”One of the biggest tools for getting people ‘woke’ is art. You can move people wi

”One of the biggest tools for getting people ‘woke’ is art. You can move people with art, and once you move them, you can create consciousness, and change. You can’t just tell people to register to vote and be done with it.”

– Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed, an activist and host of the Good Muslim Bad Muslim podcast

These three Angelenos were among 10 people the White House honored as “Champions of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling.” With Taz are Jason Fong, a high school student and creator of the #MyAsianAmericanStory hashtag, and Jenny Yang, a writer and stand-up comedian.

@dex​ spoke with them recently about comedy, community, the impact of whitewashing in Hollywood, the Peter Liang trial and other timely topics. You can check that out here.

Photo by Jenny Yang