1st Asian American Sports Illustrated curve model on fatphobia, quieting bullies

Nu said when she did see Asian American women in the media, there was no diversity in terms of size. .

The Los Angeles-based Nu is blazing a path for plus-size Asian women, many of whom thank her on social media for helping normalize different types of bodies.

“As Asian Americans, we have this dichotomy of the pressure of Asian culture and what it wants us to be and then American culture, so to have these conversations with fellow people in the same boat has been really nice for me,” Nu said. .

“I think a lot of Asian women can relate to our elders talking about weight and body,” she said.

Nu said comments made within the community are often cloaked in concerns about health, but she believes fatphobia is part of patriarchal Asian cultures. .

Nu said body-shaming and society’s rampant pressure to be thin led to body dysmorphia and a rejection of her Asian background. .

“I felt like I was less worthy for being Asian because I felt like an outsider being so tall,” Nu said