Asian Majority

This will be a first in a series to help understand the many different types of Asians that are out there. For people that might not have a lot of interactions with Asians, they don’t realize that we’re not all the same, and it is in fact infuriating to think that. Not only are there different ethnicities with large differences (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Filipino, etc.), but even within smaller populations there are differences. Of course, there are similarities as well.

What is meant by smaller populations will be delved into in subsequent postings, but an example is that even within, say Chinese people in the US, there are ones that were born in the US and others that have more recently immigrated. Even among these two groups, there may be enough differences that they don’t understand each other completely.

For this series, we will initially focus less on the nationality level (e.g., how Chinese are similar and different than Japanese), and more on the subcultures within the US (e.g., recently immigrated compared with born in the US).

Note that AsianMajority.com is not taking the stance that any ethnicity is better or worse than another. Rather, we’re trying to help others recognize how we are unique as well as similar to others.

A sense of identity is usually important to everyone, and as Asians, we have not always received the respect due and have often faced discriminations. So don’t assume every Asian you meet is Chinese…and don’t be surprised if that makes us mad when you assume that. We will likely sprinkle other articles in between this series, but stay tuned for more on this topic as well.

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