I find that many people refer to the ethnicities stated above as "Asian." The obvious reason would be that China, Japan, and Korean are in the continent of Asia. However, why are not other people from other Asian countries, such as India and Russia not refered to as "Asian".
2006-08-09 16:18:18 · 10 answers · asked by Saru 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Asian people look alike. There is south east asia asians as well.
China, Japan and Korea look similar and Indonesians, Malays, Philipinos, Vietnamese, Cambodians, laos, Thailand, Burmese, Singapore, Brunei are similar. You can call them Far East.
Indians do not have the same features and neither do Russians.
2006-08-09 16:27:00 · answer #1 · answered by fedup 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Probably because the East Asia is big market for business today. That is why when Westerns say Asia, people imagine the area of the East Asia. And what kind of culture do you imagine when you hear "Asia"? Is it Chinese? Japanese? or Indonesian?
China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan are so called East Asia.
Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar and Laos are South East Asia (S.E.A)
India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and others are South Asia.
Russia is racially and geographically little bit different from Asia.
2006-08-12 23:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by Joriental 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well they are all Asian, but when you start talking about the Russians and the Indians (from India) they look different from the Asians from places like China and Japan, so they are called Russian and Indian to differentiate between those who look more similar. They are different color, and if someone says they are Asian, you would think tan skin, but if you say Russian or Indian, you would think white and brown skin. It is just a way to tell them apart, but they are all still Asian
2006-08-09 23:29:12 · answer #3 · answered by Crazy lady 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I think most people refer to someone as "Asian" because they don't want to be rude and call a Korean person Chinese or a Japanese person Korean. They don't do it in a mean or racial way. I'm friends with many people of Chinese/Japanese/Korean background and I know it's offensive to call them another origin.
2006-08-09 23:30:07 · answer #4 · answered by wldntulike_2know 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Firstly they are more refered to as Orientals.
Asian is a term used group / classify people from Asian Countries.
Russia is part of Europe and thus Russians are commonly group as 'Eurasions'
Its like why are Maxicans, Brazillians, Argentinians refered to South Americans ?
Hope these answers your question.
2006-08-09 23:27:17 · answer #5 · answered by isz_rossi 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yea.. i dont understand that either...
i call japanese.. chinese... korean.. philipeanos..etc Oriental..
i've heard from some "non asians' that they dont like to be called that..
but i work with a few.. and asked them myself .. they said they didn't mind.. so i continue to use it..
because like u said.. there is a huge different between them .. and India.. Russia etc..
east asia needs to be another continent or something.. lol
2006-08-09 23:26:18 · answer #6 · answered by nola_cajun 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well because people from those countries have physical traits that are different from those of Indians or Russians so they usually aren't grouped together.
2006-08-10 00:01:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is simple, koreans, chinese, or japanese, mong, thai, or anyone with slanted eyes are TRUE asians baby. It is just a fact of life
2006-08-09 23:25:16 · answer #8 · answered by thesilkysmoove 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
americans are ignorance
2006-08-13 01:15:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
sorry, its just easier to say
2006-08-09 23:25:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋