Ep. 8: (Mandarin) "Chinese son-in-law" 中国女婿 Morgan Jones talks being Black in China/US

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Morgan Jones is a Black American that previously spent six years in China as a radio host, movie production assistant and EMBA English teacher. He is a “Chinese son-in-law” (中国女婿), a self-described Tiger Dad (“虎爸”) and a fluent Mandarin speaker.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He got his EMBA from Cornell and bachelors from Middlebury College, or 明德大学 in Chinese.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode was recorded in Mandarin. We discussed Morgan’s adventures in China, takeaways from his marriage to a Chinese woman, his relationship with Chinese in-laws, growing up Black in the US, and other American race issues such as affirmative action and recent police involved incidents.</span></p> <p>We discussed:</p> <div>* Host of a jazz radio show in Shanghai<br /> * Teaching English to execs 20 years his senior at Nanjing University EMBA program<br /> * Learning about Nanking massacre as an assistant for Chinese movie production<br /> * Personal experience of semi-discrimination against Blacks in China<br /> * Reaction to detergent commercial that turns a black person into a white person<br /> * Minor cultural difference with his Chinese wife<br /> * Relationship with Chinese in-laws, especially when it comes to getting their help in raising grandchildren<br /> * Self-branded Tiger Dad<br /> * Recent and past race related tragedies and conflicts in the US<br /> * Call for stronger focus in building community relations in police departments<br /> * Growing up Black in America<br /> * Affirmative action (CA Prop 16 re-allowing racial preference to raise black/latinx representation in public colleges)</div> <div> </div>