One of the reasons for the invisibility of #AntiAsianRacism is inextricably connected to #ModelMinorityMyth. The myth focuses on #stereotypes of #Asians as hard-working, independent, intelligent & economically prosperous.
Stereotypes hide many issues & disappears the realities of working-class #AsianWomen’s lives.
In this talk, speaker Molly Bui explores the dangers of #Asian#Fetishization. This talk contains references to sex and sexual violence against #AsianWomen.
This talk was presented to a local audience at #TEDxYouthBloomington, an independent event.
This article is the first of a multi-part series where I will be investigating the collision of [#Asian and #Western societies throughout time and how this has created #fetishizations of Asian culture that have shaped the West. Although this is a very narrow slice of #cultural collisions, the lessons and points drawn affect everyone, not just Asians or western society. ]
#JusticeLeague is the heart and soul of DC, and over the years their roster has included its fair share of amazing #Asian members. Some of them have even joined multiple versions of the League! We couldn’t let this month wrap without highlighting our favorites. From a sword-wielding mercenary to a brilliant scientist, here are five remarkable #AAPI#superheroes who have been members of the Justice League.
Much like candidates and elected officials adopting #Chinese names, the prominence of #monolingual Chinese seniors at #political rallies has become a perennial election-year phenomenon in #SanFrancisco. This demographic may not swing elections, but their presence sends a signal to other pockets of this heavily #Asian city about diversity and organizing power.
You seldom see strong fashion stories on @medium (a shame IMO, because we all wear clothes and they say so much about us). But the young Medium writer Jee Young Park show how well they can work in this story that defends the controversial 2024 MetGala by showing how much she valued the museum as a Korean-American growing up in New Jersey:
BINI members Maloi from Batangas and Aiah from Cebu challenge each other to guess the meaning of common phrases in their native languages Tagalog (Batangueño dialect) and Cebuano.
BTS exhibit comes to Gateway Mall, Quezon City starting May 17.
"Having captivated audiences in Malaysia, Japan, and Thailand, the B★VERSE exhibit now makes its way to the Philippines — thanks to a collaboration with The Fact Music Awards (TMA), YiZ Entertainment, and Araneta City."
Vice Ganda’s entry, captioned "Lagi kitang pipiliin, Pilipinas," that has got the internet abuzz, has gained 4 million views in just 16 hours since posting Saturday night.
One scene takes Vice "to the disputed West Philippine Sea, where she takes on a Chinese vessel's water cannon—a reference to China’s recent worrisome incursions."
In the PH, the hit song "Pantropiko" was the first song composed by Angelika Sam Ortiz, a film major. Already with 45M streams on Spotify and 16M views on YouTube, the summer-themed song has made PH girl group BINI the most popular P-Pop group in the country, even more popular than SB19 and BGYO.