Feminist Asian Dad at 10 Years!

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It’s the tenth birthday of FeministAsianDad.com!

That statement is astounding to me. For one thing, it’s hard to believe I’ve owned this blog for an entire decade! I still remember chatting with some of you back then, asking for your feedback on possible blog names I had come up with. And yes, I still consider this blog active, even though I haven’t had much time to write in recent years, with my life as a high school teacher squeezing out the time to post thoughtful reflections. I actually do think often about potential pieces to write; it’s just my schedule doesn’t allow it.

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From the F. A. D. archives: “I’m not full American because I’m not white”

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This piece appeared in slightly different form on HuffPost’s Parenting channel back in June 2017.

What’s more American than corn flakes, the Fourth of July, and Uncle Sam?

These lyrics came sweetly from the lips of my seven-year-old daughter as we awaited a ranger program last summer at the Grand Canyon. They’re from a song that she learned at school, and it seemed especially fitting that she was singing them at that most American of landscapes in northern Arizona. But what she said next quickly shattered the moment.

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A Fun (and Kinda Deep) Convo with My Teen Daughters about “KPop Demon Hunters”

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This transcript of my conversation with my daughters has been edited for length, clarity, and many uses of the word “like” – of which there are still almost 50 occurrences. Here’s a key to the abbreviations:

FAD = me, Feminist Asian Dad. 

JJ = my older daughter, a college sophomore. I call her JJ here because in Mandarin Chinese, 姐姐 (Jiě Jie) means “big sister.” 

MM = my younger daughter, a high school junior. I call her MM here because 妹妹 (Mèi Mei) means “little sister.” 

WARNING: Major spoilers for the Netflix movie KPop Demon Hunters follow.

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