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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“Asian Temptation”, “Sambal Bij”: these are the kind of terms used by retail chain Normal to advertise East Asian products, among other things. Unlike the franchise’s other aisle names, these terms reinforce sexist and racist stereotypes about East and Southeast Asian people.
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It is 10:00 a.m. on August 17, 1945, in Jakarta. An excited child runs through the bustling crowd, climbs a pole, and begins cheering loudly. Meanwhile, Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta step forward, unfold a proclamation, and declare that Indonesia will no longer bow to foreign rule.
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Alfred Pek and Melissa Green are the director and producer of the upcoming documentary The Emerald’s Touch. The movie follows Indonesia’s first and rising trans politician and queer activist Hendrika Kelan as she navigates Indonesia’s turbulent and eroding democracy and LGBTQ+ rights. In Hendrika's journey of
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“Als we naast de nummer 35 met sambal nog een ander Chinees succesnummer moeten noemen, dan is het wel de Xiaomi SU7.” Zo luidt de eerste zin van een artikel van Autovisie, een Nederlands platform over auto’s, over de nieuwe Xiaomi SU7 elektrische auto dat werd
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