Continuing from:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/media-decolonization/msg13483/#msg13483we are getting somewhere with this:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/asian-americans-report-complicated-feelings-173000637.htmlAsian Americans report complicated feelings toward pan-ethnic label, study shows
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Most Asian Americans report having a complicated relationship with the pan-ethnic label, according to a newly published survey.
On Tuesday, the Pew Research Center published its largest analysis on the experiences of Asian Americans, which was based on numerous focus group discussions.
In a data essay and accompanying documentary, focus group members spoke about the shortcomings of the term “Asian American,” how people of Asian descent will often be treated or viewed as foreign even if they were born in the United States, and the effects of harmful Asian American stereotypes.
Researchers highlighted a common sentiment among respondents that using the term “Asian American” or “Asian” is less of an active choice and more of an imposed one.
At last you are woke!
“Coming to a big country like [the United States], when people ask where we are from … there are some people who have no idea about Bhutan, so we end up introducing ourselves as being Asian,” one respondent said.
Even if you need a broader regional term, "Asian" is not it. Calling yourself "Himalayan" would already be much more accurate:
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