Refugees attest to indiscriminate killings by Turkish fighters as the Trump administration reverses course, sends troops back into Syria. Migration from Central America has surged, but in Honduras, some Christians are doing unsung work to make their country a safer place to live. Journals Sophia's World. These stereotypes absolutely exist, and they are harmful. For me, it hits close to home. Conversations about racial stereotypes might not pop up in certain social circles in America, but they do in mine.
When Asian Women Are Harassed for Marrying Non-Asian Men
Ever heard of yellow fever? No, not the disease you can pick up when travelling to certain countries. I'm talking about when Caucasian men develop an acute sexual preference for East Asian women — even becoming a fetish, for some. Naturally, there are dating websites aplenty dedicated to 'serving' those men who have yellow fever, where the average East Asian women is increasingly being perceived as a desirable partner. In fact, the most recent figures from 2. As a Chinese, single woman in the UK - where I have rarely come across racism — my East Asian friends and I have encountered a fair share of men with telltale signs of yellow fever.
When Asian Women Are Harassed for Marrying Non-Asian Men
Lillian , a something who lives in New York and Boston, is a single Asian American woman who actively dates. Needless to say, her Tinder inbox is a hot mess. She posts screenshots of their messages alongside photos of herself looking stoic, fierce and totally over it.
Earlier this year, I went on a date with a man who told me he had a thing for Asian women. We were sitting across from each other at a table in a fancy restaurant and he stood up to do a head-to-toe scan of me. I am sick of being fetishised because of racist stereotypes about "small and compliant" Asian women. Credit: Stocksy. I told myself to run.