Asian American women

Catching Yellow Fever: New Video Series "They're All So Beautiful" Digs into Asian Dating Stereotypes

Race post by Georgia Perry on April 16, 2013 - 11:20am; tagged Asian American men, Asian American women, Debbie Lum, interracial relationships.

Filmmaker Lum and a white groom holding his Chinese wife

“When I see an Asian woman it’s just like, wow—she’s beautiful. It’s just like an angel was dropped right in front of me.”

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A Model Explores Race, Sexuality, and Gender in the Entertainment Industry

Model Media post by Yoonj Kim on March 28, 2013 - 9:26am; tagged Asian American women, body image, sexuality.

behind the scene milla jovivich

Television shows, movies, and other forms of showbiz are crucial parts of conversations about race and sex in our society. But ironically, the dynamics of what happens behind the scenes in the entertainment industry is not so well-known. As a feminist model and writer in eternally sunny Los Angeles, I’ll be exploring issues of race, sexuality, and gender within the entertainment industry over the next two months with this guest blog. 

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Adventures in Feministory: Anna May Wong

History post by Kelsey Wallace on October 24, 2011 - 2:04pm; tagged Adventures in Feministory, Anna May Wong, Asian American women, Hollywood, racism.
feministory logo in red and orange. Scripty font reads Adventures in Feministory with a silhouette on either side of a woman holding a lasso and a protest sign
Born in LA's Chinatown in 1905 to a family that ran a laundry service, Anna May Wong was Hollywood's first Chinese-American movie star.
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