Guy Aoki and Virginia Lora

Guy talks about the how the media provided a negative depiction of Asians and how there is still antagonism towards Japanese-Americans for Pearl Harbor, cites as to how the Norwalk Japanese Center in L.A. had been vandalized.

One of the reasons for starting the Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) was how the media was talking about the Korean/Black conflict in Los Angeles. He says there was a notion that Korean grocers were "gun-happy." He talks about the "Harlins incident" where a Korean grocer shot and killed an African-American girl, which the media exploited and only resulted in an escalation of tensions between the communities.

Talks about the Ted Koppel interview with John Mack in Nightline that only showed the African-American perspective.

Another turning point for Guy which had pushed him to action and starting MANAA was the 50th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor and how the media still talked about the internment camps.

Guy talks about the work he did with the National Coalition for Redress and Reparations (NCRR), which was addressing the internment camps where Japanese-Americans were forced into during WWII.

He talks about some of MANAA's accomplishments.

Compares how Koreans were portrayed in the media to how Japanese-Americans during WWII.

Guy talks in greater length about his work with NCRR and how personal that work was for him.

He talks about his hopes for the community and message to Asian Americans.