Influenced by a rich tapestry of religious, cultural, social, and historical factors, these. Abstract asian americans comprise a population group that is characterized by an enormous demographic, historical, and cultural heterogeneity, yet asian americans also share many asian cultural characteristics such as the primacy of the family and the collective's goals over individual wishes, emphasis on propriety and social codes, the appropriation of sexuality only within the context of. Asian americans comprise a population group that is characterized by an enormous demographic, historical, and cultural heterogeneity, yet asian americans also share many asian cultural characteristics such as the primacy of the family and the collective's goals over individual wishes, emphasis on propriety and social codes, the appropriation of sexuality only within the context of marriage. For asian americans who are gay or lesbian, their sexual orientation may make them seem more “american” than those who are presumed straight A new university of washington study, the latest in. In this article, we draw on the educational narratives of 35 asian american gay men to address this gap
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