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I'm currently reading The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory and it's really interesting! It reintroduces He-Yin Zhen, an anarchafeminist, as an integral theorist during the start of Chinese feminism.

>The editors begin with a detailed portrait of He-Yin Zhen’s life and an analysis of her thought in comparative terms. They then present annotated translations of six of her major essays, as well as two foundational tracts by her male contemporaries, Jin Tianhe (1873–1947) and Liang Qichao (1873–1929), to which He-Yin’s work responds and with which it engages. Jin Tianhe, a poet and educator, and Liang Qichao, a philosopher and journalist, understood feminism as a paternalistic cause that “enlightened” male intellectuals like themselves should defend. Zhen counters with an alternative conception of feminism that draws upon anarchism and other radical trends in thought. Ahead of her time within the context of both modernizing China and global feminism, He-Yin Zhen complicates traditional accounts of women and modern history, offering original perspectives on sex, gender, labor, and power that continue to be relevant to feminist theorists in China, Europe, and America.

I've only gotten through her biography and the translators' analyses along with one of her essays, but it's been really cool to read about her opposition to the "paternalistic" feminism that was dominant at the start of the 20th century, as western culture was trickling in:

>Chinese men worship power and authority. They believe that Europeans, Americans, and the Japanese are civilized nations of the modern world who all grant their women some degree of freedom. By transplanting this system into the lives of their wives and daughters, by prohibiting their practices of footbinding, and by enrolling them in modern schools to receive basic education, these men think that they will be applauded by the whole world for having joined the ranks of civilized nations.… I am inclined to think that these men act purely out of a selfish desire to claim women as private property. […] In the past, when traditional rituals prevailed, men tried to distinguish themselves by confining women in the boudoir; when the tides turn in favor of Europeanization, they attempt to acquire distinction by promoting women’s liberation. This is what I call men’s pursuit of self-distinction in the name of women’s liberation.

She also critiques western marriage and the women's suffrage movement:

>Liberation means setting [the body and the mind] free from bondage. The problem with the marriage systems in Europe and America is that individuals remain constrained by three bondages: power/privilege and self-interest/profit (quanli), morality, and law.

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>A minority of women holding power is hardly sufficient to save the majority of women. In the case of Norway, for instance, the few aristocratic women who occupy political office do little in the way of bringing benefits to the general population. And as representatives of women from the upper classes and gentry families, these women have gained political rights and are assisting men from the upper classes in perpetrating damages even further. If their legislative work benefits upper-class women only, it deepens the suffering of lower-class women.

>The majority of women used to be oppressed by two major forces in the world: the government on the one hand and men on the other. Today, women are being subjected to a third force next to the oppressive forces of the government and men, and this third force is upper-class women who inflict yet another layer of oppression upon them.

>In my view, the ultimate goal of women’s liberation is to free the world from the rule of man and from the rule of woman. Herein lies fundamental reform: how not to allow the struggle for universal suffrage as stipulated by parliamentary representation to limit our efforts? I would be gratified to see women renounce their desire to mobilize with the objective of governmental rule and to begin to look toward the eventual abolition of government.

I actually switched to this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V51Y2BG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The stainage doesn't seem as intense because it's blue. But it's also not as stiff and because of that, it doesn't pop out inside of you like the diva cup does. But on the other hand it does feel more comfortable.

I really wish someone made a like reusable tampon inserter type thing for the cups. Like you fold the cup into a tube, then you can insert the tube easily and the use the push pop thing to get it in. Viola! no more fisting yourself in public bathrooms trying to get your cup back in. hahahaha. -sigh- that would be my dream product.

Ooooh this is super cool! I'm interested to see what others suggest. I would especially love to see some resources on South Asians, Southeast Asians, Pacific Islanders, etc. that often aren't addressed in the larger AAPI community (I definitely want to learn more, at least!)

Off the top of my head, I can think of Dragon Ladies: Asian American Feminists Breathe Fire and this project on Chinese American Women: A History of Resilience and Resistance by the National Women's History Museum. Also these articles: “How Can White Women Include Women of Color In Feminism?” Is A Bad Question. Here’s Why. and this section of Feminism and Race in the United States has an interesting bit about AA feminism.

I've been reading In the Country by Mia Alvar. It's a collection of short fictional stories about Filipino expats around the world. All the stories are compelling, and it honestly feels pretty awesome to finally read a book with Filipino protagonists. The characters feel like real people and their experiences feel authentic. I hope to read more Filipino-centered literature in the future!

I'm still halfway through a book I bought at Barnes & Noble via those "blind date with a book" tables (the book is wrapped up in a paper bag with a brief, semi-vague description written on the front). It's called The Good Father by Noah Hawley -- I'm not in love with it; it's a decent read with an interesting plot, but I find the narrator soooooo tedious.

What do you mean when you speak of pornography here? Are we talking about the negative effects of "Asian" being a porn category? Are we talking about the portrayal of Asian Americans in American pornography? The article you wrote about cites a 2002 study, but does there exist anything more up to date than that?

EDIT: A quick google search brings me to the work of Celine Parrenas Shimizu, a sex-positive feminist who is a professor of Asian American, comparative literature, feminism, and media studies at UCSB. see http://gender.stanford.edu/news/2014/feminist-pornography

and her book The Hypersexuality of Race: Performing Asian/American Women on Screen and Scene

1. It’s called calling a spade a spade, hun. Get with the program.
   
   
2. Where the fuck did I ever mention you personally in my post? Work on your reading comprehension.
   
   
3. The only people looking bad are the brown nosers whose heads are so far up the oppressor’s ass that they would defend their masters any chance they get, like a loyal lapdog.
   
   
4. Wrong. I have yet to see any Asian man or even any black man say they want a “Me Rove You Rong Time” exotic little china doll yet, seems to be pretty common among the white dirtbags you’re defending. Besides.
   
   
   Pedophile profile: Young, white, wealthy
   http://www.zdnet.com/article/pedophile-profile-young-white-wealthy/
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpH1gOUUMAAC02K.jpg:large
   
   http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/08/01/cambodia-and-western-fabrication-of-history/
   
   Your dearly beloved whites traveling to rape little kids
   http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2325416&page=1
   Your dearly beloved whites most likely to commit familicide
   https://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/intimate-partner-violence/pages/murder-suicide.aspx
   
   Invading multiple countries and mass raping women? Not exactly something they’re unfamiliar with.
   
   http://www.voltairenet.org/article177063.html
   
   https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-History-Korean-1950-1951-Nonconformist/dp/0316817708/
   
   https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Anything-That-Moves-American/dp/1250045061/
   
   And please explain the Agent Orange Privilege
   
   http://thiscantbehappening.net/node/2715
   
   More and more sexual violence: http://imgur.com/AHK6D2R
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmG07MuVAAAIqOP.jpg
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmG08hxUYAAswLA.jpg
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmG1B12UYAAdcOW.jpg
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmG1DKGUYAAbZIe.jpg
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmGWf4pXIAALmiv.jpg
   
   More and more dehumanization by white men who pretend to be “egalitarian”
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmG0blfUsAAIuHx.jpg
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmG0lMkUYAAG4Rq.jpg
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmG0mICUkAElY0j.jpg
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmG0nfDUsAAo9K5.jpg
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmG0OVwVEAA-rVx.jpg
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmG0PYSUoAAmoIl.jpg
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmG0QuUUgAAS78v.jpg
   
   https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmG0SFRUkAAcBfe.jpg
   
   MRA/MGTOW just sweeping the west happily
   
   https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2012/leader%E2%80%99s-suicide-brings-attention-men%E2%80%99s-rights-movement
   
   Apparently, you do.
   
   http://imgur.com/6bkGKZL
   
   > The history of Western imperialism in Asia and its lingering effects present the greatest source of inequality for Diasporic Asian women today. White sexual imperialism, through rape and war, created the hyper sexualized stereotype of the Asian woman. This stereotype in turn fostered the over prevalence of Asian women in pornography, the mail order bride phenomenon, the Asian fetish syndrome, and worst of all, sexual violence against Asian women.
   
   > Without first undermining the White sexual imperialist regime, violent crimes against Asian victims will continue to be largely perpetrated by White men
   
   > For the Asian woman at the intersection of gender and race, achieving equality means overthrowing not only male supremacy or White supremacy, but specifically White male supremacy.
   
   > It is the White male’s sexual dominance over the Asian female which emerges as the source of inequality the Asian female suffers.
   
   > White Sexual Imperialism: A Theory of Asian Feminist Jurisprudence
   
   http://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1243&context=crsj
   
   > Sexual violence directed at Asian women by white men—and any Asian woman can tell you how unrelenting and commonplace such violence and sexualized racism are—is a direct result of Western imperialism
   > No One Is Free Until All Are Free By Chris Hedges
   
   http://www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca/learn/resources/no-one-free-until-all-are-free-chris-hedges
   
   
   
   > the foreigners here--mainly US and Canada--are unreal. It's a joke. And because of this, Korean women generally have a bad impression of western men. Add all of the ridiculous army assholes here…
   
   >If you're not an English teacher, you're instantly higher value. Again, I cannot impress enough how deplorable the white man is here. It has to be seen...
   
   > Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, China or Japan?
   
   https://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-28141-page-3.html
   
   > I know it sounds like an over-generalization, but it kind of seems that ESL teachers fall into to two categories: white guys with no game who want to give getting laid a try, so they go to some Pacific Rim country and hope the wealth disparity gives them that edge they need; and pedophiles who want to try out the underage hookers in Thailand or whatever.
   
   > I don't know, it's just that I've known at least three guys who have gone across the ocean to teach english, and they've all been dirtbags.
   
   > Tell me about it dude. Most of them don't even know how to teach or even have degrees. A lot of guys that get discharged in Korea stay here and teach english and make bank and use girls. And they don't even speak Korean!
   
   Guys who teach english overseas are all scumbags | Sherdog Forums | UFC, MMA & Boxing Discussion
   
   http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/guys-who-teach-english-overseas-are-all-scumbags.565263/
   
   > “So you're coming to China to run away from your problems... Social anxiety, unattractiveness and/or loneliness. I don't blame you. I'm sure many here would admit to the same reasoning if they had the balls. Myself included…
   
   > And you know what? It fucking works. You step foot in some shit tier city and suddenly you're the coolest, most interesting motherfucker in town. I get it. It’s an awesome feeling.
   
   > But here’s the thing. Deep down, under the barriers and walls you’ve put up, all those problems will still exist. You can bang all the Rainies you want and feel like the biggest badass but there will always be a little feeling in the back of your mind, gnawing at your psyche like a ravenous molerat. A voice that whispers: I can’t cut it back home.
   
   > Some guys will overcompensate to the extreme, banging anything that walks and being straight up assholes to everyone just because they can. Just to make that voice a little smaller. But it will still be there. That tiny, frustrating little whisper. This is all a dream. In 5 minutes, you’re gonna wake up in your old bed at your folks’ house in Bumfuck, Arkansas. And everything's gonna be shit again.”
   
   > So you're coming to China to run away from your problems, eh? : China
   
   https://np.reddit.com/r/China/comments/2bx4jg/so_youre_coming_to_china_to_run_away_from_your/
   
   > Young guy is thinking of moving to China to work as a teacher. He'd heard about sexpats and alcoholic expats. China is full of them, he was told. What a bunch of losers.
   > I've told the girls I'm not sure I'm ready for a serious relationship. It's their fault if the choose to hang on hoping for something more.
   
   > He starts using tantan for hookups. It's so easy to have a few different girls on the go. I was hurting the girls I was hooking up with (they all seem to be looking for marriage).
   
   > I'd become some sort of sexpat alcoholic. I'm just as shitty as any other guy.
   
   [SERIOUS] Did China force you to face your inner demons? : China
   
   https://np.reddit.com/r/China/comments/481sbh/serious_did_china_force_you_to_face_your_inner/
   
   > White men used rape as a means of controlling and terrorizing black women during slavery, and the myth of the black male rapist was created to justify the lynching of black men.
   http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=sociology_pub
   
   > think that responding to bigotry with bigotry of my own will help the issue
   
   I don’t consider exposing their bullshit as bigotry. I consider it slapping some sense into POC who like to bury their heads in the sand.