1.0School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences/iasMasahiro Sugano’s short film addressing anti-Asian violence awarded first place at The Artists Forum Juried Competition in New York City - School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciencesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="D7ChMRrJEQ"><a href="/ias/news/2022/04/12/anti-asian-violence">Masahiro Sugano’s short film addressing anti-Asian violence awarded first place at The Artists Forum Juried Competition in New York City</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/ias/news/2022/04/12/anti-asian-violence/embed#?secret=D7ChMRrJEQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Masahiro Sugano’s short film addressing anti-Asian violence awarded first place at The Artists Forum Juried Competition in New York City” — School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences" data-secret="D7ChMRrJEQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In May 2021, IAS faculty member Masahiro Sugano and his media lab Studio Revolt responded to a rise in anti-Asian violence with a short film titled “Listen Asshole” based on a poem by the spoken word duo Yellow Rage. The poem, originally written 20 years ago by Michelle Myers and Catzie Vilayphonh, sought to defy stereotypes that many people perpetuate about Asian Americans and ...