September 15, 2012

"FAT FOR AN ASIAN:" THE PRESSURE TO BE NATURALLY PERFECT







This is a great article that I can totally relate to! I don't fit the stereotype : Asians are naturally"petite and thin".  When I went back to my Chinese friend's house in Beijing, the first thing my friend said to me was: "Oh you got fat." I laughed it off, but it  really hurt. It's not like I sit on my butt all the time. I run cross country and swim for my high school. I've always felt embarrassed that I was the big boned  and "fat Asian".  

-Jessie 








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