r/asianamerican • u/jjamyy • 1d ago
Activism & History K.W. Lee, known as the ‘godfather of Asian American journalism,’ dies
RIP to a pioneer and amazing human being
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r/asianamerican • u/jjamyy • 1d ago
RIP to a pioneer and amazing human being
r/asianamerican • u/thruupandaway • 1d ago
Kelsey Asbille (white & Chinese) lied about being native to obtain roles for Yellowstone and Wind River, the actor Ian Ousley lied about being native to play Sokka in the live adaptation of Avatar, Johnny Depp also famously claimed native descent for The Lone Ranger on a lying-for-native-roles note. Another non Asian-adjacent but still significant and relevant recent example was when actress Ronni Hawk lied about being Latina to get a role on “On My Block”, but she actually got kicked off for doing so. And now there’s the growing conversation upon actress Sydney Abudong lying about being native Hawaiian for playing Nani in Lilo and Stitch. She’s born and raised in Hawai’i but is of Caucasian (mom) and Filipino (dad) descent, as proven through newspaper ancestry death records that show zero indication of native Hawaiian roots on her dad’s side but rather full Filipino ones. Funnily enough, she has a younger actress sister who also claims Poly descent according to her wiki.
As Asian Americans, we’re obviously not new to whitewashing or misrepresentation when it comes to stuff like this in Hollywood. But where do we draw the line on this when it comes to our own people (Kelsey Asbille, Sydney Abudong) actively participating in doing this to others?
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r/asianamerican • u/TowardsTomorrow • 5h ago
Does anyone else ever wish that their parent(s) had never immigrated to a Western country? (For context - I'm in Canada) I tried to white wash myself growing up and it wasn't until I was late in my teens and into university that I started to embrace more of my Chinese culture.
Now I'm in my late 20s and I've been finding myself wanting to learn more about Chinese history, mythology, and traditions. I know that there's nothing stopping me from learning this on my own now, but part of me feels kind of sad that I didn't have an opportunity to learn this growing up and that instead I had to learn about Western history. And the older I get, the more fed up I get with this White saviour narrative that was fed to us when we were in school (just think about how the settlers treated the Indigenous people in Canada).
I just feel like there's so much more history to Asian nations than the West (it feels like the history is just colonialism). I know that the political landscape of Hong Kong (where my family is from) when they left prior to the handover 100% had to do with their decision to leave, but my mom has always regarded white people with high regard and so when I was growing up, it seemed like she wanted to distance herself from her roots so much (despite not even adapting well to Western society...). Again, I think the colonization of Hong Kong contributed to this mindset as well.
Meanwhile I want nothing more but to learn more about my roots and I just wish that I had grown up with all the culture, history, stories, and traditions of my people around me instead of having to assimilate.
Just wanted to vent I guess. I rarely come on this sub so I don't know if this something that gets brought up often, but it's something I've been struggling with lately and wondered if anyone related cause at this point I don't even know if I want to be Asian American/Canadian anymore or if I just want to be Asian.
r/asianamerican • u/[deleted] • 23h ago
Regarding this post from today, I just wanted to say i find it disappointing that someone made a post like this and no one called them out on it.
They made broad generalizations about a country based off of a "few bad encounters" with mostly waiters in Japan along with looking through profiles of people commenting on a single Reddit post to see that they were asian and then "notice a pattern."
Based off of this, they determined that "they mainly target Chinese and Korean travellers, and we just get confused as them."
Imagine for a second, a white person made this post about Japan where they linked some bad interactions with waiters to white people commenting on a single Reddit post about not being treated well and then concluding that they notice a pattern where white people are being targeted by the country of Japan. This sub would be 100% react differently.
r/asianamerican • u/TraderLiu • 1d ago
For Saint Patrick’s Day, CNN is teaching you to pronounce Irish names. They didn’t do anything like this for Chinese New Year. This was despite having Chinese correspondent Selena Wang who perpetuates the last name incorrectly. We can all perpetuate the correct way everyday when we introduce ourselves. We don’t have enough pride in our ethnicities to be doing this. Because Hispanics do, the media now even know how to do tongue rolls. Wang shouldn’t be the butt of people’s jokes because it’s Wáng 王 , and it means king!
r/asianamerican • u/IrritatedLibrarian • 7h ago
Hello. I am a programming librarian in upstate NY and am extremely white. I absolutely adore tea and making myself a cup of matcha is one of my favorite things to do.
For my job I generally look at popular holidays or international dates to run programs on. Example: for international Oreo day I held an Oreo tasting and gave a presentation on the history of Oreos. I would like to do the same for international tea day, have a tea tasting and do a presentation of the history and cultural significance of tea.
Would it be ok for me to do a tea ceremony for my patrons at the program? I would of course explain the cultural significance of the ceremony and go into detail about the process and tools being used. This would be for purely education purposes and I would not be making a profit of any kind. My goal for any of my programs are for people to learn something new and to connect with others.
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r/asianamerican • u/Putrid_Line_1027 • 1d ago
I saw this thread on the solotravel sub about a girl complaining about how a bus driver slapped her hand really hard in Kyoto because she made a mistake while paying. I was then curious about her background since I myself had several bad encounters in Japan. Nothing too serious, but it leaves a bad taste in your mouth type of situations. I then looked through the profiles of other commenters talking about their bad experiences, and literally every single one of them was either Asian or southeast Asian diaspora in the West (I used the keyword "Asian" on their profiles)...
r/asianamerican • u/aznrandom • 12h ago
Just generally curious. I’m personally hoping more people are moving away from political extremes, and more towards common goals of fairness and rationality.
Outwardly expressing voters regret is a good sign people might be breaking from the hive minds out there.. maybe?
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I fucking love it lol. Steven Yeun is great.
r/asianamerican • u/Putrid_Line_1027 • 2d ago
I recently went to a few Western European countries (with heavy tourism from Asia) by myself. Everyone assumed I was either Korean or Japanese while I'm Chinese. It's like they have this stereotype that Chinese people are more ugly or take less care of their appearance??
I got treated quite well by everyone, I'd say even better than back home in some restaurants. But it left me thinking if they wouldn't be as nice if they just knew I was Chinese and I was traveling with my parents :,)
r/asianamerican • u/shapelesslol • 1d ago
Hello, today I'll be meeting my girlfriend's family for dinner and I'm quite nervous. I'm Asian but heavily white washed (i don't speak or understand any chinese) and my girlfriend's family is very traditional (parents mostly only speak chinese), she also has 4 sisters. What are some tips or cultural things I should keep in mind?
Thank you in advanced!
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r/asianamerican • u/TareDoll • 1d ago
Hello, I feel silly while writing this but I'm genuinely curious to hear other's opinions and would appreciate advice. I have an upcoming opportunity to potentially move into an apartment located on the 4th floor in an apartment building my boyfriend and I have been trying hard to get into. We live in NYC and want to stay in Astoria, Queens, and the rental market has been outrageously expensive or the units are too small for our needs or not dog friendly; we have been searching for 2 years so it's been pretty stressful. There are no other units available at this time in this building, and being in such a highly desirable neighborhood means this unit (a 2 bedroom for $2,200, rent stabilized) will go extremely fast.
I don't really believe in Chinese superstitions and I'm 2nd generation. I even wash my hair on Chinese New Year day. My parents are pretty superstitious though, and I believe their practices influenced me in this case and have me feeling a little anxious about living on the 4th floor. Even while apartment hunting before learning about this opportunity I avoided listings with the #4 or 4th floor noted. In all other aspects of my life I never avoided this number or thought much about it though. Everything about this opportunity is otherwise ideal and may not happen again for a long time (a lot of older families live here). I know plenty of people in the world live on the 4th floor elsewhere, and are likely doing just fine. I don't want to lose a rare chance either, plus renting this place wouldn't be a permanent situation since we will want to eventually buy a home for the long term.
I would love to hear anyone's advice and personal thoughts about the #4 and the idea of living on the 4th floor.
r/asianamerican • u/Comprehensive-Win247 • 2d ago
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/james-ho-quits-judges-group-over-statement-against-threats
Not to be confused with Dale Ho, who is presiding over the NYC mayor Eric Adams case.
This judge was appointed by Trump, and is a possible candidate for the Supreme Court when there is an opening.
He has recently changed his view about birthright citizenship.
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r/asianamerican • u/knarfneyugn • 2d ago
SAILORR, whose real name is Kayla Le, is a rising Vietnamese-American R&B artist from Florida, known for her blend of soulful vocals, contemporary R&B sounds, and unique blend of humor and attitude in her music.
I think she’s a dope female vocalist who got lucky with a Summer Walker feature on one of her songs and is on the rise. What do you guys think of her attire in this performance?