Crazy Biatch Asians

Dumplings, lion dances and red envelopes - this is the most wonderful time of year. Today’s episode is in celebration of the Year of the Ox where we explore the culture and history of Lunar New Year. We’ll be discussing how it’s been adapted into western societies and looking at the commercialisation of this cultural festival. So here’s to an episode of bringing on the good jujus. 新年快乐!

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Produced by Juna Xu and Sharon Jiang. 
Edited by Sharon Jiang.

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With everyone going back to work, the 'Bamboo Ceiling' is an issue that affects many Asian workers in the West. Asians are often perceived as good workers but bad leaders, not assertive enough or lacking in communication skills. So today we're discussing what the Bamboo Ceiling is, how it can affect you and ways we can finally break it down.

We’d LOVE to hear from you about your personal experiences! Slide into our dms on Insta @crazybiatchasians or continue the convo via email [email protected]

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Still curious? Take a deep dive into this issue below:

- The Real Reason the U.S. became less racist toward Asian Americans: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/29/the-real-reason-americans-stopped-spitting-on-asian-americans-and-started-praising-them/

- Is there a 'bamboo ceiling' at US companies?: https://fortune.com/2011/10/07/is-there-a-bamboo-ceiling-at-u-s-companies/

- The bamboo ceiling and the meaning of meritocracy: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/the-bamboo-ceiling-and-the-meaning-of-meritocracy-20190923-p52u04

- Hidden in Plain Sight: https://asiasociety.org/sites/default/files/inline-files/HiddenInPlainSight_Paper_042.pdf

Produced by Juna Xu and Sharon Jiang. 
Edited by Sharon Jiang.

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NSFW! We're doing a deeper dive into Asian Fetish - this time letting things loose and bringing in some explicit content. We’ll be diving into some juicy personal experiences and also reading out other people’s truly horrific stories. Like, wtf kind of stories.
 
We’d LOVE to hear from you about your personal experiences! Slide into our dms on Insta @crazybiatchasians or continue the convo via email [email protected].

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Produced by Juna Xu and Sharon Jiang. 
Edited by Sharon Jiang.

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Asian guys … this one’s for you! With the rise of Asians in Hollywood, K-pop boy bands and Eastern social media, Asian males are FINALLY getting their moment in the sun. We’ll be chatting all things entertainment and pop culture; where Asian men are stepping out of the desexualised representation in western media and holding their own!

We’d LOVE to hear from you about your personal experiences! Slide into our dms on Insta @crazybiatchasians or continue the convo via email [email protected]

If you want to support us through monthly donations, you can find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crazybiatchasians

Still curious? Take a deep dive below:

- Identity Crisis and Gender Politics: Reappropriating Asian American Masculinity: https://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=6v659OPjoKIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA312&dq=emasculation+of+asian+men&ots=7U-O-gemkT&sig=1wWmyBH3LUda3l1taxQVJ7Hz5J4/

- The desexualisation of the Asian American male: https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/andrew-kung-asian-american-men/

- Asian Representation in Film: The Impact of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’: https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/asian-representation-crazy-rich-asians/

Produced by Juna Xu and Sharon Jiang. 
Edited by Sharon Jiang.

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Why is the West obsessed with tanning and the East addicted to whitening? As an Asian in the West, do you subscribe to the popularised tanning culture or do you embrace your fairer complexion? Interestingly, there’s a lot more to it than just superficial appearance and we spill all the tea here, from social meaning to history to our experiences in Australia.

We’d LOVE to hear from you about your personal experiences! Slide into our dm's on Insta @crazybiatchasians or continue the convo via email [email protected].

If you want to support us through monthly donations, you can find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crazybiatchasians

Still curious? Take a deep dive into this issue below:

- Skin Lightening and Beauty in Four Asian Cultures: https://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/13415/volumes/v35/NA-35
 
- Changes in Skin Tanning Attitudes Fashion Articles and Advertisements in the Early 20th Century: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2775759/

Produced by Juna Xu and Sharon Jiang. 
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Yellow fever, rice kings, rice chasers ... we discuss one of the biggest concerns when it comes to dating: Asian fetish. How common is it? Where do you draw the line between having a type and a fetish? We try to answer all of your burning questions about this controversial topic.

We’d LOVE to hear from you about your personal experiences! Slide into our dms on Insta @crazybiatchasians or continue the convo via email [email protected].

If you want to support us through monthly donations, you can find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crazybiatchasians

Still curious? Take a deep dive into this issue below:

- Why Yellow Fever isn't Flattering: A Case Against Racial Fetishes: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-american-philosophical-association/article/why-yellow-fever-isnt-flattering-a-case-against-racial-fetishes/96D2F19F052E8A2625968037BE756FEA/core-reader

- What is Exotic Beauty? Part II: The Case of the Asian Fetish: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-american-philosophical-association/article/why-yellow-fever-isnt-flattering-a-case-against-racial-fetishes/96D2F19F052E8A2625968037BE756FEA/core-reader

- The Madame Butterfly Effect, Tracing the History of a Fetish: https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/the-madame-butterfly-effect-asian-fetish-history-pop-culture

Produced by Juna Xu and Sharon Jiang. 
Edited by Sharon Jiang.

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Welcome to Crazy Biatch Asians! 
Join Sharon Jiang and Juna Xu as they discuss the issues Asians can face in the Western world, with a critical mind, a bit of healthy debate and lots of tea. Entertainment, love and sex, and culture and identity are all discussed here so join the conversation. Chat on Wednesdays! 

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