Interracial Marriages

There was a lot that Xiaoxin went over in her presentation, and another topic that I was interested in was the difference in how people view Asians marrying outside their race and the different reactions they receive based on their sex. An interesting video that I came across a while across interviews women as to why they date outside their race, especially emphasizing Caucasian men. Many of these Asian women explain that they find them attractive and that they are more confident than Asian men. However, the Asian community is one that prides itself on its homogeneity and discourages marrying outsiders. Some go as far to say as to call them traitors, as Xiaoxin explained in class. They are mixing their blood with others because of their lust, desire to rise in socioeconomic class, and so on. One thing that is interesting though is that these negative responses don't seem to be as prevalent in where the relationship has an Asian man and a Caucasian woman, in fact it seems to be respected and something to even strive for for many.
The idea is foreign, but could be fueled by ethnic pride. Not restricted to the Chinese only, but other Asians have witnessed the dominating Imperialistic presence that the United States has had on other parts of the World. In a way, is this a way for Asians to reclaim some power, position, or status? Or is it simply because there is an unsaid assumption that for some reason, white men like Asian women but not many white women like Asian men? It could possible that there are, and the argument has come up that the media intentionally hides this from the public in order to keep Caucasian America on top. White men marrying other races, but other men from different ethnicities being unable to do so as well. One thing is certain though, that there is a difference in how people see men marrying other (different) women and women marrying other (different) men. Some interesting videos on the subject can be found below.

(Why Asian girls like White Guys)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI3lPLsbwjw

(Why Asian Guys should Date Outside their Race)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQcQc_vYmgw