Category Archives: Dating

Report Suggests Asian Americans Outmarrying Less To “Preserve Their Culture”

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Ernie

Via Jeff Yang at the Wall Street Journal: “Apparently, more and more Asian Americans are defying convention by… marrying Asian Americans. […] That’s interesting in and of itself. But it’s the reason given for this fall in Asian American outmarriage … Continue reading →

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Stability Vs. Independence: Expectations Of Asian Women

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Hua Jing lI At times I often ponder about a life in China. Having moved to England at the age of 5, I re-started my life in a different country and culture. As a result, my understanding and opinions … Continue reading →

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According to The NY Times, My Relationship Is Fashionable

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Daniel miscegenation: n. Cohabitation, sexual relations, marriage, or interbreeding involving persons of different races, especially in historical contexts as a transgression of the law. After reading this NY Times article, that old and (thankfully) nearly extinct word came to … Continue reading →

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Asian American Couples Come Together Over Cultural Similarities

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Moye

It looks like the New York Times is hopping on our bandwagon of the interracial dating debate with their recent article about how Asian American couples are brought together by their shared cultural values. (You can yawn now.) While the … Continue reading →

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Why I Date Only White Women

Posted on April 1, 2012 by John

I have a secret that I’ve never blogged about until now – I only date white women. Maybe it’s because I grew up in a predominately white suburb in Western Massachusetts and most of the attractive women on TV are … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Reasons Why I Only Date Asian People

Posted on April 1, 2012 by sachi

Having started dating when I was a sweet young thing of 17, I realized something: I only ever dated Asian people. Maybe it stems from the fact that the dating pool at my high school was predominantly Asian, but this … Continue reading →

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Their Better Halves? Interracial Marriage Among Female Asian American Writers

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Leeland Lee Over the past few decades the canon of the Asian American experience has been built, in large part, from the work of contemporary female writers like Amy Tan, Maxine Hong Kingston and Gish Jen. More recent arrivals … Continue reading →

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What I Learned From Posting A Dragon Lady Personal Ad

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

I’ve always been curious what it would be like to be an Asian American woman on a dating website. So I decided to put up my own ad. But what kind of Asian American woman should I be? And then … Continue reading →

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To The White Guy Who Tried To Give Me Pointers On How To Snag A White Guy

Posted on January 20, 2012 by akrypti

To the white guy who tried to give me pointers on how to snag a white guy: My professional obligation in the context at hand was to convince you to sign a contract that would fork over half a million … Continue reading →

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Americans Overestimate Number of Asian Americans, Minorities, and Extent of Interracial Marriage

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Jeff

On Discover Magazine’s Gene Expressions blog, Razib Khan takes a look at how different groups of Americans perceive the number of Asian Americans and other minorities. He concludes that Americans consistently overestimate the number of minorities and underestimate the number … Continue reading →

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Asians Behaving Badly: Korean Woman Scammed Korean Men Online

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Mihee

From LA Times: “Kim was arrested a week after falsely reporting, under a stolen identity, that she was the victim of domestic violence, according to a police news release. Police said that, on the basis of the report, Kim had a 44-year-old … Continue reading →

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