We need to do better in here.
I feel like i need to say something about the mentalities and discussions we've been having in this sub. One asian person to another because this type of conversation would sound misplaced coming from someone else.
Acoording to the rules, this community is supposed to be for positive change through social analysis.
If we truly want to help ourselves and others in the diasporic asian community, we must ground our discussions in verifiable reality. This means drawing conclusions backed by empirical evidence, data, secondary analysis, historical facts, and credible subject experts.
Personal experiences matter and should not be ignored, but anecdotes alone can not explain broad social realities. Right now, a massive portion of the content here relies on unverified anecdotal experiences to draw massive, sweeping conclusions. From what i see, this approach has led to highly problematic trends in this sub, including:
-Misplaced misogyny blaming Asian women for dating disparities.
-Unchecked racism directed at Black and white people with a failure to contextualize race historically and systemically.
-Inflammatory attitudes that border on Asian supremacy.
Among other things.
We cannot change societal perspectives on Asian people with these reactive mindsets. How can we demand respect from others while making baseless claims about race? How can we participate in larger conversations about racial justice and societal change when we refuse to analyze the institutional systems and histories affecting both other groups and our own?
Yes, its true asian people face racism. I'm sure you also know that other races experience racism too. If we want to change another persons racist mindset, we must be able to educate them on the reality of race as a whole.
All I ask is to challenge your preexisting beliefs about any racial trope against any minority and look to see if your perspective is backed by history and evidence. We must differentiate between validating our emotional experiences and drawing generalized racial conclusions about people.
Some books/sources/frameworks to investigate:
-Contemporary Asian America: A Multidisciplinary Reader by Min Zhou and Anthony Christian Ocampo
-Asian America: Sociological and Interdisciplinary Perspectives by Pawan Dhingra and Robyn Magalit Rodriguez
-The Color of Crime by Katheryn Russell-Brown
-The Revolutionary Life of Yuri Kochiyama by Diane C. Fujino
-The Asian American Achievement Paradox by Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou
Thats just a few but i urge you to find your own readings that both support and oppose an opinion to draw an objective conclusion.