In May 2025, Asian Raisins, in collaboration with Movisie and the Municipality of The Hague, organised two research meetings at the Central Library in The Hague. The sessions, held on May 10 and 24, brought together members of East, South, and Southeast Asian communities to develop
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Hyper-sexualisation, objectification and dehumanisation of East and Southeast Asian women is an under-reported topic in the Netherlands. When someone once told me, “You are my first Asian” and “You are so beautiful because you are Asian”, I did not know whether to laugh or to cry.
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An evening of karaoke sounds innocent enough. But what about when the whole experience is built on the exoticisation of a culture, without giving anything back to that very same community? The popular karaoke bar Duke of Tokyo, with branches in Amsterdam, Utrecht and Rotterdam, is
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Racism and discrimination against East and Southeast Asians are often not taken seriously, and this has to do for a variety of reasons. As a result, these experiences frequently go unrecognised as racist or discriminatory, even though they clearly are. In the Dutch context, there is
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Tam (34) lives in Rotterdam and grew up in Leiden. He works as an engineer at a consultancy firm and is active as a producer and rapper at Stackademics. Together with his father, he worked on the book Verdreven naar de zee (Driven to the Sea),
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Sophie (34) is a software developer with a Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, and Dutch background. Her mother is Japanese, and her father was Chinese-Indonesian and Dutch. She grew up in Amsterdam’s Bijlmer neighbourhood with her brother, who is two years younger, and her sister, who is one
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Sun Li is a versatile writer, known for works such as De Zoetzure Smaak van Dromen and Happy in Holland, in which she explores themes like cultural identity and migration in a poignant and relatable way.
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Born to Hong Kongese parents who moved to Belgium from the United Kingdom, Yan Tung (29) is the youngest of three siblings with two older brothers who are 10 and 13 years older than her. At 18, Yan Tung faced the loss of her eldest brother,
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Indonesia’s Independence Day celebrations took place on a beautiful day in Amsterdam’s Tolhuistuin on 17 August. The atmosphere was relaxed, joyful, and full of togetherness. There was laughter, Indonesian conversations, and delicious traditional food. Everyone looked stunning, and the stalls were beautifully decorated. Some people were
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Loah (31) grew up in The Netherlands with a Brazilian mother and a Taiwanese father. Because of this background she faced racism, whilst also experiencing a turbulent home life. Her parents’ absence throughout most of her life also impacted her life significantly.
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