14. Hudson Liao, Founder and Executive Director of Asians Are Strong on Empowering the Asian American Community and Tackling Anti-Asian Hate - a podcast by How Are You Helping?

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Hudson Liao is the Founder and Executive Director of Asians Are Strong, a movement pending non-profit status which aims to empower and protect the Asian American Community in the wake of senseless attacks, scapegoating and hate incidents. Asians Are Strong believes that Anti-Asian Hate is a complex issue and aims to challenge the model minority myth and empower the Asian community from the inside out. Asians Are Strong is a rally and a group which offers free self-defense classes and martial arts lessons for anyone afraid to leave their household due to the uptick in anti-Asian hate crimes.

According to Stop AAPI Hate, 9000+ hate incidents have been reported against Asian Americans between March 2020 and June 2021. The number of violent asian hate crimes in large metropolitan areas has grown by 149% from 2019 to 2020.

Hudson Liao sits down with Host, Sean Riley and discusses the movement he created with Asians Are Strong. He explains his personal why behind helping, and how Asians Are Strong helps the community feel mentally and physically empowered to create real change. Hudson and a colleague from Asians Are Strong helped stop two car robberies in two weeks in the SF area.

In addition to his work with Asians Are Strong, Hudson is also an Associate Board member of Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN) San Francisco, a non profit organization which empowers youth with disabilities through exercise, recreation and fitness opportunities.

This interview discusses intervention techniques, model minority myth, the mindset of an ally or bystander, and Hudson's personal story, from his early career as a firefighter, to his work in start up organizations, to his mindsets, upbringing and beliefs that makes him the compassionate leader and martial arts expert he is.