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Vogue Dissent: What does it mean to be Asian American?

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It means that you’re bi-cultural: both Asian and American, yet neither at the same time. In Asia, you’re American; in America, you’re Asian. You are also bi-cultural in the sense that you walk a fine line between being a person of color and being a token white.

It means that you’re a perpetual…

I reblogged this way back in November, but considering I have more followers now I don’t mind a refreshing repost related to some of the stuff I posted/commented on yesterday and today. 

Please read this. 

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    It means that you’re bi-cultural: both Asian and American, yet neither at the same time. In Asia, you’re American; in...
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    What does it mean to be Asian American?
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    November, but considering I have...refreshing repost related
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    Everything about this resonates with me so much. For a lot of my life, I’ve always tried to “act white,” trying not to...
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    This is pretty universal for all Asians living in Western countries.
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    i am thankful for this post. i was starting to worry about the lack of asian-american critique on my dashboard.
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Basically a blog dealing with racial issues, mostly in America but with some posts about other countries as well. While there will be many posts dealing with the black/white binary, I also hope to shed much focus on race issues concerning First Peoples, Latinos, Middle Easterners, South Asians, East Asians, Southeast Asians, people who are bi or multiracial, and any other minority groups I may have forgotten to mention.

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