Episode 29: Asian Women - Do We Fit the Stereotypes?
AsianBossGirl
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The Stereotype of Asians
I think the reason why Asians are associated with Kung Fu, it's probably because of Hollywood and those Kung Fu movies were America's first exposure to Asians. My dad is named Bruce, you know, after Bruce Lee when he first came to the States. So I guess if someone were to meet him and stereotype him for being a martial arts person, that would have been true. Also when I did spend time in Kenya, I had a lot of little Kenyan children when they would see me walk down the streets. They would start like mimicking Kung Fu moves and they would be like, Hi-yah, hi-yah, Kung Fu. But a lot of the people, the locals explained
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