Meet The Orang Asli Activist Who's Using Art To Fight Discrimination....

"In my year, only 2 out of 20 students finished secondary school. It's so sad. They cannot deal with the racism."

The Orang Asli community face displacement, severe discrimination, racism, lack of representation, and access to basic necessities. Their rights are trampled on, and names are used as insults. We sat down with Shaq Koyok, a Temuan activist/artist to hear about the lives of Orang Asli and how he’s using art to fight discrimination.

Selamat Hari Malaysia.

https://youtu.be/4Gae8jJjO74

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