Category Archives: journalism

Emil Amok: The Smithsonian names Theo Gonzalves interim head of Asian Pacific American Center; plus, more police incompetence, and how low white pundits will go to deny Asian American hate crimes. It’s Emil Amok’s Takeout for 4/12/21. Watch/Listen now!

Check out my columns on the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund site.

And listen to Emil on The PETA PODCAST.

Emil Amok: Another “Emil Amok’s Takeout” with Prof. Daniel Phil Gonzales on Rob Bonta, #StopAsianHate, Atlanta, and more…

Emil Guillermo talks with Prof. Daniel Phil Gonzales about the fear post-Atlanta, what we call ourselves, Filipino American attitudes, Rob Bonta’s politics, Asian American history, Harvard KKK, and more.

Catch Emil Amok’s storytime on Facebook on Friday, April 2, 4pm Pacific, 7pm Eastern. It’s Live. He’ll tell a story from his “Amok Monologues,” and be joined by members of the Asian American Storytellers In Unity. Listen, learn Friday April 2

SEE EMIL’S COLUMNS on THE ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND SITE.

Emil Amok: My interview with novelist Ishmael Reed, Part 2, on Atlanta, hate crimes, the media, Basquiat, Boulder, and more.

We talk about the op-ed column that appeared in the New York Times and take apart its argument that the Atlanta killings were not hate crimes. They certainly were more than a coincidence. Yes, they were hate crimes.

See my other columns including a piece on Rob Bonta, the new nominee for Attorney General of California on the AALDEF site.