Xi Van Fleet on Maoism coming to Fairfax, VA (convo)

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Xi Van Fleet spends her spare time warning about a cultural revolution in America--because she's actually lived through one. Born under Mao's China, Van Fleet knows the warning signs of a civilization on the verge of chaos. We sat down with her to hear to take on the present-day American parallels to her youth in China.

0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Who is Xi Van Fleet
0:50 - Living through the Chinese Cultural Revolution
6:38 - Is the Cultural Revolution really happening here?
9:46 - Asian success vs liberal guilt
11:54 - Asian Americans love meritocracy