i was basically the only chinese kid in my midwestern suburb, and over the last several years i think i’ve exorcised a lot of the racial self-resentment i grew up with
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ofc, just because my early relationship with asianness was a little dysphoric doesn’t mean i get to gatekeep the identity i’m just a shrek-themed alt and i definitely haven’t consumed the entire asian american “canon”, so if you have recommendations i would love to hear them :)
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one recommendation i have is this podcast episode—it’s a rambling 2.5 hr conversation between chef david chang and artist david choe (very unconventional asians) iirc they get pretty deep into addiction, loss, fame, and mental illness, among other topicshttps://open.spotify.com/episode/1G0kcGkIPhFShNqb67OLmn?si=5NyQjxBrQjSp1Ogb9gOLxQ …
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have u heard of MC Jin? he's an Asian American rapper who won 106 & Park Freestyle Friday, I love his freestyle
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i’ve seen him in a couple rap battle videos, but haven’t really explored his music. will check it out!
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IMO "being bad at math and good at art" is actually even more cliche than "stinky lunchbox". Moreover, stereotypes or not, "being bad at math" is a really dumb way to define oneself.
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hmm yeah you’re probably right, and i’d guess that most of the people who write asian american thinkpieces prob identify that way it’s a challenge to narrativize identity with the awareness of stereotypes, but also in a totally non-reactive way
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have you read....the babysitters club?
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damn ok this is new to me; i remember seeing these at book fairs in elementary school but i think i avoided them bc they looked like “girl books”—these covers are great http://blog.angryasianman.com/2017/11/claudia-and-baby-sitters-club-books-we.html?m=1 …pic.twitter.com/zJnpAvuKse
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i haven’t but i liked his incel story on n+1—will check it out!
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