Tag: blonde asian chronicles
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Blonde Asian Chronicles: My Experience as an Filipino + Asian Woman Going Blonde
How This Even Became a Thing People notice when an Asian woman is blonde. Sometimes it’s subtle. A double take. A quick question about whether the color is natural. Occasionally someone just blurts out that they’ve never seen an Asian woman with hair that light in real life before. After a while you get used…
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What I’m Weirdly Proud of This Week
I’ve been busy juggling work and my mother’s affairs. Things have been stressful. Lately, I’ve noticed a small shift. I’m joking more. My texts to my boyfriend aren’t just about the estate or logistics. They sound more normal. I’m not letting the loss eat away at me the way it was a month ago. My…
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Blonde Asian Chronicles: Why Blonde Asian?
Unless you’re fortunate enough to have no trace of social media, at some point in your life you’ve had to come up with a username or handle of some kind. Early on, I used to change my Instagram username constantly just to be funny. As you can imagine, it became confusing for people pretty quickly.…
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Blonde Asian Chronicles: My Blonde Hair Timeline
Going Blonde as an Asian Woman (Over 10 Years, No Disappearances) So you’re Asian and you want to be blonde. Welcome. Pull up a chair. This post walks through my blonde hair journey from the perspective of an Asian + American woman who has been blonde, in some form, for over ten years. Writing this…