#asian american women

[misterjt]

How the ‘Joy Ride’ cast brought debauchery to an Asian American friends trip

#entertainment #movies #joy ride #sabrina wu #stephanie hsu #sherry cola #comedy #asian american #asian american women #aapi #race in america #women in america #ashley park

[sarahspy]

I write stories where whiteness is not the center. I think that when you are not white in America, you are not at the center. Asians definitely aren’t at the center: they’re not even part of the binary of black and white. If you’re Latinx or Asian or Native American, you’re on the fringes. In my little space, in my pages, I want to be the center. I’ve met Asian Americans who come to my readings and will break down in tears. I tell them, 'I wrote this for you. I want you to know that I see you because I see myself.' Maybe it’s crazy that I say this, but I see how much we can suffer when we believe that we deserve to remain in the margins. My education didn’t put me at the center, and I don’t have to accept that this should be true. To say that I am at the center of my narrative is not to say I am more important than anyone else. No. I am saying that I am equal to all who are in the world; I am saying that I am no less a person than anyone else. I am correcting this failure in my Western education in my writings.

Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko, interviewed by Alexis Cheung for The Believer

#min jin lee #writers of color #Pachinko #the believer #Alexis Cheung #asian american women #quote #quotes

[ramyeongif]

asian american women

#lucy dot jpg #asian american women #quotes #60154

[calilili]

" The Making of HERstory ; Cali Lili ‘s Sustainable Female-Crew Interracial NOH8 Love Story ; Oscars 2020 Contender : eVe N’god this female is not yet rated ™☯️

2023 / 2024 Update : Cali’s innovative work is included in upcoming documentaries and Cali Lili Indies is preparing Cali’s next movie & album (TBA) Movie Review 2022 Times Square Chronicles Cali Lili’s : Eve N God This Female Is Not Yet Rated (with original soundtrack)  Movie Review 2022 Times Square Chronicles Cali Lili ‘s Oscars 2020 ContendereVe N’god this female is not yet rated ” dream…

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#Asian American Women #©Cali Lili©™ #black lives matter #Cali Lili Hauser #cine #cinema #feminism #feminista #feministe #filme #independent film #lgbtq #movies #Music #ocean conservancy #oceans #prochoice #qwoc #Save democracy #Sealife #surfshack #wings hauser #woc #womens rights

[alwaysbewoke]

#maga #DEI #diversity equity and inclusion #historical injustices #systemic racism #stolen land #Native Americans #slavery #Black people #Asian immigration #women's rights #reparations #restitution #social justice

[artfilmfan]

Past Lives (Celine Song, 2023)

#greta lee #teo yoo #past lives #celine song #a24 #female filmmakers #female directors #women in film #female screenwriters #female directed films #korean american #korean #asian american #south korea

[lonelystarbuckslover13]

The fact that I now have your best american girl by mitski AND all-american bitch by olivia rodrigo and both are bangers about how hard and exhausting it is to be an Asian woman in western culture is just *chefs kiss*

#and yes all american bitch is about asian women’s experiences specifically in my opinion #olivia rodrigo #mitski #jemma thoughts

[junior-stargazer-goke91]

The Half of It (2020)

Director: Alice Wu

Cinematographer: Greta Zozula

#fuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors #the half of it #alice wu #leah lewis #female filmmakers #female film directors #women directors #asian american filmmakers

[summerongrand]

Just wanted to say I appreciate your take on the whole white man/woc imbalanced power plot issue. This is something that I had a big problem with in season 4 and others definitely seemed to pick up on the same when all the storylines were Wesley, Nolan or Tim centric, and Nyla, Angela and Lucy were seemingly left as the 'other'. However I feel like I saw the issue be forgotten in the fandom a little. It seems this show has consistently favoured highlighting the male struggle and treating female storylines as trivial and unworthy, other than that of Bailey, the then newly introduced and now main cast white female character. I thought this would change with Lucy's story now being written consistently in s6 but it's clear that Tim's potentially the more favourable storyline. Now I can't speak from a psychological standpoint on what Tim did to Lucy but from a plot pov it's definitely making the white man vs woc power issue glaringly obvious. He is the one that gets to start or end their relationship. He's the white man with issues that is allowed to feel what he wants and grow his character while the asian woman is left behind despite her own depth and trauma. Let's hope that Lucy is given the same grace of dealing with her issues and growing as Tim, and Lucy gets her power back.

Hi Anon!

Thank you for your kind and thoughtful message. And thanks for patiently waiting for my response. I agree with everything you said. I believe the post you’re referring to is this one and possibly this one too.

It’s clear that the show has favored male storylines, particularly those of Wesley, Nolan, and Tim (and Bailey a non-WOC), while sidelining WOC ones. And even though the focus here is on Lucy and Chenford, I’m equally happy and willing to talk about race through the POVs of Angela/Wopez and Nyla/Jayla too.

I don’t think the actual act of Tim breaking up with Lucy has a racial dynamic to it other than the obvious. Them being of different races is just who they are. But their overall relationship (TO/Rookie, mentor/mentee, sergeant/gofer, friends, couple, etc.) does. And Melissa, bless her heart (affectionate), codes so heavily as Chinese in her mannerisms too and this gets projected onto Lucy. But that’s not talked about very often either. I say all of this to agree with you, Anon, because the “white man vs woc power issue” as you described has existed the whole time.

Let’s look at S5b and S6. A WOC masterminded the career progressions of at least two middle aged white men. One of them derailed her career progression. The other one broke up with her. Both broke her heart in very different ways. We did get some of Lucy’s character development and growth in S6 on the front end of the season. But even within that, her storyline has been about the 5 player trade (made to benefit Tim primarily) and Tim not being comfortable with her in UC. Tim gets demoted but he has a cushion to fall on because Lucy trampolined him into the Metro clouds and now the show’s able to use what Lucy did to benefit Tim again and use that to give him room to fall back on. This is part of the whole ‘using a WOC as a plot device to further a white man’s story’ which I’ve shared about in regards to the breakup (which is different than the act of breaking up) and you've detailed out too. We’ll see what happens to her story in the next few episodes, and I too hope that Lucy is given the same grace and that she does get her power back. But no matter what happens in future episodes, that trope was used so the genie’s already out of the bottle.

You did bring up the fandom, so I am going to talk about it a little more. This next part may be hard to hear, Anon, but … I have received negativity from Chenford fans for talking about Lucy and Melissa O’Neil’s race. This shows me that this topic is so worth talking about because there are people who feel a certain way about seeing race-related discussions about Lucy (they don’t want to be anywhere near it) and I do believe it’s unhealthy for the fandom to have these beliefs about a WOC. Others in the fandom have also encountered negativity and pushback when discussing this topic. Maybe it's even happened to you. People have shared their fandom experiences with me privately, but you’re the first to do it Anonymously which is great because that means you’ve given me the opportunity to respond to you publicly. 

Challenging this negatively held belief within our fandom and embracing Lucy/Mel’s racial and cultural identity is a worthy endeavor so let’s move the dial on that. It starts with talking about these topics in the context of The Rookieverse and keeping an open mind if these topics are unfamiliar to us. I mean, Mel wants more of that too.

Thanks again, Anon!

#There’s also a Discord for this #so HMU if you want the link #chenford #race and culture #woc #representation on tv #media representation #representation in media #representation matters #woc daily #woc on tv #women of color #lucy chen #the rookie #tim bradford #melissa o'neil #eric winter #tim and lucy #tucy #tim x lucy #black excellence #asian american #hispanic american #latinx #fandom #things that matter #my asks #summer's asks #asked and answered

[misterjt]

“Asian women having their own desires and expressing them in an open, free way makes people uncomfortable because we should be only the objects of raunchy jokes, the objects of desire. We cannot be the subjects of our own wants.”

—Nancy Wang Yuen on how ‘Joy Ride’ centers Asian women’s desire in a refreshing way

#entertainment #movies #joy ride #race in america #women in america #asian american women #aapi #comedy #sexuality #objectification #nancy wang yuen

[the-cricket-chirps]

Katsushika Hokusai, Clear Sky, circa 1830s, Alternative impression

Georgia O'Keeffe, Untitled (Mt. Fuji), 1960

#katsushika hokusai #georgia okeeffe #mount fuji #mt. fuji #japanese prints #japanese art #japanese artist #american artist #american painter #woodcut #woodblock print #asian art #landscape aesthetic #landscape #woman artist #women artists #woman painter #japanese landscape #aesthetic #beauty #nature #modern art #art history #aesthetictumblr #tumblraesthetic #tumblrpic #tumblrpictures #tumblr art #tumblrstyle #artists on tumblr

[moderat50]

Trump Is Giving Christianity A Bad Name

Trump behavior and beliefs goes against what the bible teaches us. Trump=love of money, greed, womanizer, hate, discrimination, favor of whites, criticism of Muslims, Arabs, immigrants, blacks, Chinese, Latin Americans...... The bible teaches charity, love of fellow man, humility, peace, harmony, give to the poor/widows/fatherless, generosity...... The support of several christian and evangelical leaders of Trump have made many people question the religon. Note: Humans are sinners and can be corrupted. Even though some religious leaders may deviate from the bible teaching, it doesn't mean the christianity isn't true. Remember, Jesus was opposed and killed by the "religious" leaders: Pharisees and Scribes . The real title of the below link is:

Trumpism Is Emptying Churches

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#democrats #republicans #christian faith #christians #catholic #trump #biden #elections #conservatives #evangelicals #exvangelical #Gop #maga #make america great again #americans first #patriots #nba #baptist church #church #bible #christianity #Nba #caitlin clark #women sports #Women #latino #hispanics #chinese #asian #blacklivesmatter

[not-your-asian-fantasy]

P.S Kaguya

It took six years of struggle in an industry that favors thin and Eurocentric for Kaguya to make it to New York Fashion Week. As a second-generation Korean American, she encountered constant resistance to her weight and stigmas about her identity. She quickly discovered, she says, that the same stereotypes associated with Asian women were reinforced for Asian models: to be petite and obedient.

#ps kaguya #p.s. kaguya #korean women #korean american #asian american #plus size #Asian model #fat positive #body positive #modeling #fashion #fatshion #beauty standards #fatphobia #curvy #curve model

[chilli-talks-a-lot]

Dude, punk and Riot Grrrl specifically were so important to me because it not only allowed me to express my struggles as a girl but as an Asian-American.

The model minority myth was pushed onto my parents and onto me by my parents. Sometimes I get really stressed out about my identity because I am basically a walking, living, breathing stereotype. I get straight As every year, I'm good at math, I literally wear a Harvard hoodie every day because it helps me keep sight of my goals.

Punk is my way of combatting that. Listening to punk music and embracing punk culture is my way of saying, "I am not your model minority myth. I will not stay quiet. I have struggles. I may be doing well in school, but the education system is still systemically flawed." It helped me remember that I am who I am not because I want to perpetuate those stereotypes but because I want to go far in life. Riot Grrrl helped me say, "My ideas should be taken seriously."

But, Riot Grrrl isn't inclusive of WOC.

Riot Grrrl isn't inclusive of me.

The worst thing about this is that I thought it did. The Riot Grrrl movement supports young, white, middle-class women. I am a young, Asian, middle-class woman. I was blinded by my middle-class privilege, preventing me from seeing the hostility towards WOC in this movement. And in that, I lumped myself in with white people.

I am not white, and I don't want to be seen as white. My dad and I constantly get comments like, "You're basically white people."

So yeah. I don't want to be a Riot Grrrl anymore. We need a cool new intersectional feminist punk movement now.

#riot grrrl #asian american #punk #punk rock #punk style #punk music #punk fashion #feminism #intersectional feminism #womens rights #model minority myth #model minority #i am not your model minority #asian stereotypes

[driveintheaterofthemind]

Anna May Wong

Art by Alejandro Mogollo

#Comics #Film #Anna May Wong #Alejandro Mogollo #Women Of Film #Asian-American #Women #Art

[marzipanandminutiae]

just saw another white woman (”another” in reference to myself, here) call the women’s suffrage movement the “(white) women’s suffrage movement”

and while it is VERY important to acknowledge the racist behavior rampant in the mainstream suffrage movement, and that the 19th Amendment did not grant all women the right to vote in the U.S.

there were absolutely suffragists of color, too. 

here is an excellent website focused on info about Black suffragists in particular

here is an article discussing some Asian and Pacific Islander women who were active in the suffrage movement

look, I understand the classic White Progressive impulse to overcorrect when considering the injustices our ancestors perpetrated. I’ve been there, too. but as with many cases, this is one where going too far in the other direction leads to the erasure of important, interesting, and influential PoC from history

#women's suffrage #women's history #black history #history #asian-american history #AAPI history #american history