Daysia Tolentino is a culture and trends reporter for NBC News.
Asian American TikTok users have weighed in on a question posed on a recent podcast: Do “SoCal Asians” have a superiority complex? For some, Southern California is viewed as the mecca and standard for Asian American culture, with an Asian population in Los Angeles County of 15.8% and in Orange County of 23.3%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And those outside of the area are saying that perspective creates an uncomfortable and unnecessary dynamic.
She went from attending an elementary school that was 50% Asian to being one of the only ones in her high school. When she visited a friend from Southern California after the move, the friend told her she “got more whitewashed.” Kang, who is Korean, said she speaks Korean and is in touch with her heritage. Still, her Asianness has been questioned because she doesn’t have the same interests as some SoCal Asians.
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