too Asian

Now that you mention it, you're totally right. I didn't even realize it. I never read anyone saying that Encanto was not relatable because it was "too Mexican", but there were so many posts I read tha…

The importance of Asian male role models — I'm a long time lurker and I'd like to share my perspective as a half Asian millennial guy in the US. Having strong Asian male role models has been key to my development as a person. My dad was Chine…

I'm too Asian for America and too American for Asia. I don't feel like I belong anywhere lol

I don’t feel like I fully fit into “white American” culture but I feel way more at home here than in Asia. The classic “too American in Asia but too Asian in America”. Live in Asia for an extending pe…

I hate it when people try to erase Asian culture or not give it its due. I saw comments about Shang chi and more recently k pop demon hunters like “there’s nothing Asian about it, you could replace th…

Here's the thing. I'm Korean first of all. I respect Maggie Kang a lot because she not only made this movie but she put her money where her mouth is by hiring a lot of Korean animators as well as voic…

Blah blah blah blah. Except IRL Asian and half Asian men who look too Asian are literally harassed in real life by Asians who seek to assimilate. But keep blaming the men. I've LITERALLY had a Chinese…

Too asian for america too american for asia. A tale as old as time.

Yeah, I've thought about staying in China. In five years of teaching, I could save enough to put a down payment on a house in the US suburbs close to a larger city. But it just seems like the TEFL ind…

*I haven't really invested in a social circle which I'm now trying to build for meeting women - as I have a good job and good close friends/ family.* Probably the least organic, most transactional st…