Dim Sum Yum Yum: a Look at Asian Fetish

Edi Cheung

What do Asiaphiles look for in a date?

Call it Yellow Fever, Asiaphilia, or simply an Asian fetish—what is it that drives some people to compulsively admire and date Asians, sometimes exclusively? What characteristics make Asians more attractive to these individuals?

For some people, the attraction is purely physical. It’s in the almond-shaped eyes, the tone [...]

The Road to the Top

Christopher

From Charlie Chan to Hiro Nakamura: a look at portrayals of Asians in Hollywood

Today, it is easy enough for one to find well-rounded Asian-American male characters in Hollywood. One can flip through the channels and find John Cho’s Demetri Noh in Flash Forward or Masi Oka’s Hiro Nakamura in Heroes, for example. [...]

Are Asian Men Less Endowed?

“The continual attempt to correlate penise size with ethnicity”

Edi Cheung

It’s a perpetual question of the modern age: can ethnicity determine penis size? And are men of African descent better endowed than those of Asian heritage?

These are notions popularized by the media and entertainment industries (like pornography) and by anecdotal hearsay among friends. Most of [...]

Asian Flush

“Why Asians turn red after a shot or two”

Alan Nair

Asian Americans in Media

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(Sources: Asian Americans in Media, Three 21 Media, Angry Asian Man)