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Mannur, Anita (2009). Culinary Fictions: Food in South Asian Diasporic Culture. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-1-4399-0079-6.

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"Any of these terms may be used by Asians and Asian Americans, as well as non–Asian Americans, to disparage Asians or Asian Americans for a lack of perceived authenticity or conformity, and by non–Asian Americans to praise their assimilation into mainstream white, Anglo, Christian European-American culture."

why are we assuming non-asian americans are using these terms to "praise" anyone for anything?

i tried to access the cited reference, but was unable to.

i feel like they are probably most often meant derogatorily regardless of who is using them. Snarevox (talk) 07:16, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

According to Tu (2011): "Non-Asian/Asian Americans may use these terms ... to praise [Asians/Asian Americans] for successfully assimilating into the Euro-American white mainstream" (link). --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 00:52, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]