Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/03/2024.
When eight people were gunned down in Atlanta, including six Asian women, reporting mistakes happened. The Medical Examiner’s office wrongly released partial names of some victims. Because newsrooms and government agencies weren’t adequately staffed with Asians, many didn’t catch on, and reporters went on air misidentifying who was killed. Being staffed without race and language diversity meant details were overlooked – or just wrong. Not only is this an issue in the wider media landscape, but it’s an issue that needs to be addressed because mistakes caused by lack of diversity can affect a company’s productivity and bottom line. Crystal Bui explains why diversity is needed for a robust and thriving workplace – using this travesty as an example of what can happen if the workforce isn’t representative of the population.
Crystal Bui's first brush with harassment for being Asian was when she was about five years old and a man told her to “go back to her own country” while pretending to shoot her mom and her. The Stop AAPI Hate organization reported between March 19, 2020, and February 28, 2021, there were nearly 3,800 hate incidents against the AAPI community. They released the data on the day a Georgia man killed eight people, six of them being Asian women. More recently, the FBI released their crime statistics estimates for 2022, and in it, an overly optimistic view: the first recorded drop in anti-Asian hate crimes since the start of the pandemic. But these numbers don’t automatically make Asians feel safe in America. This is a reminder that something needs to change for people to come forward because, like Crystal and her mother decades ago, they did not report the incident knowing it wouldn’t make much of a difference. This talk is about her personal experiences with bias and racism, and the resources needed to help minority communities, including a greater call for allyship and support.
George Floyd was portrayed as a drug-addicted criminal and the victims of the Atlanta spa shootings were portrayed as Asian prostitutes by the national media. Until different racial groups are willing to interact with each other out of curiosity and respect, they will continue to base their assumptions on the bias they saw on the news or in movies. If communities were more exposed to differences, stereotypes that served to discriminate and marginalize would have been dispelled. Crystal Bui's media literacy talk helps others understand how being able to identify editorial bias will lead to better relationships among different racial communities. This is a greater call for allyship and why curiosity about differences is needed to heal.
This media training talk is tailored to corporate leaders. It’s a chance for executives to peer behind the camera and gain perspective. How do you handle reporter questions, especially the ones that are meant to trick you into saying something unflattering? Crystal Bui goes over the strategies she used as an investigative reporter for those “gotcha” questions. This talk helps the audience prepare for difficult questions, develop talking points, and stick to answers – regardless of the question. Crystal Bui also talks about some of the crisis communications experiences she's had and divulges the biggest flubs she's seen from interviewees. This gives executives the chance to interact with someone who has been in the industry and can candidly answer their burning questions.
Crystal Bui is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Need for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Asian Hate Crimes - Stop AAPI Hate, Media Bias and Harmful Stereotypes and Media and Public Speaking Training. The estimated speaking fee range to book Crystal Bui for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Crystal Bui generally travels from Atlanta, GA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Laura Ling, Janet Mock, Cassandra Worthy, Diane Guerrero and Montel Williams. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Crystal Bui for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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