| Much to your disappointments (or relief), I have chose to stop posting on Xanga, like those before me.
You can now read me at:
Cynical Anti-Orientalist
the URL is http://antiorientalist.blogspot.com/
Hope you will make the switch easily! |
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| If you read a lot of blogs daily like me, you might like this website that someone recommended to me. Through bloglines, you can subscribe to all of your fav blogs and read it as one feed.
Bloglines |
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| Hi!
I have found a couple of Asian American women bloggers who I really like. And if you know me well enough, by "who I really like" I mean socially conscious Asian American feminists who also have an understanding of the LGBTQ issues. Ok, so with that said, I thought the following are worth my reading time:
Carmen Van Kerckhove's Addicted to Race, who also writes regularly for Racialicious.
Jenn's Reappropriate.
Ok ok, so I'm being really picky about the bloggers, but here are other ones that I've come across. Some of them are women of color blogs and some are GLBTQ. Some are both. Decide among yourselves.
AngryBrownButch
KimchiMamas
Big Queer Blog
Women of Color Blog
Sayoni Speaks
Lily Pad
Check them out, they're definitely worth your time!
Happy blogging!
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| Looking through my blog bookmarks, I have noticed a lack of Asian American women bloggers. I'm not talking about myself or other Xanga, or other casual/daily life blogs. I'm talking about blogs that a lot of people in our community read to get their daily dose of Asia America. Blog like Angry Asian Man and Secret Asian Man... etc.
Curious, I typed in a search for "Asian American woman blog" to see what would pop up on google. I found mostly blogs that are Asian American, but no prominent ones by Asian American women. It's interesting to read blogs by Asian American men such as C.N.'s blog and Phil Yu's Angry Asian Men, but at times I find myself disagreeing with Phil Yu's perspective and his lack of understanding of Asian American woman's issues. The only issue that he addresses in regards to Asian/Asian American women are ones of exoticization and fetishes - mostly in reference to popular culture and the interracial relationships between Asian woman and white men. While this is definitely a good observation, I can't help being skeptical about his views and the silent claim of ownership of Asian woman by Asian men. While it is true that popular culture often pair Asian women with white men, many Asian male bloggers fail to address the issue of the silent "claiming" of Asian women by Asian men. Many times, the women themselves are ridiculed for dating or portraying to date white men. While there are some underlying causes for this (such as the demaculinization of Asian American males in American pop culture), it is often overlooked in the blaming of actresses who portray these stereotypes, who most of the times, did not grow up in the U.S., and therefore, have little understanding of what they are portraying in relevance to Asian AMERICAN women. Take characters like Gong Li and Bai Ling for example, they are both relatively new to the American media. Why are they blamed for portraying stereotypical Asian women's roles when they have little experience with being an Asian woman in the U.S.? I understand the frustrations with them (I myself have rolled my eyes multiple times on Gong Li's movie posters), but the truth is, she has little idea/understanding of how her portrayals are affecting the Asian American community.
I personally feel that this problem is dividing our community. We all know (or should know) that playing the blame game doesn't really get us anywhere. Has anyone heard of divide & conquer? My hope is that there will be an increasing awareness on the identity politics of Asian men AND women. Having an EXPLANATION of why Asian women date white men should be more in the spotlight. Of course, there are plenty of issues surrounding the initial issue, such as that not all Asian women date white men or there are Asian women who date other Asian men, but seriously, I am tired of people telling Asian woman who to date and who not to date thing. Interracial dating cannot be reversed by blaming the choices of certain people. And maybe it shouldn't be condemned at all.
I am all about Asian/Asian American men having a voice in/about popular culture, but in conclusion, blogs by Asian American men rarely share my experiences as an Asian American woman. Anyway, I'm on my way to google more Asian American women bloggers. Drop me a line if you find any good ones. |
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