Annie Tan

Educator, Activist, Storyteller.

PBS’ Asian Americans: NYC teacher/writer Annie Tan and activist/author Helen Zia talk about how important Vincent Chin is to Asian Americans. More videos:

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Moving Through the Loneliness of Writing My MemoirMay 18, 2023
My linguistic gap with my parents has created a loneliness I’ve felt powerless to traverse. I moved home to New York to be closer to them, and do get conversation time with them, but there’s a feeling that I’ll never fully break through, that I’ll never reach the kind of relationship I want with them.

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Listen: Rumble with Michael Moore

Michael Moore is joined by an Asian-American public school teacher, storyteller, activist, and the cousin of the late Vincent Chin, Annie Tan, who explains the importance of Vincent Chin’s legacy and discusses the proactive, positive work that is being done to confront anti-Asian racism and violence. (March 23, 2021)

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Watch: “We Need To Talk About Anti-Asian Hate”

We need to talk about the rise of anti-Asian hate and attacks. Join Eugene Lee Yang and The Try Guys for an in-depth conversation about the complex, often untold story of the Asian American community, the unique struggles they face, and find out how you can help #StopAsianHate. (March 24, 2021)

Read: “A Year After Teachers Closed Them, NYC Schools Are Still Unsafe”

Last year, as elected officials dithered on whether to shut down schools at the pandemic’s beginning, educators forced them shut. A year later, educators are making the same demand — against the efforts of both Mayor Bill de Blasio and their own union, the United Federation of Teachers. (Jacobin, March 20, 2021)

Annie Tan, Haruka Sakaguchi for the New York Times, Interview, Teacher, New York Times, SHSAT, Specialized High Schools, Brooklyn Tech, Screened, Admissions, Schools, Education

“In order for my students to be in a better world and to be humans that will make this world better, I also have to be better. And that means I have to fight for them.“
Columbia College Today, “Activist Annie Tan ’11 Is Speaking Up for Asian Americans” (Summer 2020)

“My Chinatown will never be the same after this.”
Labor Notes: “Interview: Coronavirus Pandemic Inflames Anti-Asian Racism” with Annie Tan (April 6, 2020)

Photo: Haruka Sakaguchi for New York Times