All posts tagged "culture"
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892CultureHow Japan Sets Unrealistic Marriage Expectations For Women
“My plan is to get married before thirty-five.” I was taking my Japanese friend, Aki, on a tour around Orlando, Florida when...
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1.8KAsiaJapan is Going to Have the Best Parade For the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympics Organizing Committee chairman Yoshiro Mori favors anime pop culture over traditional Japanese culture when it comes to the 2020 Summer Olympics’...
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14.7KCulture11 School Lunches Asian American Kids Know All Too Well
One of the most cringiest memories for any Asian kid growing up probably included what our moms packed us for lunch. It’s...
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What Happened When I Saw My Korean Father Cry
This post was originally published on verygoodlight.com “What will my legacy be when I die?” So asked ah bbah one night a few years ago....
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Asian Brands Need To Do Better: Stop Using White Models
Editor’s Note: Eliza Romero is a Baltimore-based, Filipino-American fashion photographer and style blogger behind the website Aesthetic Distance, a blog critical of pop culture....
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3.7KAsiaThese Three Photos Are Going Viral For Flipping the Script on White People
A series of photos published in the May 2017 issue of “O, the Oprah Magazine” is tackling race in a unique way...
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14.3KAsiaLet’s Talk About Body Shaming in the Philippines
Let me start off by saying I am a fiercely proud mixed-race, Filipino-American woman. Growing up, I had the wonderful and rare...
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5.9KCulture6 Things You’re Telling Me When You Say I’m A ‘Bad Asian’
Originally published on Everyday Feminism I’m currently jobless. A couple of weeks ago, my boyfriend at the time – also a social...
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No, I Am Not Trying To Be White Just Because I Dye My Hair Blonde
Editor’s Note: Eliza Romero is a Baltimore-based, Filipino-American fashion photographer and style blogger behind the website Aesthetic Distance, a blog critical of pop culture....
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1.1KOpinionWhat It’s Like Having All White Friends in College
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Amherst Wire. Only 25 percent of University of Massachusetts Amherst students are people of color. As...
