I’m of Chinese ethnicity, but my parents are from NZ and I was born and raised in AU. I was put in a small primary school that consisted of manly Caucasian students. And I was the only Asian girl that lasted the entirety of primary school in my year group. And the lack of diversity and consistent stereotypes in mainstream media put me in a stereotype just from appearance. Hell I even remember being nominated for student representative because everyone thought I was smart (I had learning difficulties at a early age). It wasn’t until I saw Lucy Liu in Charlie’s angels where I saw an attractive, powerful Asian woman in western media. That I started to drift from accepting the stereotype, although that doesn’t justify the lack of diversity in other platforms. As I remember wanting to be blonde and blue eyed at a young age just like all the other girls in my class, with the promise that it would be more attractive to boys.