[The following is the first post of new contributing writer Olivia Hoang. Please look forward to more of her writings in the future!--ed.] Once in a while I like to watch some Korean drama because I like to watch Asian people (I just can’t get enough of them) and because I love Korean fashion. While the PG-rated nature of these dramas is a refreshing break from … [Read more...] about Korean Dramas and the Worship of Infantile Women
Women and Gender
Maybe She’s Born With It, Probably It’s Maybelline: Modern Day Whiteface
I love watching makeup tutorials on YouTube. It's a great way for me to learn about makeup techniques and tools without having to take cosmotology lessons. Lately, I've been seeing a lot of makeup gurus shade and contour their faces so that they look white (try searching for "Asian Angelina Jolie Makeup"). Although most of them do this for the sake of costume, is this another … [Read more...] about Maybe She’s Born With It, Probably It’s Maybelline: Modern Day Whiteface
Socially-Accepted Extramarital Relationships and Sexual Equality
According to a 2009 study published by BNET, the CBS Interactive Business Network: In most of their forms, extramarital activities by Vietnamese men are not perceived as infidelity or adultery. Extramarital relationships often facilitate male bonding and are important signifiers of Vietnamese masculinity and male privilege. [Moreover] Vietnamese wives must endure them. When … [Read more...] about Socially-Accepted Extramarital Relationships and Sexual Equality
Questionable Vietnamese Masculinity in Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam
Four score and seven minutes ago (party-on dudes!), I expressed some ambivalent feelings about Vietnamese representation in Luke Nguyen's Vietnam. Given the tantrum-like shit-storm that followed, I was hesitant to write the promised article, "Questionable Vietnamese Masculinity." After all, there's only so many people you can piss off before one of them comes after you. But … [Read more...] about Questionable Vietnamese Masculinity in Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam
Till Death Do Us Part: Foreign Vietnamese Bride Killed in South Korea
Hoang Thi Nam, 23 was murdered by her Korean husband Lim Chae Won, 37. Last month, a South Korean man named Lim Chae Won stabbed his Vietnamese wife Hoang Thi Nam to death as their baby lay next to her. Last year, a mentally challenged Korean man murdered his Vietnamese wife after one week of marriage. That same year, a Vietnamese bride, unable to communicate to anyone … [Read more...] about Till Death Do Us Part: Foreign Vietnamese Bride Killed in South Korea