Asian Americans want white approval so badly

let's talk about the assimil-asians (correction: ajumma means 'aunt', halmeoni means 'grandma') edited by Danae O.   / elliotsang   TikToks used: Madeline (first TikTok): https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMofGcfS/ Madeline's second TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMoPN6vG/ Ed's response to Madeline: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMoPY1xG/ Soogia's response to Madeline: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMoPRv1D/ Korean Vegan's response to Madeline: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMoPFEra/ Eunnuri Lee on 'sushi face': https://www.tiktok.com/@eunnuri_lee/v... Eunnuri on mixed Asians being excluded: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMoPd3GU/ yaparoni critiques Soogia: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMo5vpGd/ The Korean Vegan's take: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMoPFEra/ princess.paul's breakdown: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMo54Pxt/ ajummadumpling on generation gaps: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMouL7J6/ articles linked: My Asian Voice, "The Asian American Vote in the 2024 Presidential Election" https://www.myasianvoice.com/the-asia... Asian Americans Advancing Justice, "Asian Americans Got Played on Affirmative Action" https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org... Rodriguez, Dylan. (2024). "How the Stop Asian Hate Movement Became Entwined with Zionism, Policing, and Counterinsurgency." Critical Ethnic Studies Journal. https://www.criticalethnicstudiesjour... 00:00 introduction 06:56 it gets infuriating 12:14 the boba liberals chime in 21:19 aligning with white supremacy 25:12 boba liberalism 29:46 embarrassing 34:33 how white people treat Asian food 38:26 lingering is way worse than side eye 41:03 the korean vegan chimes in 46:04 normalizing racism 51:48 the colonial politics of Asian America 57:00 the generation gap 1:02:05 wasians vs. asians 1:05:06 madeline addresses the controversy 1:07:55 the model minority myth won't save you 1:13:48 conclusion: you all lied