Hyper-Sexualization of Asian American Women

History and Future Development

DOI

10.2991/978-2-494069-13-8_25How to use a DOI?

Keywords

hyper sexualization; Asian American Women; Asian discrimination; Asian American identity

Abstract

Previous research tends to investigate discrimination against Asian-Americans, however, little research analyzes the discrimination of Asian American Women. This paper starts with Asian immigration and the establishment of the Page Act. Then, this paper argues that the Page Act is heavily reliant on the U.S. society’s stereotypes of Asian American women and the association of Asian American women with prostitution. These stereotypes and associations led to the current-day hyper-sexualization of Asian American women, including verbal and physical violence. A cause of the mistreatment of Asian American women lies in hemispherical racism and western military dominance during the post-war era. Lastly, the paper highlights the need to break through western misconceptions of Asian American women through solidarity with transnational feminism organizations and a more diverse media representation of Asian American women. Overall, the paper shows the continuity of discrimination against Asian American women throughout history and concludes its damaging effects on the identity development of Asian American females in the country.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Guanhua Wen
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/11/29
TI  - Hyper-Sexualization of Asian American Women
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Sport Science, Education and Social Development (SSESD 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 189
EP  - 195
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-13-8_25
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-13-8_25
ID  - Wen2022
ER  -