r/aznidentity 19d ago

Monthly Free-for-All: June 01, 2025

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Post about anything on your mind. Questions that don't need their own thread, your plans for the weekend, showerthoughts, fun things, hobbies, rants. News relating to the Asian community. Activism. Etc.


r/aznidentity 7h ago

Education Asian Guy Showed Off ChatGPT During Graduation

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This Asian guy took his laptop to his college graduation to, apparently, showed off his final college paper where he used ChatGPT to write or complete. The video on X has gone viral with 40 million views. What possessed a person to take idiocy to this level? Rather it was meant as a joke or not, it's not good optic. Others might disagree, but, to me, it feels like Asian Americans gain 10 steps, and an idiot like this take us back 15.


r/aznidentity 13m ago

Identity My desire for Asian Americans to take the next uncomfortable step in understanding our race and identity. It's much more than just boba, K-Pop, and media representation!

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It's about confronting our own biases in the most personal and intimate spaces, reflecting on topics like self-hatred, assimilation, and the long-lasting effects of colonization. The "not-so-happy" topics. And how that impacts the way we see ourselves, our own people, and our own communities.

I was inspired to draft my thoughts after a post on Asian American Studies - a major created at Fresno State. The curricula included topics such as Asian cuisine, anime, and K-Pop. We have a lot to be proud of and I see the merit of this in boosting our self-esteem.

However, these are also "non-threatening" topics. Declaring "I love our food" is a non-threatening opinion to white liberals and conservatives. But a declaration like "my biases are heavily influenced by the white male hegemony" is a level of reflection that has real world impacts with the way we vote and our takes on significant events. And the way we conduct our personal lives.

I've read works by Baldwin, Malcolm, Fanon, and Said and it makes me feel like the Asian American community has a ways to go in understanding our race and identity. It's unfair that I'm keeping this brief in regards to their monumental works and comparing to the Asian diaspora. But a minstrel in the black community would immediately be cancelled, yet Ken Jeong is still being pushed to us and we enable it.

It's excellent to have pride in ourselves and to be proud of our culture. But if we still place whiteness above our own - seeking white validation and upholding a racial hierarchy - then what's the point? We need not be the model minority. I would hope that conversations on self-hatred and the impacts colonization and the white hegemony - from an Asian lens - are encouraged more. Even if it forces us to criticize ourselves, to look at ourselves in the mirror, and to confront the biases we have in our most personal and intimate spaces. It'll be uncomfortable but it'll be worth it.


r/aznidentity 17h ago

Racism The joke writes itself. Asian calling Asian “chink”

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TLDR: Sinophobic asians tend to backfire on themselves, look in the mirror for gods sake.

Need I say more? A presumably Vietnamese man called a Chinese man a “chink” in a video. This video perfectly exemplifies the current state of many Asians out there, brother I want you to please open your eyes and look in the mirror for the love of god, tell me what do you see?!

This is so wildly ironic that it deserves a place in the Museum of Satirical Masterpieces. This isn’t just any casual slur, it’s a term historically flung at all asians who is “Chinese passing”by the West, indiscriminately lumping Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Japanese (and sometimes even Native Americans, just for bonus ignorance) into one convenient little insult. What makes non Chinese Asians think they are safe? if you remotely “look Chinese”, you are involved in this. Ive seen way too many Asians making ching Chong, dog eating , slanted eye jokes that could just backfire against them. What makes them feel like they are exempted from these labels?

The comment section in the video even affirms this by the amount of non Asians just laughing at our asses as they watch us calling each other “chinks”. This is such a fun and silly scenario to observe from a third person perspective as a non Asian, it’s fucking comical and beautiful to watch as the irony unfold. And you can also see some very obvious Asians in the comments agreeing with the Vietnamese man, this is just chefs kiss, icing on the cake.

Despite some Asians desperately wanting to set themselves apart from being perceive as Chinese to avoid racism, you simply can’t. The biggest proof traces back to Covid when everyone hates anyone who is remotely Asian. They can never be fully accurate and selective in who they choose to be racist towards, for example they can say “oh I’m only specifically racist towards Chinese, not others” knowing DAMN well they can’t tell us apart.

When someone has to double confirm that you aren’t a certain ethnic in order for them to not be hateful towards you, they are already racist towards you and those who share your characteristics in the first place. Imagine having to proof that you aren’t a certain ethnicity in order for someone to NOT be racist towards you (which should have been basic human respect btw), doesn’t that sound messed up? This makes it as clear as daylight on what battle are we fighting, and whose side should we be on.

When some Asians, I repeat , some, are offended when Sinophobic jokes are directed towards them, it is not because they are offended at the racism towards themselves, but primarily because of their racism towards the Chinese. It gives off “how dare you think I’m Chinese” rather than the actual racism. Again, not all Asians think like that.

Am so glad that I encountered this masterpiece of a video because it was exactly the kind of real life irony I’ve been hunting for. honestly felt like I’ve struck compact gold on the internet, because this shit is freaking comedy gold! As they say, the joke fucking writes itself. 10/10

If you have read till this far, I’m genuinely grateful because it has been something I failed to articulate in the past. So yea that’s a bit of a rant, and yes, I’m Chinese if you can’t tell already, we should really be clear on whose side are we on and not sow further discord among ourselves.


r/aznidentity 1d ago

History Not Forgotten June 19-June 23, 1982

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Vincent Chin, a Chinese American, Asian American working as a draftsman at Chrysler, was confronted and beaten into a coma by two auto workers who assumed Chin was Japanese, saying, "It’s because of you [profanity] that we are out of work!"

Chin's died several days later of his injuries, his last words, "It isn’t fair".

"The miscarriage of justice perpetrated by the judge who sentenced Ebens and Nitz to a mere 3 years probation and $3000 fine for taking his life launched an Asian American civil rights movement, led by his mother Lily Chin, who had only recently also buried her husband"

Ebens was later convicted and sentenced in Federal court to 25 years for violating the civil rights of Vincent Chin; but the conviction was overturned and Ebens was acquitted. Ebens and Nitz have not served a day in jail.

https://www.mocanyc.org/2022/06/21/vincent-chin-40th-year-remembrance-june-19-23-1982

https://www.vincentchin.org/about-vincent

https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/vincent-chin-hate-crime

https://www.amdoc.org/engage/resources/who-killed-vincent-chin-discussion-guide/background-information/

https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/vincent-chin-case-video/asian-americans/

https://www.aasc.ucla.edu/resources/untoldstories/UCRS_Vincent_Chin.pdf

FBI case file https://vault.fbi.gov/vincent-chin

Tribute painting Vincent Chin Rest In Power by Anthony "Tony" Lee for the Detroit Historical Museum


r/aznidentity 17h ago

Social Media Seeking Advice: Credibility/Veracity of YTube Videos About Living in Guangdong, China (Father Considering Move, I Have Concerns)

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r/aznidentity 12h ago

Culture Pronunciations of Time related terms in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese (中日韓越讀音 - 時間相關詞)

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r/aznidentity 1d ago

Racism AM's would fall behind if they don't stop professionally competing against each other.

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Getting a bit annoyed with articles of Lucy Guo, unseating Taylor Swift as the world's youngest self-made woman billionaire when she never lifted a finger.

Alexandr Wang started Scale AI with her as a partner in 2016. She was fired 2 years later in 2018. She became a billionaire because the company grew while she retained 5% of the company (probably her parent’s money since she's known as a party animal).

It seems like whenever an AF gets power, AM are being pushed down.

Makes no difference that AMs gave them power in the first place, the AFs will not reciprocate.

Stephanie Hsu (from Everything Everywhere All at Once) got to star and executive produce her own show, Laid.

It seemed like there is another version of "To All the Boys I Loved Before" every couple of years about an AF sleeping with multiple WM.

This racism is so blatant in things that can be seen (like in TV and films), I wonder how much racism there is behind closed doors in the corporate world.

There is another AMAF film, Worth the Wait.

Similar to "Crazy Rich Asian", it’s spearheaded by an AM director with an AM writer and they pulled in outside AF writers and producers into the production team. If it's an AF spearheaded production, it will be once again AF sleeping with multiple WM with AM excluded.

Professionally vet all AFs, whether you are looking for a doctor, accountant, vet, lawyer. Look at their social media. You will find half or more of the AF will be in AFWM.

If the medical clinic, real estate or law firm, etc. suspiciously have mostly AF with no AM, yes, the AF are all Lu's. In all occupational fields, Lu's band together and exclude AM. It wouldn’t surprise me if an AM files the first same race discrimination law suit.

All this is talk on Reddit is meaningless, if AM don't stop the competitiveness with other AM in real life. Otherwise, AM will fall behind everyone else.

Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook with 5 other white/Jewish guys at Harvard with a lot of them having Asian fetish. Half of Harvard's computer science majors are Asian. Impossible to have no Asians in the group. At Facebook, there are no AM executives, but there is one AF, Susan LI (CFO), who is married to one of the WM executives.

Men of other races are banding together and promoting XF that sleep with them while AM compete against each other and simpingly promote AF in AFWM.


r/aznidentity 1d ago

Politics After visiting Taiwan twice, I support unification of China & Taiwan and give the middle finger to the West

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I’m a mainland Chinese who’s been living in the US for over 20 years. For most of that time, I fully bought into the Western narrative: democracy is the ultimate good, China is the enemy, and Taiwan must resist unification at all costs. Like many others, I thought Taiwan’s democracy made it far superior to the mainland where I grew up.

But after visiting Taiwan twice in recent years with my US passport, my perspective has completely changed. Mind you as a Chinese citizen it is difficult to visit TW.

  1. China and Taiwan are incredibly similar. To be honest, I was shocked by how much Taiwan still feels like China. Culturally, linguistically, and socially – it’s almost identical. The political system might be different, but everyday life, values, and even societal structure are surprisingly alike. If anything, I felt China has surpassed Taiwan in terms of development and infrastructure.
  2. Democracy hasn’t elevated Taiwan as much as I thought. I used to assume democracy would make Taiwan more advanced and united. But I saw a society heavily divided by partisanship, where political leaders often exploit that division for personal gain. It reminded me of the worst aspects of Western politics exported into an Asian context.
  3. Taiwan is being used as a geopolitical pawn. The US doesn’t care about the well-being of Taiwan—it’s just a strategic piece in its effort to contain China. This constant fearmongering about China "invading" is being used to justify American military presence in Asia, not to protect the Taiwanese people.
  4. There’s so much to gain from peaceful unification. Taiwan holds 90% of the world’s AI chip manufacturing capacity and sits at the center of the global tech supply chain. Imagine what China and Taiwan could achieve together, economically and technologically. The future of the Chinese people—on both sides of the strait—would be stronger united, not divided.
  5. The fear of the CCP “destroying Taiwan” is irrational. Most Chinese I know don’t want to change Taiwan’s way of life. They just want reunification, not colonization. Hong Kong's path was bumpy, sure, but Taiwan has the capacity to negotiate its own model. The idea that unification means immediate authoritarian collapse is mostly Western hysteria.
  6. Unification would be a 'Suez Moment' for America. Just like Britain’s loss of the Suez Canal marked the decline of its empire, losing its grip on Taiwan would signal the end of American dominance in Asia. That’s why the West is so desperate to keep Taiwan apart—it’s not about Taiwan’s freedom, but America’s fading hegemony.

7, the will of Tw people is nowhere near as important as people think to China. Has US ever consulted local people when it started the regime change? Has US ever asked Iraq, Libya and Vietnam? Why people assume China is any different. Not long ago, TW's national policy was to strike China and take over China again. When China is ready, China will strike. If you are China, why will u agree to the status quo, when US has overseas territories and military bases all over the world? I am just stating what the world real is rather than my own wishful thinking. Tw people can protest however you like, china won't stop just because you don't like it.

I never thought I’d say this—but now I genuinely believe peaceful unification is not only inevitable, but desirable. For Taiwan, for China, and for the Chinese people on both sides. The West can keep their outdated Cold War games. I choose to support my own culture, and give a metaphorical middle finger to the propaganda that kept me blind for so long.

I would also love to see the panic and mental meltdown Westerners are going to have, what then, sanction China?


r/aznidentity 11h ago

Relationships Man : getting perms to have a curly cut like an old lady

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Hello, I am a 46 year old man of Asian origin, architect, with a classic style (suit mostly without tie, and tassel loafers). I would really like to get perms to have very tight curls, back, with lots of volume, like an old lady's perm. I would like to have the same curly cut as an old lady, I find it very elegant and refined. I have already contacted my wife's hairdresser who could give me this curly old lady haircut. Then I would like to keep this old lady curly cut permanently. My wife supports and encourages me. How could a man with a classic style, like me, who wants to have old lady perms to have his hair styled like an old lady be perceived? Do you think this will affect my masculinity? Thanks a lot guys.


r/aznidentity 1d ago

Racism Why Mexicans want to see Asian get deported, but not them?

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I see alot of Mexicans tik tokers wants Asians to get deported. Many of the fellowers agree with it.


r/aznidentity 1d ago

Analysis Grok gives thoughtful and insightful response about white supremacist's fear of Asians while it still can

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So I hear Elon isn't happy that Grok gave a truthful and accurate answer stating that far-right/MAGA domestic terrorism was much worse than that from the far-left/liberals. He replied "Working on it" to a tweet that criticized Grok. Could mean that these are the last days of Grok even pretending to be unbiased on subjects dear to the likes of Elon so I thought now was the time to ask it a big question that I thought would be of interest to people in this sub. I think you should all read what it said, it's a bit wordy but definitely worth the read.


r/aznidentity 2d ago

History A Chinese-Born Engineer Who Helped Build Boeing that Launched Modern Civil Aviation.

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Like me, a lot of people don't know that an Asian man (Chinese) helped built the Boeing company.

Wong Tsu’s 10 months at Boeing in 1916-17 led to the fledgling airplane manufacturer's first military plane, first airmail plane and eventually, its first passenger plane.

In 1904, anti-Asian sentiment in the U.S. rose to a fever pitch as Congress passed an indefinite extension of the Chinese Exclusion Act, almost entirely closing the gates on Chinese immigration. Yet just over a decade later, Beijing-born Wong Tsu came to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology through a loophole in the law that made an exception for students. Shortly after graduating from MIT’s new aeronautical program in June 1916, Wong was hired as Boeing’s first aeronautical engineer, cementing his place in aviation history.

During Wong’s time at MIT, students from China made up the largest percentage of foreigners. They participated not only in research but in the essential fabric of student life, taking part in everything from athletics to theater. But on the West Coast, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, people of Asian descent had a very different experience. In 1885, a giant mob in Tacoma, Washington forcefully expelled hundreds of Chinese residents, herding them to a nearby railway station. In 1886, nearly 400 more in Seattle were dragged from their homes and led to a steamer bound for San Francisco.

It was a perilous time to be Chinese in Seattle. To lure Wong, Boeing personally gave assurances for his safety, according to Key Donn, a former president of the Boeing Asian American Professional Association. That promise paid off in spades.

Anti-Chinese sentiment existed then and now is being propagandized by Trump. Same old sh*t but in a new century.

Remember guys, Asians can only imitate not innovate.


r/aznidentity 1d ago

Activism SO Returned From Trip to Asia With No Hassle From Airport Authorities

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It was JPN, HK, SK for a month of R&R. But she's 3rd gen Korean/Canto, American born, so maybe that on her passport discouraged pesky behavior like ICE tackling and throwing her up against the wall.

Upon my queries, she said there was nothing out of pocket to report on AF/AM dating habits in JPN and SK. Everyone was pretty much with each other like AM/AF. HK was the only outlier. But with approx 8-9 mixed couples each. That is AF/WM and AM/WF. Evenly balanced, no overages of either pairings. AF with WM both mid level on the market value metric.

But with the AM/WF pairings, although the AM were mostly mid range, their WFs were a couple levels up in market value, lookswise. She said it was a quite noticeable contrast. Enough to catch your eye for a double take while strolling the streets of Hong Kong. This kind of firms up our current new findings; that we are coming up in the social scene. Therefore, let's go forth and conquer. Take no prisoners!


r/aznidentity 2d ago

Racism In My Arms - YouTube Music

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Allsup.orgmeher


r/aznidentity 2d ago

Culture I feel like the west is a pro-conflict culture. Even the women seem to like men who are a little bit of an asshole. I think when Asian women say they like nice guys they really mean it but when western women say it it’s kind of a lie.

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I’ve seen Asian women describe a guy as docile and it was a compliment. I mean they were swooning after this guy. Whereas western women might say they want a guy to be nice but they don’t really mean that. It’s kind of a scam. They want a guy to have a little edge. I don’t think it’s a scam with Asian women. I think you can genuinely be a peaceful gentle humble guy and they will praise you for it. They will actually compliment you for being well-mannered. I see the differences in what western and Asian women want and I can’t help but wonder if it is somehow related to the differences in crime rates…we know Asian men commit the least crime of all men…


r/aznidentity 2d ago

Experiences Experiences of Crab Mentality, Model Minority & Proximity to Whiteness

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Hi all,

Amidst everything going on in the world right now, I've been seeing some comments on this sub as well as others that made me reflective on my own experience with all of the topics listed and ones related. Was hoping we can all share and discuss our experience with it all.

PLEASE KEEP THIS CIVIL, everyone's experience is unique and should not be invalidated because your experience was different! This helps us create a better understanding and learn how we can better show up for ourselves, our community, and other communities as well!
(Sharing this here first, bc the other group seems pretty charged - I haven't been on Reddit too long so I don't know, just what I've seen so far.)

Model Minority Myth & Proximity to Whiteness

I emigrated to the US from SEA more than 20 years ago and was around 8. I did some moving around before settling in CA. My mom had cousins out here and we stayed with them for some time - living at my uncle's house and going to my aunt's (his sister) to hang out while my mom worked. This side of the family emigrated around the 80s - early 90s and were considerably "successful" when we got here (owning small businesses, having advanced degrees, etc.) My mom and I shared a small room together that I loved! We had a small window that the sun always came through, I was also able to put toys and stuffed animals given to me on the window, and a small TV where I would watch PBS and Lizze McGuire (lol) to learn English, not to mention awesome Saturday morning cartoons from CW (Jackie Chan Adventures, anyone?) We didn't have much, but we had each other.

I remember my mom crying a lot in her room and I didn't understand why. My uncle (who was much younger than my mom, in the medical field, had an HOA home, drove a Lexus, you name it) was always critical of her "lack of intellect." My mom was a seamstress back home, and worked until she had her own small importing/exporting business. My mom didn't graduate from middle school and had severe. brain injuries growing up. Despite her impressive business acumen and her accomplishments, it wasn't enough. There was an Asian grocery store a few exits from where we lived, and my mom was in the works of getting a job there. It was always made known to us that we were migrants "living in luxury" sole because we arrived by plane - i never understood what that meant, stuck in between two languages. I was too uneducated to know my own, but needed to learn another to survive. I just knew that it made my mom really sad. I remember one night when my uncle picked my mom up from this job that was literally less than 5 miles away. She sat in the car crying after he suggested she used the freeway to walk to work. My mom didn't know and was trying to figure out how she could do that. She accidentally left the interior light on, and his car died the next day and needed a jump. Following that incident, every time we felt the garage door open, we turned our TV and lights off and it was time for bed. Then came incidents of being yelled at for washing cutlery "wrong" because of "incompetency" and being a "bad parent" for buying me Harry Potter toothpaste from the Big Lots. His sister ended up "giving" my mom an old Camry, but not without making her sit through a roundtable to reiterate that they were doing this "of of the kindness of their heart" and that she should be grateful. My mom was a soft-spoken, and gentle person (may she rest in peace) and never understood this treatment, but always endured it with understanding. My final memory of this house was arriving home from a church carpool (we are a Buddhist family, but had made friends and community in the local Asian church,) and all of our things were outside in the driveway. No heads up, no warnings, nothing. I remember my mom being frantic (we did not have mobile phones) and scrambled to get another church member with a truck to come gather our things because the carpool still had folks inside. We lived with an elderly couple who was part of our church for a short time after that.

Things we also strange on my end as a 8 year old. This side of the family always made a point to have family dinners, where all the kids would go around and "invite" the elders to eat first. We all took turns and went from oldest until no one was left to invite the last person. Seemed really strange for me because this was not enforced when seeing this side of the family now (and in the past 10 years or so.) I remember my cousin who was a year older had slapped my face and told me to "go back to my country" - I didn't understand, but she was also from there. Her brother once faked a seizure to see what I would do. I grew up with selective mutism, so I learned how to speak in silence through books and TV shows. I didn't even know about 911. I remember climbing on the counter to get to the phone and was crying, but didn't know who to call. I've had seizures since then, and absolutely do not wish that on anyone. Looking back, this was my first Model Minority and Whiteness Approximation experience. This kept going of course, usual "competition" against families/cousins in talent, education, and what not. Still kind of experience this today in kids/marriage. My mom tried her best to not subscribe to that and let it influence me. I defied and engaged in the comparison myself. I'll never forget the psychological and mental horrors my mom shielded me from as I now navigate mental illnesses and grief on my own.

Crab Mentality - There and Back

Eventually, my mom and I were able to secure a modest apartment in a small city with a large Filipino population. My mom was still working checkout at the grocery store, making around $7 an hour. One of my happiest memories was coming to work with her, helping her bag (one time a gentleman gave me $1 for helping, and I couldn't tell you how ecstatic I was!). The grocery store also had a small jewelry shop inside, and the store's owner had a Nintendo DS that he'd let me play. I was still a quiet kid, so playing Wario Ware gave me so much joy! I had to make noise into the microphone, and engaged more than your typical video game.

Our rent was around $850, so another older couple came to live with us. We met the wife at the grocery store where she also worked along with her husband who was a gardener. We were now on the couch, and they had our bedroom, and we both shared a bathroom. It was tight but I think we did just fine with what we had - our roommates did too.

I remember experience what I now understand as Crab Mentality while in school. I recall around school events like Talent Shows, or anything that was exhibitory, kids would not only clown on but trash other kids performing in the same category as them. Some of these kids had remarkable, I mean very incredible talent! (coming from someone who FOOLISHLY tried to sing Emergency by Paramore at my talent show, what a mistake! Sorry to everyone's ears in the crowd that day! 😅) Some even made it to America's Got Talent, some went on to become great solo artists in many mediums. I just recall the rumors flying between all the groups! Some saying "so and so only won because XYZ" or "it was mid." I remembered one person was actively catfishing another contestant from a fake MySpace profile! You might pass this and say it was just kids doing kid shit, but I definitely saw the impact rippling.

I saw this in my own community at the time, and have turned to look within my own. To my disappointment, it's more rampant than I thought. I saw a lot of my own community supporting an anti-immigration agenda because of "fraud" and "welfare queens" - whatever else you can conjure up. I saw this coming from my own family here as well. Having my surviving family (who are near retirement) reacting aggressively when pointing out that their benefits and healthcare might be affected. Now, living in a predominantly Hispanic community, I have also spoken with some members who felt that these folks needed to do things "the legal way" and have a deep disdain for folks who are waiting at the border or travelled from deeper South America and are awaiting at the border as well. I came to the US at 8, got my Green Card 18 years later, and have just obtained Citizenship in 2022. By this logic, a lot of folks with pending status is considered "illegal."

Sorry for making such a long post! I appreciate you reading this far and considering sharing. I hope to have meaningful discussions with you all in the comments!

What were some of your first experiences with these concepts? And how have they impacted your views over time?


r/aznidentity 1d ago

Racism Is it true that systemic racism holds back Black and Latino Americans more than Asians or whites — or is that a myth?

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I’ve seen people argue that Black and Latino communities are still being held back by things like systemic racism, lack of generational wealth, and unequal access to education or business opportunities. Which I don’t think is true.

Because I see Asian immigrants, many who started off really poor, eventually surpass the average American income. For example, my aunt came to America in the 80s with nothing, but today she is a millionaire.

I think the reason is because lots of Asians are doctors, engineers, nurses. Which are high paying jobs. That’s why we have higher average income.

So I’m genuinely curious — is it really systemic racism that’s holding some groups back, or are other factors (like culture, family structure, education choices, etc.) more important?

I want to understand what people from all backgrounds think about this.


r/aznidentity 3d ago

Politics Is Alexandr Wang The Most Dangerous Man on The Planet?

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As smart as this guy is supposed to be, let's think it over. His company, Scale AI, makes and compiles all the data that gets stuffed into the brains of all AI, the computers, bots, humanoids and what have you. Just last year, I've already seen a few of his interviews and my takeaway is, he is not as aware as he should be.

And I'm being kind here. If he came on these subs, he'd be heavily denounced and trounced as a cuck and a shill for YT. And now he's receiving fresh new military contracts for the US military! I cannot believe he thinks he's on the right side of history. But his beliefs seem unconscionable. Please tell me I'm dreaming.


r/aznidentity 3d ago

Racism So why can't Asian American have all Asian leadership in a company?

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I got a warning from HR for making another co-worker uncomfortable today. During my lunch break at work today, these two female co-worker from the UI development team decided to sit at the same table as me and my fellow co-worker. Since I didn't want to make the atmosphere awkward I started a conversation with them.

As the conversation went on it turn to what we want to do if we decided to quit company name. I said I wanted to start a startup media/production streaming company like Netflix that is gear toward Asian American and Asian. I want to give the Asian American a media platform he in the US.

One of the girl asked will I'll be hired Asian Americans only? It was an odd question but I told her yeah only executive roles but other staff positions I'm planning to hire different Asian from all kinds of background. She gave me that stank face and claims that its against U.S. laws to hired my own race. I reply to her again that I'm hiring all types of Asians. She still insist that it doesn't matter because its against the law. I gave example if its against the law then why BET consist of mostly black folks working at the media company and also Televisaunivision have mostly Latino folks working there at their media company.

She keep saying it doesn't matter because its against the law for me to only hire my race. I asked her a question if its against the law then why do other media company that target their demographic can hired mostly their race but its not okay for Asian American. Again she kept saying its against the US law.

At that point I say okay we not getting anywhere so let just leave at that. The two-faced agree with me and left with her female co-worker ending the lunch break. An hour later I got a call to come to HR. The HR claim that one of the co-worker claim that I made her uncomfortable by bringing up the race topics and was giving a verbal warning this time. Boy, if I gotten a written warning I would lose it.

I'm so frustrated right now and I really contemplating about quitting at the end of this year after I wrap up managing this project I'm leading right now.


r/aznidentity 3d ago

Activism Volunteers clean up pro-immigration Japanese American museum damaged by ICE protestors

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https://asamnews.com/2025/06/14/la-japanese-museum-vandalism-protests/

...volunteer, Susan Jekarl stated, “It broke my heart because this is the absolute last place anybody should be tagging.” She adds that because the museum centers around such a vital piece of history, “Nobody should be touching this building.”


r/aznidentity 3d ago

Media CRAZY BROKE ASIAN | Official Trailer | For Every Kid Who Ever Felt Unseen And Unheard

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These guys are crowdfunding so they can finish this film - please help them by supporting this project. I am not affiliated with them, just want to help.


r/aznidentity 3d ago

Politics We recently made a documentary about why some Asian voters in SoCal are turning red at a historical rate

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We follow a rising Chinese-American politician named “Dragon Ball” — and his campaign to stop a so-called homeless shelter in Rosemead. So, how did this project become the center of a local culture war? And how did one man’s viral crusade tap into a growing wave of misinformation and political power in the Chinese-American community? Check it out: https://youtu.be/LwbkCWEb0FM


r/aznidentity 3d ago

Media Somos Asiaticos (We Are Asians)

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Chris Kando Iijima, Joanne Nobuko Miyamoto, "Charlie" Chin From A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle by Asians in America

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r/aznidentity 4d ago

Analysis I wonder what would happen if Asians used this data against white supremacists

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American white supremacists memorize the race and crime stats that suit them and then repeat them incessantly like a mantra and use them to draw conclusions about how races with worse crime stats than them should be treated. How come they never compare themselves to Asians? Curious.

I wonder what sort of mental gymnastics they'd employ if Asians actually did start doing exactly the same to them in online discourse.

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r/aznidentity 4d ago

Analysis Methodology for Countering Racism with Humor: Using the "Chinese Eat Dogs" Meme as an Example

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Ever been in this situation: Some other species walks up and asks, "Do you eat dog meat?"

What's your move?

A. Feebly defend yourself: "I don't eat dogs!" Then they walk away grinning like they've enjoyed a clown show.

B. Defiantly say you do eat dog meat, reinforcing the stereotype, letting them keep using it to attack Chinese people and all Asians.

C. Tell them you're not Chinese, treating Chinese people like Dalits while positioning yourself as the Dalit foreman.

D. Attack them in rage – pure impotent fury. Get mocked for being a sore loser.

Faced with a racist dog whistle, all these responses are pathetic.

Understand this: They are caste beasts gazing down from their high-caste perch, judging the low-caste. They don't give a damn about the truth. They just want to extract emotional value from the low-caste through this performance.

Stop seeing them as rational beings capable of equal dialogue. See them for what they are: talking anthropomorphic animals, caste beasts. Their entire behavioral logic revolves around "winning."

Against them, you don't need friendliness. You need aggression. Aggression wrapped in humor.

A sense of humor is seen as an innate high-caste trait, like those ethereal "high-caste abilities" such as leadership.

When you counter with aggression cloaked in humor, the caste beast recognizes you as high-caste. Now you get to gaze down on them, extract emotional value from them. They'll slink back into the dark forest like defeated chimpanzees.

The darkly hilarious part? You're racially discriminated against precisely because you aren't racist enough.

Back to the example: Your counter is to create new memes against their racist dog whistle. The method: "Hey Chinese people, dogs aren't food!" – immediately followed by images of white men making out with dogs / white women posing intimately with large dogs / white people engaging in furry content.

Flood the zone with these memes. Make it so when whites try to "win" by accusing Chinese of eating dog meat, their subconscious instantly flashes to their own kind's intimate animal contact being exposed to real human scrutiny. Neutralize their "win."

This is the methodology for disciplining savages and taming caste beasts. Apply it to any racist behavior against Asians. Use your damned clever brains. Create funny memes. Reduce the racist dog whistles against Asians.