Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
celebrating mixed identity always turns into celebrating the lightest race and distinguishing yourself as 'better than' people who are 'monoracial'
patreon.com/elliotsang
edited by @BABILA.
exec. prod. @earthtonellie
Links:
MadTsai "we need to have an honest conversation about WASIANS" https://x.com/MadTsai/status/2054091481825292782
jeanpaul_fartre "Why media representation is a popular talking point among Asian-Americans" instagram.com/p/DYMrwyrRkEA
arigatoaki "start wasian hate?" instagram.com/p/DYNuZtrkSFr/?img_index=4
candy.courn "Are Wasians cool now?" tiktok.com/@candy.courn/video/7636571395559787789?q=wasian%20desirability&t=1778765735019
Oshinsky, Sara J. (2004). Exoticism in the Decorative Arts. The MET. metmuseum.org/essays/exoticism-in-the-decorative-arts
Kurashige, Scott (2026). American Peril: The Violent History of Anti-Asian Racism. UC Press. https://www.ucpress.edu/books/american-peril/hardcover
Huang, Olivia (2023). Western Neo-Orientalism & Japanese Imperialism in Asia. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/52db05c30536464dac89085fa1740936
Chapters
00:00 i am calling to abolish wasia
03:19 mixed asian? half-asian? wasian?
09:21 representation is crumbs
15:38 no political education?
21:14 the tragic biracial
30:06 mixed race, mixed thoughts
36:50 orientalism and decoration
49:04 "wasian baddies"
56:23 open the books
celebrating mixed identity always turns into celebrating the lightest race and distinguishing yourself as 'better than' people who are 'monoracial'
patreon.com/elliotsang
edited by @BABILA.
exec. prod. @earthtonellie
Links:
MadTsai "we need to have an honest conversation about WASIANS" https://x.com/MadTsai/status/2054091481825292782
jeanpaul_fartre "Why media representation is a popular talking point among Asian-Americans" instagram.com/p/DYMrwyrRkEA
arigatoaki "start wasian hate?" instagram.com/p/DYNuZtrkSFr/?img_index=4
candy.courn "Are Wasians cool now?" tiktok.com/@candy.courn/video/7636571395559787789?q=wasian%20desirability&t=1778765735019
Oshinsky, Sara J. (2004). Exoticism in the Decorative Arts. The MET. metmuseum.org/essays/exoticism-in-the-decorative-arts
Kurashige, Scott (2026). American Peril: The Violent History of Anti-Asian Racism. UC Press. https://www.ucpress.edu/books/american-peril/hardcover
Huang, Olivia (2023). Western Neo-Orientalism & Japanese Imperialism in Asia. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/52db05c30536464dac89085fa1740936
Chapters
00:00 i am calling to abolish wasia
03:19 mixed asian? half-asian? wasian?
09:21 representation is crumbs
15:38 no political education?
21:14 the tragic biracial
30:06 mixed race, mixed thoughts
36:50 orientalism and decoration
49:04 "wasian baddies"
56:23 open the books
