When Superiority Needs an Audience
Anti–Southeast Asian racism in South Korea, collective insecurity, and the performance of hierarchy
Topic
southeastasia
A collection of 4 issues
Korea’s Beauty Machine
Collective trauma, inherited shame, and the psychology of a culture that cannot afford imperfection
The Colonizer in Our Hearts: How We Turn Against Our Own but Worship Strangers
Southeast Asians have learned to hate each other, and colonialism is the reason
Whiter Than Thou: How Colonialism Warped Our Standards of Success
From job interviews to weddings, Southeast Asians still chase colonial approval they were never meant to get