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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Asians and Asian Americans are people of color, POC.

In order to distinguish and to focus on issues specifically relating to Black and Indigenous people, the term BIPOC was created.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BIPOC

"POC is widely used as an umbrella term for all people of color, but now a different acronym is suddenly gaining traction on the internet—BIPOC, which stands for Black, Indigenous, People of Color. People are using the term to acknowledge that not all people of color face equal levels of injustice. They say BIPOC is significant in recognizing that Black and Indigenous people are severely impacted by systemic racial injustices."
— Chevaz Clarke[/quote]

I'm confused. You stated Asians are POCs.

BIPOC includes 3 groups:
Black
Indigenous
People of Color

so... aren't Asian's BIPOCs because they are POCs?[/quote]

You are missing the intersectional aspect. It's not a union, it's an intersection.[/quote]

So a person has to be Black, Indigenous, _and_ POC in order to be BIPOC? That doesn't make sense -- aren't Black people already POC? Why have the POC at all at this point?[/quote]

I think you are missing the point.  Your reply fails to speak to the intersectional aspect.[/quote]

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