In a recent Marie Claire article, beauty director Ying Chu poses the provocative question, ”why are the West’s most powerful men coupling up with younger Asian women?”
Chu cites many Hollywood couples as examples, such as Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim, Zhang Ziyi and venture capitalist Vivi Nevo; and most famously, Woody Allen and his once-adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn. And while these couplings aren’t exactly breaking news (nor is the concept of “yellow fever” for that matter), the article investigates the concept of an Asian trophy wife — are these older men dating …

“Just because I’m not the white guy doesn’t mean I’m not the right guy”
A few weeks ago, I tweeted about the trend of Asian American couples resorting to in vitro fertilizations and abortions in order to have a son rather a daughter. My accompanying comment: “Where is the love for Asian girls?”
Soon afterward, I gained a new follower named whiteyonrice, (presumably because said follower searched ‘Asian girls’). As someone who happens to date a Caucasian, I was intrigued by the username and I checked out his site.