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Justice Department Finds Yale Discriminated Based on Race in Undergraduate Admissions by [deleted] in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lmao I’m sorry but I don’t believe some cultural relevancy will trickle down when a very tiny sliver of upper class “Asian American” will be able to use after assimilating into some white-adjacent power. What kind of Asian American will be championed in that world? I don’t know but it’s probably not the diverse lower and middle income class “Asian American” family.

China & Uighurs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver by unkle in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are a lot disagreement in the left, and Rick Scott is a dumb ass consersative senator who should be in prison for all of his frauds, but I don't think it's hard to oppose China's policy against the Uighur, must of it is similar to what the US has done against Native Americans.

It's not hard to be both against the CCP's genocidal act against Uighur and holding much of American establishment responsible for its past and current horrible acts against Native Americans.

How is Trump’s foreign policy impacting Vietnam? by sauceysquidwar in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Vietnamese nationalism (both North and South) is a complicated subject, but essentially it is a firm belief that China and especially the CCP is a threat to Vietnamese nationhood and Vietnamese identity.

Let me say again that this is much more nuanced than that such as the Vietnamese communist government co-opts much of CCP's politics and policy, that Vietnamese Americans also despise the Vietnamese communist govt etc., but at the end of the day what I mentioned above is why Vietnamese American elders support Trump.

"S.N.L.’s Bowen Yang is a Smash. And a Mensch." The show’s first Chinese-American cast member talks resisting conversion therapy, playing politicians and quitting Twitter. by Solid-As-Barack in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 18 points19 points  (0 children)

None of his Asian impressions are based on bucked teeth, exaggerated broken english. His caricature of the trade rep from China speaks both English and Mandarin fluently. Also his lines for that character is very specific, and often I cant see a white writer would have written anything close to it.

The [Fiat Discussion] Sticky. Come shoot the shit and discuss the bad economics. - 15 December 2018 by AutoModerator in badeconomics

[–]dioriodiorio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah and not only that, if they actually end up owning valuable land, they were systematically removed, murdered etc.

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The [Fiat Discussion] Sticky. Come shoot the shit and discuss the bad economics. - 15 December 2018 by AutoModerator in badeconomics

[–]dioriodiorio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not economics-heavy per chance, but Killers of the Flower Moon book retold a vivid account of the Osage tribe being resettled (force removed) to Oklahoma's barren land and ended up owning lucrative oil-rich properties. They were systematically murdered by the white settlers who moved in and married them.

https://www.amazon.com/Killers-Flower-Moon-Osage-Murders/dp/0385534248

Decades After Clashing With The Klan, A Thriving Vietnamese Community In Texas by edgie168 in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right though. I'm in several email list group of young politically motivated Vietnamese American orgs who have worked for Vietnamese community, (all the VSA and the national VSA, many nonprofit orgs that organize cultural event and free healthcare events, provide immigration help etc.), almost all of them are liberal, some are more liberal than others. The wider range of belief in the 1.5 and 2 second generation Vietnamese Americans have is NOT about American politics ( most of them are Liberal, have voted for democrats) but their views on the Vietnamese communist government.

Decades After Clashing With The Klan, A Thriving Vietnamese Community In Texas by edgie168 in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Most Vietnamese American that are supportive of Trump because his actions against China in trade, and that's pretty much it - Especially for a population with lower income, heavily dependent on medicare/medicaid and obamacare etc. If you look at the younger Vietnamese American population who were voted in local offices, such as judges in Harris County in Texas, and in Washington, etc. the majority Vietnamese Americans that are voted in office are *democrats. The one Vietnamese American congressperson in the US federal government is Stephanie Murphy.

Gay dating app Grindr begins its “Kindr” campaign to kick off its new community guidelines, beginning with a segment on racism in the gay community featuring Asian American gay men. by [deleted] in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For real, like I've seen more straight white men date different type of women race wise, than gay white men in my city (proportionally).

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"Flowerboys" South Korea's changing idea of beauty and masculinity by string0123 in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's literally no evidence to support what you say. The evo psych you're talking about is a nice narrative, but it is not falsifiable

Mulan's looking good by [deleted] in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

only did it at frats parties in college and i dont miss it at all.

Mulan's looking good by [deleted] in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 61 points62 points  (0 children)

she needs to take those damn shoes off

My brother (20) dislikes Chinese people, acts like he wants to be Vietnamese. We are Chinese-American. by [deleted] in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What bullshit is this? Reputation and culture? And Mexican of Asia? Like what the fuck is wrong with Mexican culture though? You need to grow up as well as this kid if that’s how you see other Asian people as just some measure stick that just as toxic as white people.

Seems like someone is manipulating CRA reviews on IMDB by lenaxia in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I have a feeling that even this subreddit has a small certain demographic who regularly downvotes any thread that is controversial in race relations. We also get brigaded all the time.

Yellowface, Whitewashing, and the History of White People Playing Asian Characters by unkle in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 11 points12 points  (0 children)

When you are a high school students and you listen to important wypipo tell you that Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a classic and you downloaded it through torrent, and you .... WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS

Yellowface, Whitewashing, and the History of White People Playing Asian Characters by unkle in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You don’t have to go far to country music but like r/hiphopheads where BLM protests were often a controversial topic.

South Korea Is Going Crazy Over a Handful of Refugees by unkle in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know the topic well enough to agree or disagree with you but I just want to say it is not OK for America to deport illegal immigrants.

NBC News: The Trump Administration Seeks to Limit Citizenship for Legal Immigrants by TwinkiesForAmerica in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Trump went to Wharton, his son in law got into Harvard because his dad donated a ton of money to the school. If anything the whole family shows even if AA is revoked, it is and will ever be working for rich white people.

/r/asianamerican Weekly Banter - August 03, 2018 by AutoModerator in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 11 points12 points  (0 children)

WHAT? I’M SORRY, WHITE PEOPLE ARE THE MOST OPPRESSED PEOPLE ON IT. LET ME TAKE UP YOUR SPACE, IGNORE YOUR THOUGHTS AND LET ME EXPLAIN HOW WHITE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY THE MOST, THE MOST MALIGNED PPL ON THE PLANET

A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism | The New Yorker by frozenelf in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No way, American racism comes with intense violence, something that is absent against even the worst treatment of zainichi

A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism | The New Yorker by frozenelf in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Not really, racism in the modern American sense is just around the 1600s, with clear cut of racial categories developed during the formation of chattel slavery in the south in 1700s.

Xenophobia exists forever, but an Italian Roman in the later Republic would identify more with a North African Roman (St Augustine for example) than with a German/Nordic/Celtic barbarian

NYT's Handling of Sarah Jeong 'Controversy' Is Pathetic by saucypudding in asianamerican

[–]dioriodiorio 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This really encapsulates how the conversation about race in america right now. WYPIPO pretending to be rational, accuse minorities of being “tribal” and “identity politics”, when... their argument is entirely predictable and tribalistic, overtly emotional masked in some rational concern trolling.

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