Asian American Appreciation March in New York City: May 15th 2022

FastTrax · May 13, 2022

LORD knows they've been put through pure HELL on Earth so let's give our Asian neighbors a bit of Heaven.

SeniorBen · May 13, 2022

Hmmm... maybe some Chinese food is in order for this evening. I found a great Chinese restaurant in my new neighborhood.

Just trying to do my part.

Lavinia · May 13, 2022

This business of race is confusing. In Britain, 'Asians' refers to people from the Middle East. Calling them Muslims is inaccurate as many of them are not Muslims. The people you are referring to are Chinese. It would be better to call them Chinese or Orientals, not Asians.

Pepper · May 13, 2022

They are not all Chinese! @Lavinia, and 'oriental' is a slur these days.

Lavinia · May 13, 2022

Pepper said:
They are not all Chinese! @Lavinia, and 'oriental' is a slur these days.

Perhaps in America..but I'm English and Oriental is regarded as exotic, not insulting at all.

RadishRose · May 13, 2022

Lavinia said:
This business of race is confusing. In Britain, 'Asians' refers to people from the Middle East. Calling them Muslims is inaccurate as many of them are not Muslims. The people you are referring to are Chinese. It would be better to call them Chinese or Orientals, not Asians.

Asian people are people that live in Asia.

officerripley · May 13, 2022

I thought that people in Britain referred to only Near Easterners (such as India, Pakistan, maybe Afghanistan) as "Asian" rather than the Middle Easterners (Israel, Syria, Jordan, Libya, etc.)?

RadishRose · May 13, 2022

People who live here are Asians

officerripley · May 13, 2022

RadishRose said:
People who live here are Asians

Interesting; thanks for posting.

OneEyedDiva · May 14, 2022

Lavinia said:
This business of race is confusing. In Britain, 'Asians' refers to people from the Middle East. Calling them Muslims is inaccurate as many of them are not Muslims. The people you are referring to are Chinese. It would be better to call them Chinese or Orientals, not Asians.

I was told several years ago that the term Orientals is now considered offensive. A group of us were called on frequently to do marketing research studies for GlaxoSmithKlein. One of us, John, was half Chinese, though looking at him it wasn't evident. A discussion ensued about the terminology (don't remember how it started) and John confirmed that Asians is the preferred term.

JonSR77 · May 14, 2022

A prominent group in America, fighting against racism directed at Asian-Americans, uses the term Asian American.

If you feel another term is appropriate, you could contact this group and ask them their opinion.

https://stopaapihate.org/

Asian American Appreciation March in New York City: May 15th 2022

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