Welcome! Our goal is to educate as many people on possible about everything Asian, whether that be on how to create or analyze an Asian character, or to re-examine worldviews surrounding Asians. Be respectful in the askbox and remember that Asia includes ALL Asians. Inspired by @isuggestlandback and @creatingblackcharacters. Please go check them out.
📝Lessons 📝
If you're seeing this through a reblog, you can check the original post to see when I update this list!
Lesson 1: Cross-Racial Solidarity And Asians As The "Model Minority"
Mini Lesson: Very General Tips To Writing Asians
Mini Lesson: Can Non-Asians Wear Traditional Asian Cultural Clothing?
Mini Lesson: Racial Infantilism
Mini Lesson: Nuances of the Asian Parent Stereotype
Terminology Rant: "POC" and Incorrect Usage
Not Ours: Sinophobia & Orientalism Masterlist by @this-is-sinophobia-orientalism
Not Ours: Femboys, Ladyboys, Fetishising Asian Culture & Whitewashing by @knightfaetality
Not Ours: Avoiding Orientalist Language While Writing MENA Characters in Historical Setting by @writingwithcolor
CYAB Redesign & Recreate Challenge Rules
CYAB Playlist
FAQ under Cut
Disclaimer: We are not the voice for all Asians in the world! We are just two people!! Also racism against Asians is called orientalism. Now you know!
Do I count as Asian? We can't answer that for you, we don't know you. Here's a list of Asian countries though.
What are your 'credentials'? Only answering here so I don't get asked more invasively in the future. I am Taiwanese American with a lifetime's experience of being Asian. I have lived in Japan for two years. Despite my knowledge being East Asian-heavy, this remains a blog for all Asians, and our research and blog content will reflect that. As for Mod Mira, she is (South) Indian American and was raised across the states, so her experiences and knowledge are more tied to the South Asian/Desi diaspora.
Can we tag this blog in posts? Of course! If you have any posts that are relevant or interesting and would like us to reblog, please feel free to tag us!
Do you have a Ko-Fi or Paypal I could donate to? I do not, but I reblog fundraisers for Asians and people of color frequently. Please donate to them.
Note about Sending/Submitting Asks: You don’t have to be shy about sending in asks, that’s why we have anon mode on! However, we do expect common courtesy and basic human decency when having discussions. Being impolite or overtly passive aggressive to us (this is specified because people’s tones can naturally vary) or potentially to others won’t be tolerated. We are not your proxy for disagreements you may have with other people here either. This doesn’t mean you can’t have criticism, that is totally valid! Differing opinions makes for more productive conversation, but don’t treat us differently than how you would people in real life (following the golden rule of treating others the way you’d want to be treated). And finally, remember to capitalize proper nouns such as Asians, specific Asian ethnic groups, etc. when you send in asks, otherwise they will be deleted.
I talked to my friend @save-mohamed-family just now. Please do not forget about P@l3stin1ans. Earlier, t@nks approached them very close.
This is the photo he sent me, and others were published through media outlets. It doesn't take zooming to see the c@mps. Nothing has changed since 2023.
My friend told me his son is in the hospital as he was stung by a scorpion. His daughter is malnourished as far as I remember. Let's extend our hand to his family like always? :] [fundr@1s3r here!]
@save-mohamed-family is ver!f1ed by hussein and nabulsi! #192 on their list 🫡
For anyone who has finished their draft and is looking into publishing, I highly recommend subscribing/following Writer Beware, who posts great information about publishing scams, predatory practices, editor scam artists, class-action lawsuits, and more!
Shining a small, bright light in a wilderness of writing scams
i encourage everyone to call their senators in regard to the senate markup tomorrow — but for those that also wish to email, please visit the electronic frontier foundation.
they make it super easy for you in this article here — just fill out your information and it'll send a reply for you after pressing the big ' take action ' button :)
🇺🇸⭐️CONTACT YOUR REPS, SIGN PETITIONS, PROTEST, AND RAISE AWARENESS!⭐️🇺🇸
We should all be doing this! If you haven't done so, now is your chance to get ontop of it! We NEED to work together in order to stop this from taking over!
(Thank you, Lucy, for the article and encouraging message :) ❤️🙏!)
Hi everyone, please help Mahmoud and his family! 🇵🇸 @mahmooud-sharif2
Mahmoud Sharif messaged me some time ago asking for aid regarding his campaign and told me about himself and his family. Me and him have been keeping touch since then, and I wanted to make a formal post about his campaign for him, his wife and their four beautiful children, one of which was born just recently. The following is from his GoFundMe:
"We are from the Gaza Strip, which suffers from wars. I lived through 5 of these wars, and I lost my eyes and fingers hand , and my other eye was damaged. These were the previous wars until this 2023 war came and destroyed everything from my home and my workplace.
The Israeli’s originated and developed a long time ago, even when I achieved my goal and ambition and developed my workplace. Before this war came, 10 days before October 7th, I had developed all my equipment for my project, which I had dreamed of for more than 12 years.
Then the war came and the occupation destroyed my home and my workplace and burned all my equipment. And demolishing everything I dreamed of in my life and what I built prolonged my life with effort and fatigue, and now I am left homeless and there is no guarantee that I can complete my life’s work or rebuild my project. Life has extinguished in my heart and everything I dreamed of has been broken.
My goal in communication is to urgently raise funds for the evacuation from the dangerous situation in Gaza. The situation, the danger and the hardships are beyond all expectations. Time is imperative, which means it costs blood and more lives are lost the longer the siege lasts. Our immediate goal is to flee to a safe place Egypt, away from the constant aggression,
which requires a hefty travel fee of $5,000 per person and $2,500 per child under 16.
As I said, me and Mahmoud have been keeping in touch since he first reached out to me, and I have been reblogging/keeping track with his posts and fundraiser in the meantime as he focuses on looking after his family. He needs $60,000 and currently has just almost $11,000 as of writing. The number grows every time I check on the fundraiser, which is great news, but the family still need much more!
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
You can always donate to his fundraiser. However, if you cannot send money, then please share! Mahmoud and his beautiful family are making progress but still have a long way to go.
Let's continue supporting Mahmoud and his family!
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