

[Dr. Carla España @ProfesoraEspana]

Today is not just a day of observing but one also about creating and being in dialogue - @Khanhastic encourages us and tells us we will have performances and poster sessions too! #TransFronteras

[Dr. Carla España @ProfesoraEspana]

@Khanhastic and @saraevogel begin our event with land acknowledgment and taking a moment to remember our antepasados. Watch here https://t.co/tpzLxtxRes #TransFronteras

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

Not the first time the US uses chemical warfare on people of color (Vietnam and agent orange) https://t.co/6LkU07GfDJ

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

We should be very careful with this narrative of the good refugees/immigrants, especially regarding Asian Americans in which the honorary white status is used to uphold white supremacy and excluded others. https://t.co/33Eqc5VOXk

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

Can we rename this event to “The East Asian Right?”

[Jonathan Rosa @DrJonathanRosa]

In the latest chapter of my book is almost here, the preview appeared today on Google Books!: Looking Like a Language, Sounding Like a Race: Raciolinguistic Ideologies ... - Jonathan Rosa - Google Books https://t.co/qGuF3FRgqn

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

Please dont colonize my phở! I can be an orthodox when it comes to food. Please dont deconstruct or reconstruct what is good and awesome already! https://t.co/ZgFcqlimde

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

So working class folks arent allowed or deserved to have nice things?

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

The purpose of education in the neoliberal economy!!

[Khánh Lê @Khanhastic]

Currently, I am paying 980 a month living in sunnyside (it has already been rebranded at LIC) queens. I am terrified what my rent will be when amazon moves in. https://t.co/WsGocVen5x