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Dating Race

I'm Asian with shimmering, slick black hair, light chocolate eyes, full, pouty lips, vanilla complexion and a slender build. Since you don’t know any differently, I’m a hot Asian chick. (smiley face) Let’s leave it at that and move on to the point I’m trying to make -- the fact that most people see that and nothing else. That race sometimes becomes the primary factor for selecting relationships. It seems more often than not, an Asian will seek a non-Asian.

 

The Corner Office Eludes Many Asians

The Corner Office Eludes Many Asians

Jane Hyun, a corporate consultant and author of "Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling," said Asian-Americans face very subtle but strong cultural barriers at work. "In Asia, there's a saying that the loudest duck gets shot; in America it's: the squeaky wheel gets the grease," said Ms. Hyun. "These things are totally different and at odds with each other."

 

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