Asiaphile

Asiaphile

Asiaphile is a term that can be used in the pejorative or non-pejorative sense as a label for a person who has an obsession for all things Asian.

Pejorative usage of the term in the media

Phoebe Eng uses the term to describe men who are willing to violate social norms for their obsession. cite book | first = Phoebe| last = Eng | year = 2000 | title = Warrior Lessons : An Asian American Woman's Journey into Power | chapter = She Takes Back Desire | pages = 115 – 142 | publisher = Atria | location = New York|isbn = 0671009575]

Sheridan Prasso calls a website an "Asiaphile Homepage" that is part of the "proliferation" of sites on the internet that caters to the stereotypes that people have towards Asian females. cite book | first = Sheridan | last = Prasso | year = 2005 | month = |title = The Asian Mystique | chapter = 'Race-ism,' Fetish, and Fever | chapterl = | editor = | others = | edition = | pages = 148-151 | publisher = Perseus Books | location = Cambridge, MA |isbn=9781586483944]

In a collection of writings from Asian-American females, "YELL-Oh Girls!", Meggy Wang calls a man "Mr. Asiaphile". "Mr. Asiaphile" is described as a man who runs a site that he uses to justify his Asian fetish. Meggy Wang goes on to critique this man's Asian fetish by writing the following:cite book | first=Vicky | last=Nam | title=YELL-oh Girls! | publisher=Harper Paperbacks |isbn= 0060959444| year=2001 | pages=131-132]

Non-Pejorative usage of the term in the media

Edwin C. called himself an "Asiaphile", partly because of his great interest in Japanese miniature carvings. cite book | author=Edwin C., Jr. Symmes | title=Netsuke: Japanese Life and Legend in Miniature | publisher=Sheridan Prasso |isbn= 0804820260| year=1995 | pages=15]

Ronald Lake uses the term as a label for people who invests mainly in Asian financial products. cite book | author=Ronald A Lake | title=Evaluating and Implementing Hedge Fund Strategies: The Experience of Managers and Investors, Third Edition | publisher=Euromoney Institutional Investor |isbn= 1843740516 | year=2003 | pages=267]

References

See also

* Asian fetishism
* Sinophile
* Rice queen


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