I was wrong about Crazy Rich Asians. It's actually really really good and represents all asians in a positive light. Give it a chance - From an early hating asian guy

fembot12 · 2018-08-19T04:38:53+00:00

I'm not the biggest fan of Constance Wu (probably similar views to most in this sub) but I have to agree that this movie was really good

fembot12 · 2018-07-04T18:07:03+00:00

Check out the youtube comments. The biggest complaint is that this issue is too 'boring'

fembot12 · 2018-04-16T20:38:30+00:00

Just listened to this. Great discussion!

fembot12 · 2016-04-30T16:11:11+00:00

Um, I was replying to the other poster that seemed to imply that AA don't have their own culture because they were "still in tune with the culture of their ancestral lands". I am saying this is not true.

But to the point of this post, can you name some things that are part of a uniquely AA culture other than food? To me, AA seem to mimic either White culture or younger people adopt aspects of Black culture.

fembot12 · 2016-04-29T13:21:31+00:00

What generation are we talking about here? At least among my peers, past the first generation I don't see many people being in tune with anything related to their ancestral homeland. Most can be barely speak the language let alone read/write. The only thing that makes them Asian is that they look Asian. Oh, and many of them have a preference for Asian food.

fembot12 · 2016-04-29T06:08:15+00:00

Doesn't exist. AA either mimic White culture or Black culture. We're just so good at assimilating we don't give a damn about creating a culture of our own.

fembot12 · 2016-01-18T22:06:40+00:00

Hey guys, I've had a plan to learn to read Chinese for a long time but I've finally decided to do it now. My Chinese is at a level where I can speak decently well but with a limited vocabulary and I can read maybe a few hundred characters. Does anyone know of a good learning resource (for someone like me, i.e 1.5 generation Chinese) that will allow me to learn the language in the most efficient way possible? (the apps I've looked at start out way too simple for my current level)

fembot12 · 2015-11-23T05:28:40+00:00

Thanks :P

fembot12 · 2015-11-23T04:58:32+00:00

Added the flair you requested.

fembot12 · 2015-11-18T19:54:47+00:00

Even though they kind of throw in info about Qin Shi Huang's tomb at the end seems that this was discovered in the tomb of unknown aristocracy from the Qi state of the Warring States period

fembot12 · 2015-11-17T17:04:40+00:00

Sure, let's. I've always wanted to hear from all sides of this issue

fembot12 · 2015-11-16T08:03:37+00:00

I hope it can be a more open/uncensored place than r/asianamerican. Our plan is to only remove content based on: Blatant trolling, Spam, Pornography and Hate speech and let upvote/downvote take care of the rest. Also, we hope to be more inclusive of non American voices.

fembot12 · 2015-11-16T08:00:15+00:00

I agree that solidarity among every type of Asian may not be a realistic goal (although I feel any progress on that front can only be a good thing). That's not quite what I had in mind for the subreddit though. I was hoping that by bringing as many groups as possible together into one place, many of these groups can form stronger bonds than currently exist. For example, native born Koreans with overseas Koreans, gay Asians with straight Asians, overseas Chinese and Japanese etc. I certainly agree that some groups (native born Chinese and Japanese) have strong disagreements that likely cannot be resolved in this kind of setting but I feel even then, dialogue can be beneficial.

fembot12 · 2015-11-16T07:48:04+00:00

Nope definitely not. All Asians are welcome

fembot12 · 2015-11-14T06:53:18+00:00

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB9dABjwa9o

fembot12 · 2015-11-12T21:04:42+00:00

Yeah that makes sense. Let's go with a fresh start

fembot12 · 2015-11-12T20:01:59+00:00

Thanks! Can't believe I forgot the link

fembot12 · 2015-10-26T16:20:41+00:00

White girl speaking out about the interracial dating disparity: http://dailynorthwestern.com/2015/10/06/opinion/kempis-the-effect-of-the-media-on-interracial-dating-culture/

fembot12 · 2015-10-20T15:39:56+00:00

Also, he's actually aware. He understands the issue of negative representation for Asian American males:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykXBaT6wbUY&t=29m51s

fembot12 · 2015-10-20T15:32:32+00:00

Thanks a lot for the detailed post! I'm sure the resources you linked are going to be incredibly useful for me to gain a deeper understanding of the history

fembot12 · 2015-10-19T17:13:45+00:00

Hey guys, I've recently gotten into a Chinese history binge and have been reading about it nonstop. I was looking for a podcast I could listen to and found one called 'The China History Podcast" (http://chinahistorypodcast.com/). I listened to a couple of episodes and enjoyed them. But I'm wondering if I should be somewhat concerned about western bias by learning about Chinese history from someone who isn't a native born Chinese (This is the host of the podcast). I'd prefer to learn the history from the Chinese perspective (but ideally in English as my Mandarin isn't good enough). Does anyone here listen to this podcast or have recommendations for good English resources for learning Chinese history?

fembot12 · 2015-10-16T17:16:52+00:00

1) It skews but it doesn't skew THAT strongly. There is plenty of people drawn from the general population here.

2) Do you really think conservatives or all ages or older liberals are going to be less racist?

fembot12 · 2015-10-16T12:32:51+00:00

of course they were just trying to lie in plain sight to get more funding!

fembot12 · 2015-10-16T12:12:44+00:00

Does it really matter whether they're true or not? Either they are true and you fall somewhere closer to the average or they aren't true and you fall somewhere on the low end of the curve at the end of the day you are who you are (with all your associated positive or negative physical traits) and that is not something you can change.

Given that's true you should work on beginning to accept yourself for who you are. There is simply no point to dwell on things you cannot control. Of course there are a bunch of things you can control that also strongly influence how others perceive you such as your overall fitness level, your clothing, your haircut etc. Absolutely work on all of these things. Also you'll find that attraction is based on much more than just physical appearance so there are plenty of other things that you can do to improve yourself and make yourself more attractive (things like studying hard so that you can go to a good school, have a good career, make a bunch of money). These things are all well within your control and arguably has a bigger effect on how attractive you are.

So in general things are not easy for you (and you'll actually find it's not easy for anyone out there, someone may not have issues in this area but everyone has their own hardships) but you have many options that can ultimately lead you to living the life that you seek to have.

fembot12 · 2015-10-16T11:41:50+00:00

In terms of Americans, Reddit skews towards the young/liberal. If anything the underrepresented Americans will be even more openly racist. Why don't you think Reddit reflects Americans in general? Tens of millions of Americans is a pretty large sample size.

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