Asian Americans on TikTok are calling out a 'SoCal Asian' superiority complex
Asian American TikTok users have weighed in on a question posed on a recent podcast: Do “SoCal Asians” have a superiority complex?
Asian American TikTok users have weighed in on a question posed on a recent podcast: Do “SoCal Asians” have a superiority complex?
For some, Southern California is viewed as the mecca and standard for Asian American culture, with an Asian population in Los Angeles County of 15.8% and in Orange County of 23.3%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And those outside of the area are saying that perspective creates an uncomfortable and unnecessary dynamic.
“I think for the Asian American diaspora outside of Southern California, we look at that and we have to somehow prove that we’re also that type of Asian,” said Heidi Kang, 32.
“That type of Asian,” according to Kang, is one with easy access to various Asian restaurants, media, cultural shops and other Asian people.
The debate over this superiority complex stemmed from a clip posted by “The 949 Podcast,” a show hosted by Asian Americans. The podcast, which is a reference to the Orange County area code, recently received backlash on TikTok for a comment one of the hosts made about Asians outside of Southern California.
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