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⚫ | '''Aph Ko''' is an American writer, [[vegan]] activist, and digital media producer. She is the author of ''[[Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out]]'' (2019), co-author of ''[[Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters]]'' (2017), and creator of the website '''Black Vegans Rock'''. |
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== Early life and education == |
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Ko has an older sister, [[Syl Ko|Syl]].<ref name=":0" /> Ko became a [[vegetarian]] in high school.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=January 18, 2019|title=A Conversation on Diversity in Veganism with Writer Aph Ko|url=http://www.vildamagazine.com/2019/01/diversity-in-veganism/|access-date=July 21, 2020|website=Vilda Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> She has a B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies and an M.A. in Communication/Media Studies.<ref name=":5" /> |
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== Philosophy == |
== Philosophy == |
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Ko believes that "[[Racism]] uses animality as a vehicle to oppress any being that is not considered ‘human."<ref name=":5" /> She objects to common comparisons of animal exploitation to enslavement of humans.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> According to the UK Center for Animal Law, "citing the frequent metaphorical use of nonhuman animals to discuss racism and racial violence, Ko encourages her readers not to view [[cruelty to animals|violence against nonhumans]] as merely comparative to that which people of colour experience by the dominant racial class" but instead as "casualties of the project of ‘animality’, which is historically and contemporarily part of our own condition.” She argues this is an acknowledgement rather than a comparison, that “it is recognition that [[white supremacy]]’s ruthlessness isn’t limited to people of color.”<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Lanza|first=Erin|date=May 22, 2020|title=Book Review: Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out, by Aph Ko – A-law|url=https://www.alaw.org.uk/2020/05/book-review-racism-as-zoological-witchcraft-a-guide-to-getting-out-by-aph-ko/|access-date=July 21, 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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== Black Vegans Rock == |
== Black Vegans Rock == |
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Annoyed that popular opinion was that only white people were vegans, Ko created List of 100 Black |
Annoyed that popular opinion was that only white people were vegans, Ko created List of 100 Black Vegans and a website, Black Vegans Rock.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Severson|first=Kim|date=November 28, 2017|title=Black Vegans Step Out, for Their Health and Other Causes|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/dining/black-vegan-cooking.html|access-date=July 20, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Chiorando|first=Maria|title=12 Inspiring Vegan Women Changing The World|url=https://www.plantbasednews.org/opinion/on-international-womens-day-inspiring-vegan-women-changing-the-world|access-date=July 20, 2020|website=Vegan News, Plant Based Living, Food, Health & more|date=March 8, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Huffington Post noted in 2016 that "searching the phrase “vegan people” on Google yields countless images mostly of young, smiling white people" and that the then-first image of a person of color was a photo of a hungry child captioned "When you eat meat, she doesn't eat," which framed the issue as one of wealthy white privilege.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Finley|first=Taryn|date=2016-04-15|title=This Woman Is Making Black People More Visible In The Vegan Movement|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/this-woman-is-making-black-people-more-visible-in-the-veganism-movement_n_570fc50fe4b08a2d32b942b9|access-date=2020-07-20|website=HuffPost|language=en}}</ref> Ko intended the list and the website to "change the mainstream narrative" that veganism wasn't for Black people.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2017-04-03|title=Black Vegans Rock – Aph Ko Talks About her Remarkable Work|url=https://www.veganlifemag.com/black-vegans-rock/|access-date=2020-07-20|website=Vegan Life Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019 PETA said through the site Ko "has arguably done more to give black vegans a voice than any other media outlet today." |
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== Books == |
== Books == |
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She is the author of ''Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out |
She is the author of ''[[Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out]],''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Aph|first=Ko|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a3y0DwAAQBAJ&q=racism+as+zoological+witchcraft|title=Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out|date=October 15, 2019|publisher=Lantern Books|isbn=978-1-59056-597-1|language=en}}</ref> which was described by UK Center for Animal Law as "Establishing the connection between [[white supremacy]] and animal use, Ko urges a new form of resistance. Rather than taking an intersectional approach, where the two separate movements supposedly ‘meet’, Ko posits a multidimensional angle which recognises the inextricability of the ideologies from the start."<ref name=":4" /> |
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She is co-author with her sister, Syl Ko, of ''Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters.''<ref>{{Cite book| |
She is co-author with her sister, [[Syl Ko]], of ''[[Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters]].''<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Ko|first1=Aph|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kLcrDwAAQBAJ&q=aphro-ism|title=Aphro-ism: Essays on pop culture, feminism, and Black veganism from two sisters|last2=Ko|first2=Syl|publisher=[[Lantern Books]]|year=2017|isbn=978-1-59056-555-1|location=Brooklyn, NY|language=en|lccn=2017013836|oclc=1021232784}}</ref> ''Aphro-ism'' was described by Black Youth Project as "conceptualiz[ing] veganism in a way that de-centers whiteness and critiques the intersection of [[colonialism]], race-thinking, and animality."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=October 23, 2017|title=Three ways Black veganism challenges white supremacy (unlike conventional veganism)|url=http://blackyouthproject.com/three-ways-black-veganism-challenges-white-supremacy-unlike-conventional-veganism/|access-date=July 20, 2020|website=The Black Youth Project|language=en}}</ref> According to Black Youth Project, "The Ko sisters argue ''animality'' is a [[Eurocentric]] concept that has contributed to the oppression of any group that deviates from the white supremacist ideal of being—white Homo sapiens."<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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* 2015 Anti-Racist Changemaker of the Year Award, Sistah Vegan Project<ref name=":3" /> |
* 2015 Anti-Racist Changemaker of the Year Award, [[Sistah Vegan Project]]<ref name=":3" /> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Ko lives in Florida.<ref name=":0" /> |
Ko lives in [[Florida]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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== References == |
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Aph Ko is an American writer, vegan activist, and digital media producer. She is the author of Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out (2019), co-author of Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters (2017), and creator of the website Black Vegans Rock.
Early life and education
Ko has an older sister, Syl.[1] Ko became a vegetarian in high school.[2] She has a B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies and an M.A. in Communication/Media Studies.[2]
Philosophy
Ko believes that "Racism uses animality as a vehicle to oppress any being that is not considered ‘human."[2] She objects to common comparisons of animal exploitation to enslavement of humans.[3][4] According to the UK Center for Animal Law, "citing the frequent metaphorical use of nonhuman animals to discuss racism and racial violence, Ko encourages her readers not to view violence against nonhumans as merely comparative to that which people of colour experience by the dominant racial class" but instead as "casualties of the project of ‘animality’, which is historically and contemporarily part of our own condition.” She argues this is an acknowledgement rather than a comparison, that “it is recognition that white supremacy’s ruthlessness isn’t limited to people of color.”[5]
Black Vegans Rock
Annoyed that popular opinion was that only white people were vegans, Ko created List of 100 Black Vegans and a website, Black Vegans Rock.[1][6] Huffington Post noted in 2016 that "searching the phrase “vegan people” on Google yields countless images mostly of young, smiling white people" and that the then-first image of a person of color was a photo of a hungry child captioned "When you eat meat, she doesn't eat," which framed the issue as one of wealthy white privilege.[3] Ko intended the list and the website to "change the mainstream narrative" that veganism wasn't for Black people.[4] In 2019 PETA said through the site Ko "has arguably done more to give black vegans a voice than any other media outlet today."
Books
She is the author of Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out,[7] which was described by UK Center for Animal Law as "Establishing the connection between white supremacy and animal use, Ko urges a new form of resistance. Rather than taking an intersectional approach, where the two separate movements supposedly ‘meet’, Ko posits a multidimensional angle which recognises the inextricability of the ideologies from the start."[5]
She is co-author with her sister, Syl Ko, of Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters.[8] Aphro-ism was described by Black Youth Project as "conceptualiz[ing] veganism in a way that de-centers whiteness and critiques the intersection of colonialism, race-thinking, and animality."[9] According to Black Youth Project, "The Ko sisters argue animality is a Eurocentric concept that has contributed to the oppression of any group that deviates from the white supremacist ideal of being—white Homo sapiens."[9]
Awards
- 2015 Anti-Racist Changemaker of the Year Award, Sistah Vegan Project[4]
Personal life
References
- ^ a b c Severson, Kim (November 28, 2017). "Black Vegans Step Out, for Their Health and Other Causes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c "A Conversation on Diversity in Veganism with Writer Aph Ko". Vilda Magazine. January 18, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Finley, Taryn (April 15, 2016). "This Woman Is Making Black People More Visible In The Vegan Movement". HuffPost. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Black Vegans Rock – Aph Ko Talks About her Remarkable Work". Vegan Life Magazine. April 3, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Lanza, Erin (May 22, 2020). "Book Review: Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out, by Aph Ko – A-law". Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ Chiorando, Maria (March 8, 2018). "12 Inspiring Vegan Women Changing The World". Vegan News, Plant Based Living, Food, Health & more. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ Aph, Ko (October 15, 2019). Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out. Lantern Books. ISBN 978-1-59056-597-1.
- ^ Ko, Aph; Ko, Syl (2017). Aphro-ism: Essays on pop culture, feminism, and Black veganism from two sisters. Brooklyn, NY: Lantern Books. ISBN 978-1-59056-555-1. LCCN 2017013836. OCLC 1021232784.
- ^ a b "Three ways Black veganism challenges white supremacy (unlike conventional veganism)". The Black Youth Project. October 23, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2020.