Though hardly a household name to the general public, the 70-year-old activist and author is a trailblazer — to some, a legend — among those who care about Asian American issues and civil rights.
“Asian Americans have been slammed as cartoon characters,” Zia said. “We’ve been called gooks, geeks, geishas. Moving beyond racial slurs to communities of strength and influence is a battle that doesn’t die.”
“In many respects, when you know Helen, it’s not a surprise. It’s inevitable. It’s impressive. But it’s not a surprise,” said Robin Morgan, one of the founders of the 1970s women’s liberation movement and editor of the feminist quarterly Ms., when Zia served as executive editor from 1989 to 1992. Helen Zia consoles Joann Liang while discussing a traumatic experience at the Center for Asian Pacific American Women conference in Oakland.“I’m an example of speaking up,” she said. “Never a role model.”
He was an educated man who wrote poetry, plays and a novel — and fiercely proud of his Chinese heritage. He taught his children to be the same. “Just remember,” he would say, “when Europeans were naked in caves, we were wearing silk.” Helen Zia speaks with attendees at the Center for Asian Pacific American Women conference in Oakland.
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