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@Arden: i agree.

also a number of the bloggers are friends in real life! we do get a disproportionate number of applications from asian bloggers probably because i'm asian. but over time the demographics change (they did on weddingbee) as the site grows, which is what i'd love! the more diverse the better!

also this is completely unscientific, but i think asian people love to blog! seriously all my asian friends blog!

yep, another korean here! i love being on hellobee and it's fun seeing the diversity here!

growing up, i wasn't too happy being a minority and it took a lot of understanding and soul-searching to be happy and comfortable in my own skin. it's exciting to be at a place that is diverse and perhaps more diverse than other sites!

@Coco Bee: sadly, yes. growing up in the 80s when it wasn't as diverse was not so fun. i was teased frequently or was the "token" asian kid. up until 3rd grade i was the only asian girl in my grade and i hated being different! but, over time, as the population became more diverse and i as i learned how to appreciate my background, i've come to love my family's story.

yes, there are still dummies who make fun here and there, and yes, i do wish there were more positive asian role models in the media (especially in movies and tv), but overall, we've come a long way!

For awhile on weddingbee, it seemed like every other Bee blogger selected was Asian... Since a lot of us migrated over here from there, maybe that is partially why?
I love it- I think Asian babies are the cutest things I've ever seen. I mean, Charlie and Olive? Cutest Babies Ever. Can't get enough of their sweet faces.:)

@Pink Champagne: I remember a thread on the WB boards that asked about why all the bloggers were asian. I think Mrs. Bee posted and said out of the X number of bloggers, only about 30-40% were asian. I think many of the early bloggers were asian but later on, there was a ton of diversity.

@banana: yeah, the first time I heard it on mainstream radio I was like, whaaaaaa??? So awesome how he blew up so big!

I loved when Psy was on Ellen. He was like "What a minute... I want to introduce myself. I'm Psy... from Korea!"

Blonde haired, blue eyed, white girl here! Married to a fair haired, blue eyed white guy. Both of our family trees are just English back to 1600s, as far as we can trace!

I grew up in an area of our city that was mostly Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi families - there were only 5 white kids our primary class. I learned all about their religions, cultures, foods just as naturally as I learned about my own and celebrated their festivals at school alongside Christmas and Easter. I was in the Indian dance group and have pictures of me, aged 7, in Indian clothes and a bindi dancing at a festival! Our school so embraced diversity, we had a full Chinese dragon (costume? is it a costume? puppet??) and every year, when we did the nativity play, the Chinese dragon would weave around the room to celebrate the birth of Jesus!! It was amazing, actually - I guess diversity is all I've ever known. I really wanted to be Indian, growing up .... When my mum gave me the old net curtain when she bought a new one I didn't pretend it was a veil, as many little girls do, I pretended it was a sari! I still toast and grind my own spices and make lots of Indian foods from scratch.... DH hates my English cooking but he loves my Indian food!

But.... how weird is this..... I don't know any Chinese or Japanese people and I've never even met a Korean IRL! There just isn't an Asian community where I live.

PS - Gangnam Style is massive in the UK too! We love Psy!

I'm white! I wanted to make a thread like this but couldn't figure out how to in an un-offensive way. I think most of the bloggers and top posters are Korean which is why it feels like that. Especially when there are threads and everyone posts a picture of their LO's, then i'm like "woah!"

What is this about not showering for 30 days PP?!

Not Asian! lol

@mediagirl: American Born Chinese!

@Cherrybee: That is so cute! I used to love watching indian soaps on tv and was mesmorized with the beautiful dresses they would wear.

@sunny: I'm a CBC too! Well...kinda! I was born in HK but grew up in Canada!

@Mrs. Cowgirl: I'm so afraid of this for M! We live in Upstate and there are lots of Asians around because of the local state university. Although there are local Asian residents not enough where there will be more than 1 or 2 in each class. I want her to embrace her diversity and not feel left out because she's not blond hair blue eyes.