by Shiuan on June 26, 2011
So I’ve been baking a lot recently. In my recent Asian Women and Internalized Racism post I included a photo of blondies that I baked up from a Smitten Kitchen recipe. As you can see from her photo, mine doesn’t look like hers at all. Partly I think that’s due to me switching 1/4 cup [...]
by Shiuan on June 22, 2011
So the BF and I have gone back and forth many times about me being more clear on my definitions of terms. It goes something like this: BF: That was a totally vague post. Me: What are you talking about? BF: You need to break it down for people. People won’t know what you mean [...]
by Shiuan on June 19, 2011
Question IV. from my Guide to Sexism for Asian Women: What does internalized sexism among Asian women look like? How is it different from other groups? First of all, what is internalized sexism? Sexism is the systematic oppression of women in society. Men play the role of oppressor and are agents of oppression in this [...]
by Shiuan on June 15, 2011
Why are there so many Asian women dating white men in the U.S.? Are white men less sexist than Asian men? This is question III. from my Guide to Sexism for Asian Women. I think many of you may have noticed the plethora of Asian woman/white male couples walking around and a simultaneous lack of [...]
by Shiuan on June 1, 2011
This post will address question II. from my Guide to Sexism for Asian Females post: Why is the existence of sexism so hard for Asian women to admit to and prioritize, as compared to racism which is commonly seen as an integral part of the Asian American experience? I have no idea. But I have [...]