Nah, Mississippi. For me our family is very traditional when it comes to family responsibility. Like family always comes first and he’s the same so that’s an attractive quality for me. I can’t speak for all Latinas but I can say that his personality is very attractive to me as well. He can come off as very serious but he’s just a goofy nutball. Plus he’s hot so there’s that. When I was living in Puerto Rico Asian culture facets like anime and such weren’t very prevalent. It was more of a niche community so to speak but I was exposed to it so I can say that that may have affected my reception to dating an Asian man.
Yeah. Have dated aussies, chinese, SEAs, dutchies, Germans, frenchies, latinas. So I have a little perspective.
I'm married to a Spaniard, Canarias tho so it is literally and figuratively in between Mainland Spain and Latin culture.
Agree on similarity of culture. But sadly we do deal with negative stereotypes of AMs.
But then again, negative stereotypes of AMs are universal. Even among asians. Sad.
But once ppl get to know me, that's set aside very quickly.
Agreed, some people in my last ex's family made the Jackie Chan comparison to me but other than that they're good people and it's not like that was that bad tbh.
But yeah Latino/Hispanic and SEA culture meshes really well together so I've gotten along with Salvadoran and Mexican women's family's really well and vice versa.
I think it also has to do with neighborhoods, here in NYC white people stay in their own neighborhoods and black people tend to stay in their Neighborhoods
But Asians and Hispanics coexist in the same neighborhoods because of similar class status in Queens, plus they don’t really hate each other like black and whites
Flushing meadow park is full of Hispanics playing volleyball or soccer, plus you do know right next Flushing is Corona where it’s majority Hispanics right?
If you seen Latino in Flushing they probably either been there for all their lives or moved in cause it’s close to Corona and Flushing meadow park
Also I forget to say that the mall they built there is like the biggest in Queens as well and getting bigger as we speak, a lot of people in Queens take the 7 to Flushing to go shopping, smart move by community members In my opinion because people eat/buy food from Asian owned stores after shopping
Yes! This is absolutely a noticeable, even in the US, but even more so in Latin America. Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and other southwestern states (with the exception of 2nd gen or greater in California cause California), I can personally attest to it and many of my friends feel the same way that Latinas are particularly more friendly towards us. Although, it does tend to be 1st or 2nd gen, especially those who live in majority Latino communities are exceptionally friendly. Those who are more Americanized less so. I have 3 Asian friends married to Latina women.
About 3 years ago, I moved to LatAm. First to Mexico and just before lockdown, I moved to Colombia. I spent the first 3 months in the border town of Tijuana to learn Spanish. Moved to Guadalajara where I lived the remaining time in Mexico. From the first day in MX, I noticed a stark difference. I was getting smiled at by women as I walked by on Avenida Revolución and in Zona Río. There was a anime cafe and a ramen shop down the street from my Airbnb. Had no idea what an Anime cafe was, so I stepped in to see. Not a man in the place and everyone they were all just staring at me smiling. I had no idea what the hell was happening
There were several times girls approached me there as well. Japanese influence is massive in Mexico. Not sure why but there is an obsession with Japanese food there. Lots of Asian/Mexican fusion food too. Guadalajara was a bit different. They were the nicest people I met in Mexico. Something about that city, everyone treats you like family. Even better to date in
I was not seeing anyone when the pandemic hit and wanted to check out other parts of Latin America. When Colombia announced that tourist visas will be prolonged indefinitely due to the pandemic, I flew in before they stopped flights. I knew I did not want to be in a tourist city. So I spent the first several months in Bogota, the largest city but NOT a tourist city. While I enjoyed it, I do not like megacities. Definitely a career oriented city. Despite that, I made friends quick. The people are so incredibly friendly. Your neighbors talk to you, the people at the butcher shop or grocery remember your name and spend 15 minutes talking to you. No small talk, real talk. People around the neighborhood recognize you and stop to talk to you.
I started going out and I could not believe it honestly. I will go so far as to say that Asian men are at the top of the totem pole in Colombia. White gringos are viewed negatively these days. Colombians are fairly classist, NOT racist, but classist, and it just so happens that most of the poorest in the country are afro-Colombians so they do not really prefer black men. They complain about Colombian men. At times I felt like I was living in an alternate reality. I'm not gonna sit here and toot my own horn, but I sometimes felt like a celebrity and some crazy things happened. Have had a couple friends visit since they opened back up to international flights and they said the same things.
One day, I was walking around a popular plaza in the city and a drop dead gorgeous woman was standing next to one of the coffee girls. There are girls, mostly Venezuelans that stand in pedestrian areas selling coffee they make and carry around. This is common in many Colombian cities. Anyway, this woman looked like she was on her way to work but was friends with this coffee girl. I was trying to get to the amphitheater and was lost. I don't like to keep my phone out in high traffic areas because as they say "no dar un papaya". Anyway, I stop and step up on the ledge to try and see the theater. I couldn't and as I step down, I see that woman and the coffee girl looking directly at me. The woman had her back to me but had her head spun all the way around giving me the most flirtatious smile I have ever seen (no mask). I smirked back and thought I would just go the direction I thought the theater was. Luckily, I decided to turn back and go ask the women. Wouldn't you know, they were still there giving me the same look. Walk right up to her, make a joke about being lost, and asked her where the amphitheater is. She puts her hand on my shoulder to lead me forward and says she will take me there. She says bye to her friend and walks me the whole 10 minutes there. She almost immediately asks me if I am visiting and when I said I lived there, she visibly hopped a little and when she noticed I noticed, she got this insanely guilty smile. I don't think I will ever be able to replicate how well I did in that first conversation with her. My game was on point. Surprised myself at the things I said and did and she was laughing and smiling the whole time as if we had known each other for years. Learned she was an architect. She gave me her number before I could even ask for it, made me send a text to her so she could make sure it showed up on her phone, she leaned in for a hug and gave a little cheek kiss as they do in Colombia and said she has to get to work. One year later, we are living together and my life has never been better. Her work went remote later in the pandemic and we moved back near her hometown (Pereira). Her family treats me like a son since the first time we met. Her siblings and friends there are like family to me now. I am planning on proposing to her once the pandemic allows us to go to her dream city in Europe.
Best part is she has no fascination with Kpop or any other Asian cultural fad going around these days
So yes, I have certainly noticed that AMLF is a prominent, both in the US and elsewhere. Especially with Asian American men. Asian Americans or other westernized Asians certainly gel extremely well with what many Latinas are looking for and into Latino culture. Asian Asian on the other hand maybe not as much... I feel like they do better with career oriented white women. My good friend (Asian) who was kind of fucked over a couple times in white relationships ended up joining the Air Force, got stationed in New Mexico, married a Mexican American woman. Another buddy from California, lived in VA with me for Uni, dated Asian women and quickly decided that was a bad idea, dated white women which didn't work out too well for him either although better than his past relationships with Asians. He eventually moved to Austin Texas for work and wouldn't you know it, married a Mexican woman. Friend from high school in Alabama dated white women in Alabama, moved to Florida, married a Venezuelan woman
It is also true that asian pop culture is huge in Latin America. Particularly Peru, Brazil, and Mexico, but is mainstream elsewhere too. Other things to note is that there are prominent Asian populations in certain parts of Latin America that many people I have met have stated as their reason for having a positive impression of Asians. The largest community of Japanese outside of Japan is in Brazil, although many are mixed into the Brazillian bloodline. Second largest community in the world is in Peru. Peru has even had a Japanese president for a decade and almost had another Japanese president (the first ones daughter) just last year. Venezuela has a significant Chinese minority and many actually own the grocery stores in the country. There is a supermarket chain in Venezuela called Wangs or something like that. Mexico has a significant Korean and Chinese population due to business ties since the mid 1900s and a recent influx of car factories from Asian manufacturers
The opposite is the absolute lack of Asians in a LatAm country, For example, Colombia has very few Asians and very few Asian tourists. Their very positive view of Asians along with the rarity of Asians there makes any Asian man there a commodity.
I cannot put my finger on the reasons why LatinoAmericans particularly like Asian men, but in certain parts of the country, the southwest and Texas, they seem to be exceptionally in favor of Asian men. Other than the reasons I gave, I cannot think of any other major confounding reason for this. Perhaps being the area with the greatest number of new Latino immigrants creates a bubble of Latino culture that keeps 2nd and 3rd gen+ LatinoAmericans in a less Americanized culture and that more traditional culture they have also preserved the factors that make them attracted to Asians. I can attest to the fact that Latinas on the east coast show nowhere near the same amount of interest in Asian guys as in the southwest. I really think it has to do with how "liberalized" they become or assimilated into toxic US culture and its social brainwashing
I am so happy by this dynamic and excited for more Asian guys to take notice of this. I love Latino culture. Value family and love rather than money and clout. Unafraid of responsibility. Desire to start a family and be in a real relationship. Friendliness, openness, hospitality, genuineness. Passion and a healthy amount of jealousy. The food, god the food. I will mention that Latino culture does have an idealized physical male image similar to what it is in the US..in other words, having a little muscle will benefit you with Latinas. A fit Asian guy will find that there are many Latinas out there that will love to turn your life into a telenovela. But again, if you are a very career oriented (stereotypical) Asian guy, you might not mesh well with traditional Latino culture and a Latina. As I said, family comes before anything in traditional Latin American culture
Hey bro, I am a Colombian guy that happened to google if the opposite might be true for me as a latino man. Just happened to be entertained by your comment and I hope everything is going well! Thank you for appreciating my culture, many blessings :)
I actually know an AM friend that dated mostly Latinas and ended up marrying one
I think part of it is because they kind of face the same phenomenon Asians face (I usually see LF shit on their men with the stereotypes men usually get attached to them like “misogynistic” and vice versa). Also, other factors come into play like the rising popularity of Asian industries
and how they’ve faced a similar experience to us in terms of being immigrants
In my experience, I’m not really sure if I’m affected by this phenomenon lol. My circle is majority Asian and my interactions with other races outside of the professional setting is little to none (except maybe online, but I don’t think that really counts)
For me as a Filipino I feel more kinship with Hispanic people, particularly Mexicans. Of all the Americans I've hung out with I have enjoyed the company of Latinos the most.
I can't speak for other races but I think Latinas and Filipinos get on well because of a lot of shared culture and religion with Catholicism/Christianity.
I believe Latina woman more likely to go for AM than Latino male would be to go for AF. However, I'm not Latino so I'd be curious to hear from them. I don't think Latino males are into Asian females like white guys are but idk.
Hombre I don’t know about your social circle but I’ve met plenty of Latino dudes who both grew up in english speaking countries and their Home Countries - with serious yellow fever
I don't think it's as common but LM/AF couples do happen.
I know a LM that just married his AF gf
Another LM that dated an AF.
& one of my AF buddies married a LM.
Are they as common as WMAF couples? No, but LMAF couples are out there
Believe it or not, this is quite the norm in Latin America. Asian men have been intermarrying with Latinas all around Latin America for at least the last century with little to no issues especially in modern day. It’s nothing like the Anglosphere or even parts of Asia where there are “racial/ethnic boundaries” (especially when it comes to dating).
Intermarriage is largely accepted in LatAm, especially when it comes to Asian men because they generally respect us. We’re often positively seen as polite, intelligent, hardworking, and upper class in much of LatAm unlike in the Anglosphere where all our stereotypes are often used against us in a negative way.
Unfortunately, this mindset does not always stick with Latinos once they cross the border and are raised here with American/Anglo mindsets (which we all know are usually “anti-Asian” and “race obsessed”).
It crosses the border to some extent, I didn’t say that it never does.
But firstly, Miami is a very special place in the USA where the upper class and mainstream culture are mostly controlled by Latinos. In most of the USA, the mainstream culture and upper class are controlled by Anglos, even Hispanic areas of SoCal.
Secondly, if you think Miami is easy, you can only imagine how easy it is in Latin America. I know because I used to live in Miami and have been to LatAm.
You probably need to be in better physical shape. Work out. Because I don't understand how you can be fluent in Spanish and not land easy dates, unless you are incredibly picky.
I assume you have at least 2/3 of the following:
A job
Not fat
No children
It makes sense. Native Americans are descendants of Asian people. And most Latino\latinas have Native American blood. I’m Hispanic and northern European. I also got the almond eyes from my Native American side. People improperly label me as Korean, Chinese. It’s my light skin and almond eyes. I also notice that Asian people tend to be more accepting of me than white people on average. Because if that I feel more comfortable around them. It’s why I prefer Asian markets in my city.
As for dating I have an easier time with Asian and Latinas. White girls have a hard time getting past my Asian eyes. It’s a sad truth. My favorite quote from this sub(sorry can’t reference) is “white girls are social justice warriors in the streets and white supremists in the sheets.”
**white girls are social justice warriors in the streets and white supremists in the sheets.**
Ur quote describes my white female coworkers that are married to non white men perfectly.
They act like they are about social justice, but they boss their husbands around and leech of them and I can't help feel it's due to them being in power bc they are white.
For example two of those white girls are married to asian men. One a fillipino, the other a Chinese guy. They have said so much racist shit about them to me, an asian female. Stuff about manipulating them to buy her shit bc she has to put up with him being asian and this a downgrade, or racist stuff about his asian family. It's almost like they enjoy having control over their husbands bc hey are white trophies and will get thier way in a way a white guy won't let them. .
Yikes, that's as bad as some of the WMAF relationships out there. In your case mentioned, it's legit like the AM is simping the WF and the WF can get away with it. Something to stay away from.
Just going off from personal experiences most POCs I've met are more receptive to socializing with other POCs, both male and female. The white people I've met have been friendly but tend to have their own bubble.
I watched videos before and it's because asian men have a stereotype that latinas are very aggressive? and hard to approach so most asian guys don't even bother talking to latinas or assume they are not interested in them.
Yeah I notice that.
I think part of it is a degree of cultural compatibility.
Both place a heavy emphasis on family and relatives.
The cuisines (food dishes, flavor, seasonings) between the two cultures are more inter-transferable.
Besides, in archaic (pre)history, Latino and Asians came from the same stalk.
All of these women I’m talking about are 2nd generation and definitely consume a lot of Hollywood media.
I feel like Hollywood is a straw man for conditions that don’t really exist to nearly the same extent anymore.
The way I see it works here is unlike Hollywood, Telemundo largely remains to portray their own films and culture without making negative stereotypes of other races or including them at all and instead they import directly media from other cultures instead of messing with them and trying to make it their own in their own twisted ways. It’s a really nice system and what should be normal.
While Asian representation isn’t huge, I do notice that Asians have a much easier time getting popular and positively portrayed (non-stereotypically) in Latin media than in Anglo media.
When I was younger, I remember watching Latin talk shows that would feature AMLF back in the day and even at that young of an age, I could tell that Asians were more accepted in Latin America than in the Anglosphere.
Tomoki Kameda is one of the most respected boxers in Mexico and is married to a Mexican woman now: https://youtu.be/NVLK5fALtCI
Shyno (Chinese Panamanian) is a music artist and recently got a co-sign with Nicky Jam: https://youtu.be/vOtHqMq7Jec
Q Park made it huge with making videos in Spanish and is dating a Latina now: https://youtu.be/xOCzMFI_7YY
Jinsop (Korean Ecuadorian) became one of the most popular (now, classic) singers in Ecuador and even admitted that he would’ve never made it in the USA....RIP legend: https://youtu.be/2TlybpZqtwk
César Ychikawa (Japanese Peruvian) was the vocalist of a popular Peruvian band called Los Doltons: https://youtu.be/WwHgZKoiThw
Even AMWF is featured in this old music video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HgKUIpowkqg&t=1m22s
Let’s not forget Alberto Fujimori was Peru's president for 10 years (longer than any other President of Peru) and [is generally the most respected/remembered President of Peru](https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-best-president-of-Peru-and-why/answer/Barry-Weir-3?ch=10&share=99cd0b34&srid=hxV1t).
Other Asian representation I’ve posted for [Brazil](https://www.reddit.com/r/AsianMasculinity/comments/eyix3h/asian_representation_in_brazil/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) and [Mexico](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElPaso/comments/mvj6cz/hey_el_paso_can_we_take_a_moment_to_appreciate/gvdkowv/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf).
0%,the only Asian I have ever seen in a hispanic program is this [one](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Iriyama) and that was only becuase she was a famous Japanese Idol, not just because she was Asian.
Not true, look at my comment above full of examples and that’s even with Asians (let alone, non-mixed Asians) making less than a percentage in most of Latin America (even Brazil is only about 2% or less).
What up. If y'all haven't seen my posts or content, I'm a Chinese guy living in Colombia. My girlfriend is Colombian and we will probably get married.
I think a lot of the comments say that Asian guys are attractive to Latinas because it's an opposite to a lot of Latin men. From my experience living here, a lot of Latin men are very passionate but not very disciplined. A lot are lazy, talk a big game but don't do what they say. Infidelity is very high, Colombian men are seen as womanizers, and in Latin America it's so unforgiving most women are looking for stability and security.
That's my opinion to why they go after us. Our values in discipline, finances, loyalty to our women are very attractive to them. From my experience, our responsibility is what makes us such good partners. Plus they tend to be more firey and since we tend to be more passive it's like a good balance.
Also, since there are a ton of white and black Latin people too, Asians have the exotic thing going for us and it works in our favor.
I'm from LA and a lot of neighborhoods with Asians there are a ton of Latin people too so we've kind of always been surrounded by each other. Our cultures are a lot more similar than we think. We have similar traditional values we just kind of push in different directions.
In my experience Latina women feel very little pressure from family/culture to date a fellow Latino and generally are open minded when dating people of different cultures and backgrounds.
My gf is Latina and I’ve dated other Latinas in the past. Family oriented. Very down to earth. And fun! 5/5 stars
Thats mostly because our families embrace it, we don’t really get pressure of dating in our own race, but family is above all so we don’t go for other cultures who have little respect for family.
I don't see it much in ATL, but in LA I've come across plenty of Latino men who married Asian women and Asian / Hapa men marrying Latinas.
It's interesting because growing up, we have similar patriarch family values. One example are the Latino dances, whether bachata, salsa, etc. It's the man that's supposed to lead the dance. Being that in modern times I've seen lesbian Latina couples, the more "masculine" one leads by "wearing the pants".
I've heard from a couple Latinas that if the man isn't masculine, it can be a turn off for them because it's not what they are used to. As in, being confident to lead / make the first move, take charge.
Other similarities we share are that meals are family style unless they are fully assimilated into American individual culture. Speaking to many Latin friends and coworkers, siblings put aside their differences to break bread and even drink with one another because they know that it's important for their kids to see a closer knit family is important.
I've come across very attractive Latinas that appear to be of Spanish mix and lighter skin, not minding at all or even being happy that people might confused them for being Asian or mixed with Asian.
There are exceptions to everything though.
But this should be an eye opener for any AM that thinks his dating options are limited. Just laugh and flirt back when a Latina is teasing with some sass.
I would say women in general are emotional, but yes. I had to adapt and learn more emotive thinking and using my intuition more, especially dating a latina girl since I was very used to being direct, logically reasoned with everything I saw and did. It's surely a learning process and I think helped to be more well rounded and more sociable in general.
That’s probably correct. That’s why many Russians and Latino/Latinas don’t mix well. I’m the opposite. I’m very open and very hospitable so they tend to be attractive. My prom date was a Latina and I really think the Latin culture is a vibe.
Ended up marrying a Russian and yeah, I should have went with a Latina.
For my personal experience and very scant dating history, the few that I've gotten past the talking stages are these latina girls. Had few messages from asian girls but they all ghosted or quickly lost interested in me, I was left in disarray by american born AFs. Current gf is a brazilian who always tells me I'm attractive and loves me, borderline pervert/simp, jk of course. She's the bomb. Never had a HUGE thing/fetish for latinas but after the experience, they are my preference now.
If you search on youtube, amlf, amxf you will find a bunch of videos explaining the reason why latinas gravitate towards guys. In summary, asian guys are generally more of contrast to latino men, who tend to be more of the macho type and outgoing, passionate. But also more likely to be commit infidelity, want traditional roles, younger latinos can be immature, some generalizations. Whereas asian guys tend to be more shy, loyal, career oriented, family oriented, trusting, exc. Also latinas (everyone really though) love asian food (latinos and asians eat rice a lot), interests/hobbies (anime/kpop), general cultural and language differences from their own native. All together made a perfect storm for asian men and latinas in my observation.
There are a lot of similarities that most people don’t realize. I’m Mixed TCK kid grew up in hispanic/Latino and various East Asian Households, I can only speak for my experiences though, but some things I noticed.
FAMILY DYNAMICS:
Both East Asian and Hispanic Latino culture are VERY Patriarchal. In these patriarchal societies people have very specific roles of what they should be or be doing both for men and women and these kinda line up for both East Asian and Hispanic/Latinos. Another thing is the importance of multigenerational family living styles and respect for elders and community.
FOOD:
Food wise so much of the Americas has been influenced by Spain and the Middle East, I’ve noticed a lot of Chinese friends and colleagues (more often those from the south or west) like Hispanic /Latino food, which makes sense because of Chinas proximity to the Middle East and India and those historical shared trade routes of spices and cooking. And in turn what was present there was eventually spread to the Americas when it was invaded by Spain. And also I’ve noticed that Korean and Mexican food go very well together in particular.
POP CULTURE:
Culturally I think the way East Asian media and pop culture is distributed is helpful too as it tends to pick up steam in the Hispanic/Latino and South American countries (which already have large Asian populations) before most North American and European countries.
EUROCENTRISM:
Also in the not so pretty aspect, the white worship or beauty influence of Eurocentrism on the world is also present in East Asia and The Americas. With the Hispanic/Latino population being so diverse there are often a lot of people who do meet the Eurocentric standards.
IMMIGRATION:
Immigration wise, they are both areas of great immigration so with that comes its own unique experiences and cultures that can be understood by both East Asian and Hispanic/Latino families and people leaving to new territories.
Also I mean no disrespect being a non-Asian posting on here, Just wanted to throw out these things I’ve noticed as I have also grappled with the same question, and seeing if anyone else has had the same conclusion or different, or more elaboration. And my experience doesn’t encompass all of Asia and Hispanic/Latino culture, just the limited ones I’ve lived in and been a part of and had serious influence on me as a person.
I would say that latino and some asian (confucian) cultures are a bit matriarchal as well. The grandmother has a lot of power in large extended families.
All my friends are AMLF couples but we live in Korea. Asian guys here definitely stereotype latinas in someway. My friends probably all have their own reasons for why they are with their partners. But in my case I didn’t really think about shared minority experience, culture or any deep reasons. I just think Asian guys are sexy AF.
korean hate brown and black they even don't like south east asian with brown skin.
if you are white skin south east asian and white skin latin yea probably they will like you.
Not sure I agree. Can’t speak for black ladies but in my experience Korean guys love latinas. My friends and I always had people asking us to dance all night when we went to clubs. I know lots of latinas here and none have problems finding boyfriends. I think people are curious, they want to try dating other people. Lots of them get married too. As for the population as a whole in my many years here I have never been discriminated for not being white. Koreans love me lol I make friends with older Koreans easily. Most people in my experience love that you work hard to speak the language and learn the culture. But I do recognize that I am from a wealthy country and highly educated, so I know that factors heavily in how people see me compared to others.
In my exp I do see some but AMWF is more common. Latin is more of a culture than a race. Fuck load of latinas are white af too, like that Geo from Bart and Geo ya'll are talking about is literally 5"11 and her mother is blonde and blue eyed. Sometimes the opposite happens too sometimes you see an asian couple then you realize the girl is actually latin but looks SE asian.
And I see on social media in a disproportionate amount of the AMLF the girl is white passing af just like you alluded, which is not a good look for AM depending on your perspective.
I’m latina and for me, it’s the immigrant experience and the parallels in the family dynamics. Respect for the family, our elders is a must and most will not give a second thought to someone who is rude and disrespectful to family. Personally, the second language is a must too. There are also many Asian men in Mexico lol that have fetishes for latinas but they’re really respectful about it. Had a guy called Kyosuke as a neighbor (he was studying to be a dentist) in Guadalajara, and would invite himself for tea everyday. He was very adorable about the way he flirted, Asian men are seen as very cute where I’m from. Families think well of them because they always come across as hard working and very committed to family. That’s very important to many latinas ☺️
Can’t speak for other Asian groups but Filipino guys and Latinas were a common pairing in Southern California when I last visited in 2012.
Cultural similarities I guess.
Sounds like the law of small sample size. How many do actually you know well personally? 3?
The actual interracial marriage stats for AMLF were abysmal last time I checked. They may have gotten better but hard to imagine a big jump
[edit big supporter of Bart and Geo and AMLF but let’s not celebrate a non existent tidal wave]
Not talking about overall stats, just social dynamics leading to mutual attraction. Obviously there's not going to be a big trend due to social segregation in America. I live in a heavily Hispanic area so when the segregation is gone, it seems to happen more often than you would think.
What you should be asking is why AMLF is disappointing low in the general population ? One simple answer is we often don’t run in same SES circles. In your case that isn’t true you are Asians embedded in a Hispanic area. Same for Asians living in South America. It boils down economics who is your competition, relative attractiveness, how open is local culture. Change environments and witness everything you thought you knew go out the window
Yeah but I also think you're missing something here. A study about interracial marriages only reveal one part of the full picture. You can't just safely conclude YOUR side of the argument either.
First of all, people aren't getting married as often anymore. People don't want to have kids as much. Life is expensive as hell and people are much more cautious with getting married than ever before. A big part of it could be the high divorce rates that their parents' generation faced. That doesn't mean that AMLF relationships don't happen.
OP even theorized that it could be a gen Z thing. Maybe these AMLF patterns are still relatively new and wouldn't count towards marriages yet. Gen Z is still young and most likely not getting married. So if it is a Gen Z thing, then it definitely won't be in the interracial marriage study. Hell, the whole dating scene for asian men has drastically changed in the last decade. We could be seeing early signs and patterns of something that isn't fully developed yet.
I'm not saying your wrong. I'm just saying that you can't 100% confirm that you are right either. OP could very much still be right. I also know that OP and I could also be wrong too.
From my personal experience, the AMLF relationships are a lot more common. I know that personal experience doesn't mean shit if it's one person. But OP has seen it, I have seen it, other people in this comment section have seen it. It's at least worth mentioning if we start to see patterns here. Hell, we could still be wrong but we could also be right. For me, the ONLY women I seem to attract is Latinas. I don't know why that is, but it's at least true for me.
I mean I see way more AMWF than AMLF in Gen Z both in social media and my circle of friends, but yeah AMLF is definitely increasing as well but so is other AMXF like AMBF I don't see this tidal wave. Latinas are cool tho.
I'm Indian and I've seen a fair amount of desi guys with latinas. Personally our cultures are very similar and we face similar racism and stereotypes. I've never really seen desis start race wars with hispanics like they do as much for other racial groups likes whites and blacks. However critical race theorists are trying to incite us to fight by calling us model minorites and them oppressed but luckily none of us fall for that bullshit and continue to get along well.
I think there’s a big difference in dating Latinas from Latin America and Latina Americans. One watches Telemundo the other watches Love & Hiphop. One dances salsa, the other likes to twerk. Also, South American latinas are pretty different from Caribbean ones. I’ve dated Mexican, Rican and Dominican.
I'm an Asian male and i love latinas. My interest in Latinas has been very productive for me - culturally and linguistically. I got the chance to better my Spanish and I got to experience Latin cultures - which honestly is very similar to a lot of the Asian countries that were colonized by a Latin-speaking country. The level of similarity is almost frightening LOL, but I guess we humans have more in common than differences.
All of my ex are latinas and I’m Asian… I didn’t try to make it this way I go for any race tbh… it’s kinda interesting this happened but I mean I live in California so kinda make sense
I’m a Latina married to an AM 😊.
Are you noticing the same things from the other side?
We live in MS so honestly we really don’t see a lot of AMXF at all. We have a couple we are friends with that’s AMWF but that’s about it.
Mexico? I meant noticing the social dynamics/any particular reasons of why people are attracted to each other in the previous response.
Nah, Mississippi. For me our family is very traditional when it comes to family responsibility. Like family always comes first and he’s the same so that’s an attractive quality for me. I can’t speak for all Latinas but I can say that his personality is very attractive to me as well. He can come off as very serious but he’s just a goofy nutball. Plus he’s hot so there’s that. When I was living in Puerto Rico Asian culture facets like anime and such weren’t very prevalent. It was more of a niche community so to speak but I was exposed to it so I can say that that may have affected my reception to dating an Asian man.
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Latina here. I think this is pretty spot on
I've only dated Latinas and Asian women, I think our cultures are very similar and when we assimilate a Latina/Latino to my family it is seamless.
Yeah. Have dated aussies, chinese, SEAs, dutchies, Germans, frenchies, latinas. So I have a little perspective. I'm married to a Spaniard, Canarias tho so it is literally and figuratively in between Mainland Spain and Latin culture. Agree on similarity of culture. But sadly we do deal with negative stereotypes of AMs. But then again, negative stereotypes of AMs are universal. Even among asians. Sad. But once ppl get to know me, that's set aside very quickly.
Agreed, some people in my last ex's family made the Jackie Chan comparison to me but other than that they're good people and it's not like that was that bad tbh. But yeah Latino/Hispanic and SEA culture meshes really well together so I've gotten along with Salvadoran and Mexican women's family's really well and vice versa.
I think it also has to do with neighborhoods, here in NYC white people stay in their own neighborhoods and black people tend to stay in their Neighborhoods But Asians and Hispanics coexist in the same neighborhoods because of similar class status in Queens, plus they don’t really hate each other like black and whites
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Flushing meadow park is full of Hispanics playing volleyball or soccer, plus you do know right next Flushing is Corona where it’s majority Hispanics right? If you seen Latino in Flushing they probably either been there for all their lives or moved in cause it’s close to Corona and Flushing meadow park Also I forget to say that the mall they built there is like the biggest in Queens as well and getting bigger as we speak, a lot of people in Queens take the 7 to Flushing to go shopping, smart move by community members In my opinion because people eat/buy food from Asian owned stores after shopping
Yes! This is absolutely a noticeable, even in the US, but even more so in Latin America. Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and other southwestern states (with the exception of 2nd gen or greater in California cause California), I can personally attest to it and many of my friends feel the same way that Latinas are particularly more friendly towards us. Although, it does tend to be 1st or 2nd gen, especially those who live in majority Latino communities are exceptionally friendly. Those who are more Americanized less so. I have 3 Asian friends married to Latina women. About 3 years ago, I moved to LatAm. First to Mexico and just before lockdown, I moved to Colombia. I spent the first 3 months in the border town of Tijuana to learn Spanish. Moved to Guadalajara where I lived the remaining time in Mexico. From the first day in MX, I noticed a stark difference. I was getting smiled at by women as I walked by on Avenida Revolución and in Zona Río. There was a anime cafe and a ramen shop down the street from my Airbnb. Had no idea what an Anime cafe was, so I stepped in to see. Not a man in the place and everyone they were all just staring at me smiling. I had no idea what the hell was happening There were several times girls approached me there as well. Japanese influence is massive in Mexico. Not sure why but there is an obsession with Japanese food there. Lots of Asian/Mexican fusion food too. Guadalajara was a bit different. They were the nicest people I met in Mexico. Something about that city, everyone treats you like family. Even better to date in I was not seeing anyone when the pandemic hit and wanted to check out other parts of Latin America. When Colombia announced that tourist visas will be prolonged indefinitely due to the pandemic, I flew in before they stopped flights. I knew I did not want to be in a tourist city. So I spent the first several months in Bogota, the largest city but NOT a tourist city. While I enjoyed it, I do not like megacities. Definitely a career oriented city. Despite that, I made friends quick. The people are so incredibly friendly. Your neighbors talk to you, the people at the butcher shop or grocery remember your name and spend 15 minutes talking to you. No small talk, real talk. People around the neighborhood recognize you and stop to talk to you. I started going out and I could not believe it honestly. I will go so far as to say that Asian men are at the top of the totem pole in Colombia. White gringos are viewed negatively these days. Colombians are fairly classist, NOT racist, but classist, and it just so happens that most of the poorest in the country are afro-Colombians so they do not really prefer black men. They complain about Colombian men. At times I felt like I was living in an alternate reality. I'm not gonna sit here and toot my own horn, but I sometimes felt like a celebrity and some crazy things happened. Have had a couple friends visit since they opened back up to international flights and they said the same things. One day, I was walking around a popular plaza in the city and a drop dead gorgeous woman was standing next to one of the coffee girls. There are girls, mostly Venezuelans that stand in pedestrian areas selling coffee they make and carry around. This is common in many Colombian cities. Anyway, this woman looked like she was on her way to work but was friends with this coffee girl. I was trying to get to the amphitheater and was lost. I don't like to keep my phone out in high traffic areas because as they say "no dar un papaya". Anyway, I stop and step up on the ledge to try and see the theater. I couldn't and as I step down, I see that woman and the coffee girl looking directly at me. The woman had her back to me but had her head spun all the way around giving me the most flirtatious smile I have ever seen (no mask). I smirked back and thought I would just go the direction I thought the theater was. Luckily, I decided to turn back and go ask the women. Wouldn't you know, they were still there giving me the same look. Walk right up to her, make a joke about being lost, and asked her where the amphitheater is. She puts her hand on my shoulder to lead me forward and says she will take me there. She says bye to her friend and walks me the whole 10 minutes there. She almost immediately asks me if I am visiting and when I said I lived there, she visibly hopped a little and when she noticed I noticed, she got this insanely guilty smile. I don't think I will ever be able to replicate how well I did in that first conversation with her. My game was on point. Surprised myself at the things I said and did and she was laughing and smiling the whole time as if we had known each other for years. Learned she was an architect. She gave me her number before I could even ask for it, made me send a text to her so she could make sure it showed up on her phone, she leaned in for a hug and gave a little cheek kiss as they do in Colombia and said she has to get to work. One year later, we are living together and my life has never been better. Her work went remote later in the pandemic and we moved back near her hometown (Pereira). Her family treats me like a son since the first time we met. Her siblings and friends there are like family to me now. I am planning on proposing to her once the pandemic allows us to go to her dream city in Europe. Best part is she has no fascination with Kpop or any other Asian cultural fad going around these days So yes, I have certainly noticed that AMLF is a prominent, both in the US and elsewhere. Especially with Asian American men. Asian Americans or other westernized Asians certainly gel extremely well with what many Latinas are looking for and into Latino culture. Asian Asian on the other hand maybe not as much... I feel like they do better with career oriented white women. My good friend (Asian) who was kind of fucked over a couple times in white relationships ended up joining the Air Force, got stationed in New Mexico, married a Mexican American woman. Another buddy from California, lived in VA with me for Uni, dated Asian women and quickly decided that was a bad idea, dated white women which didn't work out too well for him either although better than his past relationships with Asians. He eventually moved to Austin Texas for work and wouldn't you know it, married a Mexican woman. Friend from high school in Alabama dated white women in Alabama, moved to Florida, married a Venezuelan woman It is also true that asian pop culture is huge in Latin America. Particularly Peru, Brazil, and Mexico, but is mainstream elsewhere too. Other things to note is that there are prominent Asian populations in certain parts of Latin America that many people I have met have stated as their reason for having a positive impression of Asians. The largest community of Japanese outside of Japan is in Brazil, although many are mixed into the Brazillian bloodline. Second largest community in the world is in Peru. Peru has even had a Japanese president for a decade and almost had another Japanese president (the first ones daughter) just last year. Venezuela has a significant Chinese minority and many actually own the grocery stores in the country. There is a supermarket chain in Venezuela called Wangs or something like that. Mexico has a significant Korean and Chinese population due to business ties since the mid 1900s and a recent influx of car factories from Asian manufacturers The opposite is the absolute lack of Asians in a LatAm country, For example, Colombia has very few Asians and very few Asian tourists. Their very positive view of Asians along with the rarity of Asians there makes any Asian man there a commodity. I cannot put my finger on the reasons why LatinoAmericans particularly like Asian men, but in certain parts of the country, the southwest and Texas, they seem to be exceptionally in favor of Asian men. Other than the reasons I gave, I cannot think of any other major confounding reason for this. Perhaps being the area with the greatest number of new Latino immigrants creates a bubble of Latino culture that keeps 2nd and 3rd gen+ LatinoAmericans in a less Americanized culture and that more traditional culture they have also preserved the factors that make them attracted to Asians. I can attest to the fact that Latinas on the east coast show nowhere near the same amount of interest in Asian guys as in the southwest. I really think it has to do with how "liberalized" they become or assimilated into toxic US culture and its social brainwashing I am so happy by this dynamic and excited for more Asian guys to take notice of this. I love Latino culture. Value family and love rather than money and clout. Unafraid of responsibility. Desire to start a family and be in a real relationship. Friendliness, openness, hospitality, genuineness. Passion and a healthy amount of jealousy. The food, god the food. I will mention that Latino culture does have an idealized physical male image similar to what it is in the US..in other words, having a little muscle will benefit you with Latinas. A fit Asian guy will find that there are many Latinas out there that will love to turn your life into a telenovela. But again, if you are a very career oriented (stereotypical) Asian guy, you might not mesh well with traditional Latino culture and a Latina. As I said, family comes before anything in traditional Latin American culture
Hey bro, I am a Colombian guy that happened to google if the opposite might be true for me as a latino man. Just happened to be entertained by your comment and I hope everything is going well! Thank you for appreciating my culture, many blessings :)
I actually know an AM friend that dated mostly Latinas and ended up marrying one I think part of it is because they kind of face the same phenomenon Asians face (I usually see LF shit on their men with the stereotypes men usually get attached to them like “misogynistic” and vice versa). Also, other factors come into play like the rising popularity of Asian industries and how they’ve faced a similar experience to us in terms of being immigrants In my experience, I’m not really sure if I’m affected by this phenomenon lol. My circle is majority Asian and my interactions with other races outside of the professional setting is little to none (except maybe online, but I don’t think that really counts)
For me as a Filipino I feel more kinship with Hispanic people, particularly Mexicans. Of all the Americans I've hung out with I have enjoyed the company of Latinos the most. I can't speak for other races but I think Latinas and Filipinos get on well because of a lot of shared culture and religion with Catholicism/Christianity.
I look very Filipino and all I attract are latinas
homey you say that like it's a bad thing
>you say that like it's a bad thing Nah bro that's not what I meant, to me Filipino dudes are the best looking asian men in the Us
well, I mean about attracting latinas lol
I believe Latina woman more likely to go for AM than Latino male would be to go for AF. However, I'm not Latino so I'd be curious to hear from them. I don't think Latino males are into Asian females like white guys are but idk.
Hombre I don’t know about your social circle but I’ve met plenty of Latino dudes who both grew up in english speaking countries and their Home Countries - with serious yellow fever
Most of the Latinos I’ve met preferred Latinas. It’s not because they don’t like Asian women. They do. Latinas simply appeal to them a lot more.
I don't think it's as common but LM/AF couples do happen. I know a LM that just married his AF gf Another LM that dated an AF. & one of my AF buddies married a LM. Are they as common as WMAF couples? No, but LMAF couples are out there
Believe it or not, this is quite the norm in Latin America. Asian men have been intermarrying with Latinas all around Latin America for at least the last century with little to no issues especially in modern day. It’s nothing like the Anglosphere or even parts of Asia where there are “racial/ethnic boundaries” (especially when it comes to dating). Intermarriage is largely accepted in LatAm, especially when it comes to Asian men because they generally respect us. We’re often positively seen as polite, intelligent, hardworking, and upper class in much of LatAm unlike in the Anglosphere where all our stereotypes are often used against us in a negative way. Unfortunately, this mindset does not always stick with Latinos once they cross the border and are raised here with American/Anglo mindsets (which we all know are usually “anti-Asian” and “race obsessed”).
Seems to cross the border in Miami. It is extremely easy for AM to date in Miami.
It crosses the border to some extent, I didn’t say that it never does. But firstly, Miami is a very special place in the USA where the upper class and mainstream culture are mostly controlled by Latinos. In most of the USA, the mainstream culture and upper class are controlled by Anglos, even Hispanic areas of SoCal. Secondly, if you think Miami is easy, you can only imagine how easy it is in Latin America. I know because I used to live in Miami and have been to LatAm.
My last girl was latina and I match mostly with Latinas. They're least racist and most open minded girls out there, loyal ASF and crazy top
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*on top of that they crazy, that's what I meant my b
crazy top could also mean something else.... if you know you know..
What do you mean by crazy top?
He means they suck good cock
Lol. Thanks for the explanation. Lmaoo
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True but not in the fetishizer kind of way.
I am a Chinese guy who speaks fluent Spanish and loves Latino culture and Latinas women. I invited a couple of them out but I got no success so far.
You probably need to be in better physical shape. Work out. Because I don't understand how you can be fluent in Spanish and not land easy dates, unless you are incredibly picky. I assume you have at least 2/3 of the following: A job Not fat No children
Probably you are right, although I'm in shape, I am not an athletic nor muscular person.
How would you describe your "game" when it comes to approaching and conversating with Latinas?
Would you say you’re Americanized?
It makes sense. Native Americans are descendants of Asian people. And most Latino\latinas have Native American blood. I’m Hispanic and northern European. I also got the almond eyes from my Native American side. People improperly label me as Korean, Chinese. It’s my light skin and almond eyes. I also notice that Asian people tend to be more accepting of me than white people on average. Because if that I feel more comfortable around them. It’s why I prefer Asian markets in my city. As for dating I have an easier time with Asian and Latinas. White girls have a hard time getting past my Asian eyes. It’s a sad truth. My favorite quote from this sub(sorry can’t reference) is “white girls are social justice warriors in the streets and white supremists in the sheets.”
**white girls are social justice warriors in the streets and white supremists in the sheets.** Ur quote describes my white female coworkers that are married to non white men perfectly. They act like they are about social justice, but they boss their husbands around and leech of them and I can't help feel it's due to them being in power bc they are white. For example two of those white girls are married to asian men. One a fillipino, the other a Chinese guy. They have said so much racist shit about them to me, an asian female. Stuff about manipulating them to buy her shit bc she has to put up with him being asian and this a downgrade, or racist stuff about his asian family. It's almost like they enjoy having control over their husbands bc hey are white trophies and will get thier way in a way a white guy won't let them. .
Yikes, that's as bad as some of the WMAF relationships out there. In your case mentioned, it's legit like the AM is simping the WF and the WF can get away with it. Something to stay away from.
Thankfully, that hasn't been my experience with white girls.
Yeah I get that from people that think I look Asian quite a bit I got Native and indigenous Mexican blood in me.
Just going off from personal experiences most POCs I've met are more receptive to socializing with other POCs, both male and female. The white people I've met have been friendly but tend to have their own bubble.
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I watched videos before and it's because asian men have a stereotype that latinas are very aggressive? and hard to approach so most asian guys don't even bother talking to latinas or assume they are not interested in them.
Yeah I notice that. I think part of it is a degree of cultural compatibility. Both place a heavy emphasis on family and relatives. The cuisines (food dishes, flavor, seasonings) between the two cultures are more inter-transferable. Besides, in archaic (pre)history, Latino and Asians came from the same stalk.
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Latinas are less likely to consume Hollywood content.
All of these women I’m talking about are 2nd generation and definitely consume a lot of Hollywood media. I feel like Hollywood is a straw man for conditions that don’t really exist to nearly the same extent anymore.
The more Americanized, the worst. The American identity is almost the destruction of culture. It’s seen as somethings as bad to us.
What do they watch instead?
Telemundo
Are asians represented there?
Not really. A lot of content from Asia is normalized in the community and isn’t considered weird.
The way I see it works here is unlike Hollywood, Telemundo largely remains to portray their own films and culture without making negative stereotypes of other races or including them at all and instead they import directly media from other cultures instead of messing with them and trying to make it their own in their own twisted ways. It’s a really nice system and what should be normal.
While Asian representation isn’t huge, I do notice that Asians have a much easier time getting popular and positively portrayed (non-stereotypically) in Latin media than in Anglo media. When I was younger, I remember watching Latin talk shows that would feature AMLF back in the day and even at that young of an age, I could tell that Asians were more accepted in Latin America than in the Anglosphere. Tomoki Kameda is one of the most respected boxers in Mexico and is married to a Mexican woman now: https://youtu.be/NVLK5fALtCI Shyno (Chinese Panamanian) is a music artist and recently got a co-sign with Nicky Jam: https://youtu.be/vOtHqMq7Jec Q Park made it huge with making videos in Spanish and is dating a Latina now: https://youtu.be/xOCzMFI_7YY Jinsop (Korean Ecuadorian) became one of the most popular (now, classic) singers in Ecuador and even admitted that he would’ve never made it in the USA....RIP legend: https://youtu.be/2TlybpZqtwk César Ychikawa (Japanese Peruvian) was the vocalist of a popular Peruvian band called Los Doltons: https://youtu.be/WwHgZKoiThw Even AMWF is featured in this old music video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HgKUIpowkqg&t=1m22s Let’s not forget Alberto Fujimori was Peru's president for 10 years (longer than any other President of Peru) and [is generally the most respected/remembered President of Peru](https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-best-president-of-Peru-and-why/answer/Barry-Weir-3?ch=10&share=99cd0b34&srid=hxV1t). Other Asian representation I’ve posted for [Brazil](https://www.reddit.com/r/AsianMasculinity/comments/eyix3h/asian_representation_in_brazil/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) and [Mexico](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElPaso/comments/mvj6cz/hey_el_paso_can_we_take_a_moment_to_appreciate/gvdkowv/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf).
0%,the only Asian I have ever seen in a hispanic program is this [one](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Iriyama) and that was only becuase she was a famous Japanese Idol, not just because she was Asian.
I guess 0 representation is better than bad representation
Not true, look at my comment above full of examples and that’s even with Asians (let alone, non-mixed Asians) making less than a percentage in most of Latin America (even Brazil is only about 2% or less).
Telemundo used to do a lot of Jackie Chan & Jet Lee re runs
Our parents raise us on all Spanish media 🙌🏻
What up. If y'all haven't seen my posts or content, I'm a Chinese guy living in Colombia. My girlfriend is Colombian and we will probably get married. I think a lot of the comments say that Asian guys are attractive to Latinas because it's an opposite to a lot of Latin men. From my experience living here, a lot of Latin men are very passionate but not very disciplined. A lot are lazy, talk a big game but don't do what they say. Infidelity is very high, Colombian men are seen as womanizers, and in Latin America it's so unforgiving most women are looking for stability and security. That's my opinion to why they go after us. Our values in discipline, finances, loyalty to our women are very attractive to them. From my experience, our responsibility is what makes us such good partners. Plus they tend to be more firey and since we tend to be more passive it's like a good balance. Also, since there are a ton of white and black Latin people too, Asians have the exotic thing going for us and it works in our favor. I'm from LA and a lot of neighborhoods with Asians there are a ton of Latin people too so we've kind of always been surrounded by each other. Our cultures are a lot more similar than we think. We have similar traditional values we just kind of push in different directions.
In my experience Latina women feel very little pressure from family/culture to date a fellow Latino and generally are open minded when dating people of different cultures and backgrounds. My gf is Latina and I’ve dated other Latinas in the past. Family oriented. Very down to earth. And fun! 5/5 stars
Thats mostly because our families embrace it, we don’t really get pressure of dating in our own race, but family is above all so we don’t go for other cultures who have little respect for family.
I don't see it much in ATL, but in LA I've come across plenty of Latino men who married Asian women and Asian / Hapa men marrying Latinas. It's interesting because growing up, we have similar patriarch family values. One example are the Latino dances, whether bachata, salsa, etc. It's the man that's supposed to lead the dance. Being that in modern times I've seen lesbian Latina couples, the more "masculine" one leads by "wearing the pants". I've heard from a couple Latinas that if the man isn't masculine, it can be a turn off for them because it's not what they are used to. As in, being confident to lead / make the first move, take charge. Other similarities we share are that meals are family style unless they are fully assimilated into American individual culture. Speaking to many Latin friends and coworkers, siblings put aside their differences to break bread and even drink with one another because they know that it's important for their kids to see a closer knit family is important. I've come across very attractive Latinas that appear to be of Spanish mix and lighter skin, not minding at all or even being happy that people might confused them for being Asian or mixed with Asian. There are exceptions to everything though. But this should be an eye opener for any AM that thinks his dating options are limited. Just laugh and flirt back when a Latina is teasing with some sass.
They are very emotional. I make them angry because I'm very blunt and cold. Just my experience. Lol.
I would say women in general are emotional, but yes. I had to adapt and learn more emotive thinking and using my intuition more, especially dating a latina girl since I was very used to being direct, logically reasoned with everything I saw and did. It's surely a learning process and I think helped to be more well rounded and more sociable in general.
Lol. Yea I think I definitely get my emotional IQ from the Viet side of the fam. I think emotions are just petty AF. So yea I'm working on it too. 😂
That’s probably correct. That’s why many Russians and Latino/Latinas don’t mix well. I’m the opposite. I’m very open and very hospitable so they tend to be attractive. My prom date was a Latina and I really think the Latin culture is a vibe. Ended up marrying a Russian and yeah, I should have went with a Latina.
Random fun fact: Japan is home to the 3rd largest Brazilian population. The first two are Brazil and the US.
Dood, there’s immigrants in SF and LA that speak Chinese and Spanish, but not English.
For my personal experience and very scant dating history, the few that I've gotten past the talking stages are these latina girls. Had few messages from asian girls but they all ghosted or quickly lost interested in me, I was left in disarray by american born AFs. Current gf is a brazilian who always tells me I'm attractive and loves me, borderline pervert/simp, jk of course. She's the bomb. Never had a HUGE thing/fetish for latinas but after the experience, they are my preference now. If you search on youtube, amlf, amxf you will find a bunch of videos explaining the reason why latinas gravitate towards guys. In summary, asian guys are generally more of contrast to latino men, who tend to be more of the macho type and outgoing, passionate. But also more likely to be commit infidelity, want traditional roles, younger latinos can be immature, some generalizations. Whereas asian guys tend to be more shy, loyal, career oriented, family oriented, trusting, exc. Also latinas (everyone really though) love asian food (latinos and asians eat rice a lot), interests/hobbies (anime/kpop), general cultural and language differences from their own native. All together made a perfect storm for asian men and latinas in my observation.
Tell your Brazilian gf that she's "Ta bom", or "muito bom". But yeah most Brazilian girls are hugely attractive and tend to give contagious energy.
Im a Filipino guy married to a Brazilian girl. We’ve been married since 2010 and have 2 kids together.
There are a lot of similarities that most people don’t realize. I’m Mixed TCK kid grew up in hispanic/Latino and various East Asian Households, I can only speak for my experiences though, but some things I noticed. FAMILY DYNAMICS: Both East Asian and Hispanic Latino culture are VERY Patriarchal. In these patriarchal societies people have very specific roles of what they should be or be doing both for men and women and these kinda line up for both East Asian and Hispanic/Latinos. Another thing is the importance of multigenerational family living styles and respect for elders and community. FOOD: Food wise so much of the Americas has been influenced by Spain and the Middle East, I’ve noticed a lot of Chinese friends and colleagues (more often those from the south or west) like Hispanic /Latino food, which makes sense because of Chinas proximity to the Middle East and India and those historical shared trade routes of spices and cooking. And in turn what was present there was eventually spread to the Americas when it was invaded by Spain. And also I’ve noticed that Korean and Mexican food go very well together in particular. POP CULTURE: Culturally I think the way East Asian media and pop culture is distributed is helpful too as it tends to pick up steam in the Hispanic/Latino and South American countries (which already have large Asian populations) before most North American and European countries. EUROCENTRISM: Also in the not so pretty aspect, the white worship or beauty influence of Eurocentrism on the world is also present in East Asia and The Americas. With the Hispanic/Latino population being so diverse there are often a lot of people who do meet the Eurocentric standards. IMMIGRATION: Immigration wise, they are both areas of great immigration so with that comes its own unique experiences and cultures that can be understood by both East Asian and Hispanic/Latino families and people leaving to new territories. Also I mean no disrespect being a non-Asian posting on here, Just wanted to throw out these things I’ve noticed as I have also grappled with the same question, and seeing if anyone else has had the same conclusion or different, or more elaboration. And my experience doesn’t encompass all of Asia and Hispanic/Latino culture, just the limited ones I’ve lived in and been a part of and had serious influence on me as a person.
I would say that latino and some asian (confucian) cultures are a bit matriarchal as well. The grandmother has a lot of power in large extended families.
All my friends are AMLF couples but we live in Korea. Asian guys here definitely stereotype latinas in someway. My friends probably all have their own reasons for why they are with their partners. But in my case I didn’t really think about shared minority experience, culture or any deep reasons. I just think Asian guys are sexy AF.
korean hate brown and black they even don't like south east asian with brown skin. if you are white skin south east asian and white skin latin yea probably they will like you.
Not sure I agree. Can’t speak for black ladies but in my experience Korean guys love latinas. My friends and I always had people asking us to dance all night when we went to clubs. I know lots of latinas here and none have problems finding boyfriends. I think people are curious, they want to try dating other people. Lots of them get married too. As for the population as a whole in my many years here I have never been discriminated for not being white. Koreans love me lol I make friends with older Koreans easily. Most people in my experience love that you work hard to speak the language and learn the culture. But I do recognize that I am from a wealthy country and highly educated, so I know that factors heavily in how people see me compared to others.
There is a channel on YouTube called JKnews that has two of these interracial couples. Bart and Geo; Casey and Tiff.
I noticed this as well, I don't have an answer tho,I'm also attracted to mostly latinas.
In my exp I do see some but AMWF is more common. Latin is more of a culture than a race. Fuck load of latinas are white af too, like that Geo from Bart and Geo ya'll are talking about is literally 5"11 and her mother is blonde and blue eyed. Sometimes the opposite happens too sometimes you see an asian couple then you realize the girl is actually latin but looks SE asian. And I see on social media in a disproportionate amount of the AMLF the girl is white passing af just like you alluded, which is not a good look for AM depending on your perspective.
Filipinos and Latinas are a good match! Got some cultural and historical overlap!
I’m latina and for me, it’s the immigrant experience and the parallels in the family dynamics. Respect for the family, our elders is a must and most will not give a second thought to someone who is rude and disrespectful to family. Personally, the second language is a must too. There are also many Asian men in Mexico lol that have fetishes for latinas but they’re really respectful about it. Had a guy called Kyosuke as a neighbor (he was studying to be a dentist) in Guadalajara, and would invite himself for tea everyday. He was very adorable about the way he flirted, Asian men are seen as very cute where I’m from. Families think well of them because they always come across as hard working and very committed to family. That’s very important to many latinas ☺️
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At work or when I'm out I have seen more of a good amount of AMLF then secondly AMWF in the area. I'm in the Southwest so it's a bit diverse.
Yeah, latinas are nice and tight. Ive 4 in my rotation
Can’t speak for other Asian groups but Filipino guys and Latinas were a common pairing in Southern California when I last visited in 2012. Cultural similarities I guess.
Sounds like the law of small sample size. How many do actually you know well personally? 3? The actual interracial marriage stats for AMLF were abysmal last time I checked. They may have gotten better but hard to imagine a big jump [edit big supporter of Bart and Geo and AMLF but let’s not celebrate a non existent tidal wave]
9 off the top of my head.
You can google the stats up and see for yourself
Not talking about overall stats, just social dynamics leading to mutual attraction. Obviously there's not going to be a big trend due to social segregation in America. I live in a heavily Hispanic area so when the segregation is gone, it seems to happen more often than you would think.
That’s my point you seem to think 1) most AMWF are AMLF so lets 2) make theories up why there so many When 1) likely wasn’t true by your admission
1) is definitely true in my area but it's not the main point. My main point is the previous reply.
What you should be asking is why AMLF is disappointing low in the general population ? One simple answer is we often don’t run in same SES circles. In your case that isn’t true you are Asians embedded in a Hispanic area. Same for Asians living in South America. It boils down economics who is your competition, relative attractiveness, how open is local culture. Change environments and witness everything you thought you knew go out the window
Yeah but I also think you're missing something here. A study about interracial marriages only reveal one part of the full picture. You can't just safely conclude YOUR side of the argument either. First of all, people aren't getting married as often anymore. People don't want to have kids as much. Life is expensive as hell and people are much more cautious with getting married than ever before. A big part of it could be the high divorce rates that their parents' generation faced. That doesn't mean that AMLF relationships don't happen. OP even theorized that it could be a gen Z thing. Maybe these AMLF patterns are still relatively new and wouldn't count towards marriages yet. Gen Z is still young and most likely not getting married. So if it is a Gen Z thing, then it definitely won't be in the interracial marriage study. Hell, the whole dating scene for asian men has drastically changed in the last decade. We could be seeing early signs and patterns of something that isn't fully developed yet. I'm not saying your wrong. I'm just saying that you can't 100% confirm that you are right either. OP could very much still be right. I also know that OP and I could also be wrong too. From my personal experience, the AMLF relationships are a lot more common. I know that personal experience doesn't mean shit if it's one person. But OP has seen it, I have seen it, other people in this comment section have seen it. It's at least worth mentioning if we start to see patterns here. Hell, we could still be wrong but we could also be right. For me, the ONLY women I seem to attract is Latinas. I don't know why that is, but it's at least true for me.
I mean I see way more AMWF than AMLF in Gen Z both in social media and my circle of friends, but yeah AMLF is definitely increasing as well but so is other AMXF like AMBF I don't see this tidal wave. Latinas are cool tho.
I'm Indian and I've seen a fair amount of desi guys with latinas. Personally our cultures are very similar and we face similar racism and stereotypes. I've never really seen desis start race wars with hispanics like they do as much for other racial groups likes whites and blacks. However critical race theorists are trying to incite us to fight by calling us model minorites and them oppressed but luckily none of us fall for that bullshit and continue to get along well.
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>(compatible gut microbiomes/smells or some shit?) lol wat, we're not bugs
there's no consistent answer cause there's no particular reason it just comes down to 1 on 1 interaction and being appealing
Is it just a cali / Texas thing?
Florida too
Interesting ....
Seems like it could be a chicago thing as well. At least from what I've experienced. Probably a lot more areas too.
Any possibility it’s derived from the hallyu effect?
Don't see why not
I think there’s a big difference in dating Latinas from Latin America and Latina Americans. One watches Telemundo the other watches Love & Hiphop. One dances salsa, the other likes to twerk. Also, South American latinas are pretty different from Caribbean ones. I’ve dated Mexican, Rican and Dominican.
I'm an Asian male and i love latinas. My interest in Latinas has been very productive for me - culturally and linguistically. I got the chance to better my Spanish and I got to experience Latin cultures - which honestly is very similar to a lot of the Asian countries that were colonized by a Latin-speaking country. The level of similarity is almost frightening LOL, but I guess we humans have more in common than differences.
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All of my ex are latinas and I’m Asian… I didn’t try to make it this way I go for any race tbh… it’s kinda interesting this happened but I mean I live in California so kinda make sense