MISSION STATEMENT
Asians of Boston aims to bring awareness to the diversity of both the continent of Asia and the Asian American community. By depicting various Asian Americans in Boston and their connections with their Asian identity (or lack thereof for some), we hope to give voices to those that don’t often have a platform.
ABOUT
Created in 2019, Asians of Boston is an organization that works to target America’s common, stereotypical conception of “Asians” and to celebrate various Asian identities.
We realize that oftentimes the American definition of “Asians” correlates exclusively with East Asians and that these stereotypes ignore the diversity of Asia. This definition ignores and belittles the experiences of people of Central Asian, Middle Eastern, South Asian, South East Asian and/or Western descent, which creates divides within the Asian American community.
Our mission is therefore to tackle this problem by creating a space that will allow for voices of all Asians to be heard and represented, promote unity within the Asian American community, and prove that Asian is more than just East Asian. Asians of Boston celebrates the diversity of both Asia and the Asian American community through the stories of Asian Americans in the Boston area.
We realize that oftentimes the American definition of “Asians” correlates exclusively with East Asians and that these stereotypes ignore the diversity of Asia. This definition ignores and belittles the experiences of people of Central Asian, Middle Eastern, South Asian, South East Asian and/or Western descent, which creates divides within the Asian American community.
Our mission is therefore to tackle this problem by creating a space that will allow for voices of all Asians to be heard and represented, promote unity within the Asian American community, and prove that Asian is more than just East Asian. Asians of Boston celebrates the diversity of both Asia and the Asian American community through the stories of Asian Americans in the Boston area.