When I was 5, I went on vacation to London. I was a talkative child, and said hi to everyone I walked past. Naturally, they cooed over me and asked me my name and where I was from. I said I was from Sri Lanka. Cue confused glances at my parents – Is that one of those African countries, they hesitantly ask.

It is not shocking news that a significant wage gap in the U.S. exists and likely will persist. On average, women earn less than men, and men of color earn less than white men, but there is one group that often falls off the radar when we consider the wage gap: Asian men.

Asian women get paid 85 cents for every dollar according to data from the American Association of University Women. Today, in the year 2019, we know and call out the privilege that any one straight, white male has now more than ever. Joining the workforce is already daunting, but with the added worry and pressure of money, life gets even harder.

Intersectionality is the intersection of different systems of oppression that combine to create an individual's discrimination and oppression. This concept is used to make sense of/explain individual experiences with systemic discrimination and oppression.

Asian activism has been around for decades, and is as diverse in its goals as it is in its people.

Over recent years, feminism has progressed into a more intersectional movement. A movement that acknowledges all kinds of systematic inequalities, privileges and when to pass the mic over.