Asianness
Continental cultural essence
Asianness is the quality of being Asian—the cultural, ethnic, or physical characteristics associated with people of Asian descent.
The term appears in discussions of identity, representation, and stereotyping: The film was criticized for reducing its characters to markers of Asianness.
Like similar -ness formations, it can describe either authentic cultural identity or superficial signifiers imposed from outside.
China's largest ethnicity
- BengaliLanguage of Bangladesh
- JavaneseOf a major Indonesian island
- PunjabiIndo-Aryan language, Pakistan's majority
- VietnameseOf Southeast Asian nation
Korean · Japanese · Filipino · Kazakh · Malay · Tamil · Nepali · Mongol
Chinese ethical philosophy
- TaoismPhilosophy of the Way
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- ShintoismJapanese nature-spirit religion
- ZenMeditative Buddhist school
Hinduism · yin-yang · karma · dharma · harmony · collectivism · meditation · enlightenment
Ornamental handwriting art
- kimonoWraparound Japanese garment
- hanbokTraditional Korean clothing ensemble
- qipaoForm-fitting Chinese gown
- sariWrapped South Asian dress
origami · silk · porcelain · pagoda · chopsticks · festivals · lanterns · incense
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- dynastiesSuccessive rulers from one family
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
homeland · motherland · genealogy · traditions · customs · folklore · oral-history · migration
Interest in Eastern aesthetics
- chinoiserieWestern art imitating Eastern design
- otheringViewing as fundamentally different
- fetishizationIrrational reverence for something
- mysticismPursuit of divine union
stereotyping · lotus · kung-fu · geisha · inscrutable · yellowface · tokenism
Coexistence of differing views
- heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
- multiplicityState of being many
- subcontinentMajor continental subdivision
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
cross-cultural · transnational · polyglot · multilingual · multifaith
Collective of connected people
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- representationDepiction or likeness
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- advocacyPleading for a cause
empowerment · allyship · reclamation · self-determination · decolonization · anti-racism · AAPI
Han
China's largest ethnicity
- BengaliLanguage of Bangladesh
- JavaneseOf a major Indonesian island
- PunjabiIndo-Aryan language, Pakistan's majority
Vietnamese · Korean · Japanese · Filipino · Kazakh · Malay · Tamil · Nepali · Mongol · Uyghur
Confucianism
Chinese ethical philosophy
- TaoismPhilosophy of the Way
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- ShintoismJapanese nature-spirit religion
Zen · Hinduism · yin-yang · karma · dharma · harmony · collectivism · meditation · enlightenment · detachment
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
- kimonoWraparound Japanese garment
- hanbokTraditional Korean clothing ensemble
- qipaoForm-fitting Chinese gown
sari · origami · silk · porcelain · pagoda · chopsticks · festivals · lanterns · incense · martial-arts
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- dynastiesSuccessive rulers from one family
diaspora · homeland · motherland · genealogy · traditions · customs · folklore · oral-history · migration · generational
orientalism
Interest in Eastern aesthetics
- chinoiserieWestern art imitating Eastern design
- otheringViewing as fundamentally different
- fetishizationIrrational reverence for something
mysticism · stereotyping · lotus · kung-fu · geisha · inscrutable · yellowface · tokenism
pluralism
Coexistence of differing views
- heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
- multiplicityState of being many
- subcontinentMajor continental subdivision
archipelago · cross-cultural · transnational · polyglot · multilingual · multifaith
community
Collective of connected people
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- representationDepiction or likeness
- visibilityRange of clear sight
advocacy · empowerment · allyship · reclamation · self-determination · decolonization · anti-racism · AAPI
AsiannessAmericanness
Quality of being from the USA
European · American · Westernness · Western
AsiannessWesternness
State of being Western
Western culture · Western civilization · Western · Eurocentrism · Western values
Asia, Asian, Asians, Eurasia, East Asia, Asiatic, Eurasian, South Asia, Southeast Asia