The first time I heard the term ”Asian fetish,” I was the only Chinese kid in a tiny school. Suffice it to say, I went a decade without the thought of white men or Asian fetish even crossing my mind. As I started to consider lifting my relationship ban, that old white ghost came back again: the whispers of Asian fetish. I was busy trying to be a progressive, independent woman and an Asian fetish boyfriend did not fit the bill. If we pass three couples in a row who are white men and Asian women and I ask, “But seriously, why?

Source: Huffington Post February 02, 2019 13:30 UTC