Archive for February 9th, 2007

Asian Men in North America

February 9th, 2007

Today in Soc 101 we watched a film called “Who is Albert Woo?” It’s about Asian men living in North American and the challenges they face. The filmed talked about how Asian men are stereotypically portrayed as strong, hard working, and not romantic. How a lot of Asian women in North America tend to date and marry white men because they grew up with the notion that only non-Asian men can be romantic. A lot of Asian women here want to move away from tradition, whereas men tend to want to keep traditions. As well, many Asian men are seen as mamma’s boy — and some even profess to be one.

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