Asian pride
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Asian Pride is a slogan used by Asian American youth and Asians born in other Western countries, such as British Asians, Asian Canadians and Asian Australians. In the United States, the term is usually used by those that have ancestry in East Asia and Southeast Asia.[1] "Worldwide" is sometimes added to the end of the slogan to express an identity which extends beyond national borders to all people of Asian descent. Specific forms of nationality-based slogans also exist. The slogan is sometimes spelled as "AZN Pryde," "AZN Pride" or just "AZN" and is often written in camelcase.
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[edit] Background
Asian Pride is the slogan for self-affirmation of one's Asian identity in the United States.[2] It is used mainly by Asian American youth to describe their sense of connection to other Asians. East Asian American and Southeast Asian American, specifically Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, Korean Americans, Vietnamese Americans, Cambodian Americans and Filipino Americans are largely the Asians who espouse Asian pride. People from the continent of Asia, but who are not usually defined as Asian (such as Arabs and Russians) do not use the term Asian pride.[citation needed]
The core idea of Asian pride is respect for things Asian. Asian Pride seeks to assert pride in one's Asian race as a possible response to the hostility, racism, and negative stereotypes many Asian Americans have had to confront throughout their history in the United States. The philosophy of Asian Pride often leads to tensions and conflicts when aspects relating to Asians are disrespected, causing the disrespected Asian to react.[3] It is possible to have Asian pride and not react to disrespect.
In some people, the concept of Asian Pride causes a resentful feeling of non-Asian cultures.[4]
Its current usage originated on the streets in the 1990s in Los Angeles and has spread to the extent that most Asian Americans have heard of it, mostly the younger ones.
Most people who employ the usage of this term do not realize how culturally diverse their backgrounds are from each other. Although Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, and Vietnamese all share similar traits and traditions (not unlike neighbouring countries in any part of the world), their languages and cultures are nonetheless very different. There is also a great deal of conflict between these various nations. To certain carriers of the slogan, being "Asian" only means to be Asian in appearance, but not necessarily in culture. Yet, many others realise the need for harmony between the diverse cultures and mutual support in an often hostile and unfriendly environment.
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- Between Two Worlds: Born in the U.S.A. to Asian Parents, a Generation of Immigrants' Kids Forges a New Identity, a Time magazine article from their January 16, 2006 issue
