Jezebel: Asian

Caffeine Messes With Your Hormones Differently Depending On Your Race

Erin Gloria Ryan — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:20:00 EST

New research has found that young women who drink caffeinated beverages on the daily experience changes in hormone levels. How much will your Starbucks and Diet Coke addictions affect your chemical ladyhood? Like being arrested in Arizona, the way caffeine treats your lady hormones depends on your race. More »

Italian Fashion Editor Tapes Model's Eyes Into Slants For Vogue Japan; Asian Writers Offended

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:30:00 EDT

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The gorgeous Crystal Renn works her ass off during this behind-the-scenes video of a Dolce & Gabbana story for Vogue Japan. But for the shoot — styled by Anna Dello Russo — Renn's eyes were taped at the temples, pulling them back into almond shapes. More »

Race And Craigslist Dating: An Experiment

Elaine Dove — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:13:00 EDT

I'm a tall, half Asian woman. I'm a performing artist and a healer. I dance in nightclubs, as well as talk to people about their problems. I have tattoos. I dress in black and chrome a lot. I'm Buddhist. I speak Texan fluently. All of these could be qualifying or disqualifying factors depending on who you're talking to in the online dating world. All of this swirls together into a bewildering racial and cultural stew that defies straightforward presentation. More »

Fake Tiger Mom Causes Real Screaming Match At Restaurant

Anna North — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:25:00 EDT

Did you think the whole Tiger Mom controversy was over? Well, always-tasteful ABC show What Would You Do? digs it up and mercilessly flogs its corpse in this segment, in which an actress playing a mean Asian mom berates her daughter as shocked diner patrons look on. More »

How Different Races Intermarry

Lisa Wade, Ph.D. — Thu, 12 May 2011 17:50:00 EDT

Recent studies show that inter-racial and -ethnic marriages are on the rise. Not all groups, however, intermarry at the same rate. Asians are more likely than Hispanics, Blacks, and Whites to marry someone of a different race or ethnicity. More »

Online Dating And The Real "Stuff White People Like"

OKCupid.com — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:26:00 EDT

What makes a culture unique? What tastes, interests, and concepts define an ethnicity? These are big questions, and here's how we answered them. More »

At Brides.com, It's A Very White Wedding

Gwen Sharp, Ph.D. — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:18:00 EDT

Of 684 images of wedding-related dresses at brides.com, there were about 43 African American women, a few identified as Hispanic, and none, as far as we could tell, of Asian women. More »

Attention To Detail

Anna Holmes — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:10:00 EDT

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The Asian Model In Allure: Stereotyped?

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDT

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Sure, Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham is all Balthus-esque in the August issue of Allure, but even more interesting is the "Art And Artifice" fashion shoot inside. Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, the spread features "the best of the fall collections," which means lots of fur and boots and stars (gasp!) an Asian model. Did buzz around the recent Italian Vogue have an effect on the fellow Condé Nast mag? Or did the editors at Allure just realize they needed to branch out? (The November issue had no Asian models; December had zero Asian models and January featured absolutely no Asian models.) Is diversity finally returning to magazines? And can a mainstream American magazine shoot an Asian woman without resorting to any Asian stereotypes? A few images, after the jump. More »