Quiet.

Asian women stereotypes, my purpose, and why I'll never shut up.

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For as long as I can remember, stereotypes of Asian women portray them as docile, quiet, and submissive. We’ve been seen as secondary characters in marriage, in our jobs, in the media, and in society. Growing up as a 2nd Gen daughter in a traditional Chinese household throughout the 80s, independence was not an idea th…