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US textbooks portray #Asians in a limited and negative light, new study shows

A Stanford study using AI analysis of 30 popular US history textbooks found only 1% of sentences mentioned Asians. Most references portrayed them negatively, focusing on war and foreign affairs rather than their societal contributions They also show a stark contrast in naming conventions, with white figures receiving individual recognition while Asians are treated as monolithic groups.

phys.org/news/2025-04-textbook

Phys.org · US textbooks portray Asians in a limited and negative light, new study showsBy Carrie Spector

#Trump presidency a key concern for Southeast #Asia, survey shows
"Trump took 3rd place at 46.9% in top concerns for #SEAsians, according to a #ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute #survey.. Hostilities in #SouthChinaSea was 1st w 51.6% of 2,023 people surveyed.. #Japan remained e "most #trusted major power” among 66.8% of SE #Asians surveyed, rising fr abt 59% last yr. #US fell to 3rd spot behind the #EU, while some 41% of the respondents expressed #distrust toward #China" #ASEAN
japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/

The Japan Times · Trump presidency a key concern for Southeast Asia, survey showsBy Philip J. Heijmans
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@drahardja If you want to buy a CD or LP of the #MadChinaman, they're available on #Discogs. CDs are going for around $20 including shipping but the LPs have achieved cult collector status at around $200. 😲

The music on the album (what little I was allowed to listen to) is not my thing but I like to #ChineseOpera cover art which I may use as an avatar somewhere.

BTW, I still cringe at & avoid using the term #Chinaman, even if it's used by #Chinese or other #Asians to take back #ownership of the slur but, since it's the title of the album, I made an exception in this case.

motherjones.com/politics/2024/

#immigration —‌ dissonance; cognitive cum political:

"Since 2016, Democrats’ margin of victory has dropped by at least 25 points in about 40 of those places, which is well above the countywide shift of about 17 points during the period. In nearly every single community with that large of a drop, #Latinos and #Asians comprise a majority of residents."

Mother JonesLos Angeles County shows why Democrats lostA Mother Jones analysis of voting data shows rich voters remained loyal as Latino and Asian voters moved right—revealing fissures in a Democratic party that sees itself as a champion of the working class.
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@MEActNOW the Trump voters were not tricked ... They knew full well what they were voting for.
Apparently it meant more to them to stick it to the liberal elite, asylum seekers, and the Democrats than having a Democracy, law and order, and competent government. The real question is why did the "good people" not show up and vote for Harris to overwhelm them ... I still can't believe that #Muslims #Latinos #Asians and lots of women voted for Trump! Apparently DEI was a large driver and so was sexism and any number of grievances that made voters abandon common sense and vote for their henchman.
#Christians and other religious folks apparently rather live under a dictator and see their children locked up in camps than let people decide what gender they are and who they want to marry ... #jesusfuckingchrist #AmericanScream

Another thing about the devastating #usaelection2024 result...

MSM especially #cnn #msnbc and similar are dissecting the #democraticparty campaign and #harriswalz polling disaster. Pinning the #USAElections loss on door knocking or advertising or #wokeness or #transcommunity or #blackvoters or #LatinoVote or the wind coming from NW or .. or .. or ..

IF #HARRIS HAD SAID WORD FOR WORD EVERYTHING TRUMP HAD SAID. IF she had swayed and danced to Ave Maria. IF she had talked exactly the same about Hannibal Lector, sharks, bacon, boats ... IF she had faked oral sex with a microphone. If she'd voiced every single word of nonsense SHE STILL WOULDVE LOST.

Pinning the election loss onto communities who have *always needed support* and *will continue to need support* is both cruel and pointless.

You cannot be "too woke" ppl, bc being woke is about kindness and empathy. And God knows the marginalised communities need and deserve that. Especially now. Especially when news networks are looking to dump the blame somewhere.

So why did she lose????
Simply put because SHES A WOMAN.

And WAY more than their hated of #Trans, #LGBTQI+ , #Blacks, #Latinos, #Asians, #immigrants (legal and illegal ) THESE WHITE ENTITLED SUPREMACIST MEN ABSOLUTELY HATE WOMEN, EXCEPT AS PLAYTHINGS TO SHAG OR BREED WITH.

And they have convinced young and impressionable men (and some utterly blinkered women) that a woman is not capable of anything, except shagging breeding and serving males. And that includes the VP.

Currently America has a majority of just-not-very-nice people who just want a supersized version of The Jerry Springer Show with Trump as host and Harris as the punching bag.

#CentralAsia: Facing 5 Assertive Presidents, #Germany’s Scholz Gets Rebuffed on #Ukraine
"Scholz may return home w e right impression tt Ctrl #Asians neither align w Russia nor e West. Instead, e 5 regional states hv demonstrated confidence & strong sense of self-interest. They engage happily w any #partner avail.. But #Europe is one partner among many.. #Scholz displayed what he is #criticized for at home: a lack of vision & #leadership"
A weak German leader bodes ill..🤔
thediplomat.com/2024/09/centra

The Diplomat · Central Asia: Facing 5 Assertive Presidents, Germany’s Scholz Gets Rebuffed on UkraineBy Timon Ostermeier

Watching Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and it gets the feeling of unbelonging so right.

Rachel: “They’re Chinese; I’m Chinese. I’m so Chinese, I’m an economics professor with lactose intolerance.”

Rachel's Mom: “Yeah, but you grew up here. Your face is Chinese. You speak Chinese. But here. And here.” Pointing to Rachel's head and heart. “You’re different."

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⬆️ Another positive story on #KamalaHarris from @AP

"relief that the saga surrounding #Biden’s decision was over was echoed by voters nationwide in interviews with The #AssociatedPress. In key #swingStates such as #Wisconsin, #Arizona, #Michigan, #Pennsylvania, #Georgia, and #Nevada, many expressed optimism about the party’s next nominee"

“She’s going to get the #Asians drummed up, and she’s going to get the women drummed up,” said a voter who immigrated from #Thailand

apnews.com/article/biden-voter

AP News · Biden's decision leaves Democrats looking to future: Election 2024By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
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@sysop408 #Asians #earwax

I'm Asian. I use to have problems w/waxy earwax build-up that would muffle sound & trap water in the ear channel (after a shower).

This was serious enough I had to go to a clinic a couple of times have a nurse physically remove the wax with the blunt tools that they use for this purpose.

I also use to use an earwax "cleaner" (which is a weak acid of some kind) that you pour into your ears to dissolve & loosen the wax that was effective in removing wax from my ears. I could "hear" the cleaner "bubbling" away the wax that fell from my ears after I rinsed out the cleaner.

LOL! 😉

In fact I still have some of the cleaner on hand but haven't had this problem for a long time and noticed that the "wax" now just periodically flakes off & out of my ears. 🤷‍♂️

@alexisbushnell

In all honesty, the likes of Cameron, Doris & Truss have more blood on their hands than #Sunak in my opinion. HOWEVER, he's a political pygmy who seriously thought the #FarRight wing of the #Tories would vote for a brown #Indian.

Sunak, #Patel & #Braverman were really the useful idiots the Far Right used to hide behind, so they could push through #Brexit & a whole host of extremist policies.

Having #Asians around them, gave the Far Right Tories a veneer of respectability.