That Asian mom is not the nanny. Why do so many people assume she is?Posted in Articles, Asian Diaspora, Communications/Media Studies, Media Archive, United States, Videos on 2017-03-11 03:34Z by Steven |
That Asian mom is not the nanny. Why do so many people assume she is?
The Los Angeles Times
2017-03-10
If you’ve been on the Internet at all today, you’ve probably already seen this video.
A white professor became the star of a viral video when his two young children wandered into the room while he was being interviewed by the BBC about relations between North and South Korea. An Asian woman dashed in and dragged the kids away before crawling back to close the door behind him.
It’s charming and relatable. Kids don’t care about your Skype interview or the carefully arranged tableau of books and maps behind you. Anyone who’s ever been around a young child can relate…
Read the entire article here.