Posted on Jun 15, 2022
How KSDK anchor Michelle Li turned the #VeryAsian hashtag into a movement
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After 5 On Your Side anchor Michelle Li mentioned eating dumplings on a New Year’s broadcast, a viewer chastised Li for being “very Asian.”
“I have worked so hard on myself and discovering who I am,” Li told St. Louis on the Air. “I just thought, ‘Man, this woman has no idea who I am.’”
Li shared the viewer’s voicemail with her followers on social media with a short note: “If you’re #veryasian please stand up.”
Her post and hashtag garnered overwhelming support. Her tweet sharing the voicemail got more than 8,000 retweets — and coverage from CNN to the Washington Post. Ellen DeGeneres invited Li to come on her show and gave her $15,000. She used that funding to launch the Very Asian Foundation, which aims to highlight Asian American experiences and provide support to organizations working within the community.
“I have worked so hard on myself and discovering who I am,” Li told St. Louis on the Air. “I just thought, ‘Man, this woman has no idea who I am.’”
Li shared the viewer’s voicemail with her followers on social media with a short note: “If you’re #veryasian please stand up.”
Her post and hashtag garnered overwhelming support. Her tweet sharing the voicemail got more than 8,000 retweets — and coverage from CNN to the Washington Post. Ellen DeGeneres invited Li to come on her show and gave her $15,000. She used that funding to launch the Very Asian Foundation, which aims to highlight Asian American experiences and provide support to organizations working within the community.
How KSDK anchor Michelle Li turned the #VeryAsian hashtag into a movement
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..."LIFE
The #VeryAsian movement gains national support and attention
KSDK News Anchor Michelle Li started the #VeryAsian movement after sharing an ugly racist voicemail from a viewer which went viral.
It's a movement that's trending on Twitter, Instagram...and now in Hollywood thanks to one woman - KSDK Anchor/Reporter Michelle Li.
Li is Korean American and was anchoring a New Year's Day segment about food and traditions when she added on-air, "I ate dumpling soup. That's what a lot of Korean people do." Little did she know how her personal experiences would resonate with some viewers.
In fact, one viewer later left a voicemail and in response to the segment said that Li was being "very Asian" and commented that she should "keep her Korean to herself."
Li posted that video while listening to it. The video has since gone viral."...
..."LIFE
The #VeryAsian movement gains national support and attention
KSDK News Anchor Michelle Li started the #VeryAsian movement after sharing an ugly racist voicemail from a viewer which went viral.
It's a movement that's trending on Twitter, Instagram...and now in Hollywood thanks to one woman - KSDK Anchor/Reporter Michelle Li.
Li is Korean American and was anchoring a New Year's Day segment about food and traditions when she added on-air, "I ate dumpling soup. That's what a lot of Korean people do." Little did she know how her personal experiences would resonate with some viewers.
In fact, one viewer later left a voicemail and in response to the segment said that Li was being "very Asian" and commented that she should "keep her Korean to herself."
Li posted that video while listening to it. The video has since gone viral."...
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