Asians in Consulting

Anyone a native mandarin speaker / very fluent? Have a few phrases my cousin is looking to translate for grandparents

Recently finished a book called “becoming yellow” that discusses how East Asians’ skin colour ended up being labeled as “yellow” even though it’s usually far from it. Highly recommend! Did not know it… more

Serious Question: did anyone's parents here actually vote for Trump this cycle and, if so, did they also call it the Kung-Flu?

I’m the only “Asian Asian” in my office and sometimes it gets lonely :( Colleagues in my start class are majority white, and it’s hard to build outside of work relationships bc there’s so few commonal… more

What do you do for the holidays? Usually my family does a ham (not turkey, even on Thanksgiving) + hot pot.

Holy fuck just got off phone with my parents who live overseas. I feel like they have such high expectations of me and constantly want me to go according to their plans. Move here move there, do this … more

Any US citizens have experience relocating from US to Singapore or Hong Kong? My significant other is getting posted there for her job, and I’d like to follow. I make ~130K in the US and would like so… more

Is anyone else scared of traveling once the pandemic is over? I am talking travelling to midwest/southern areas that are more homogeneous. You know, cause of the increased racism

My dad wants a couple of long sleeved sleep shirts for Christmas. Any recommendations on good quality PJs? Something that's simple (no buttons or collars).

The bamboo ceiling, real or not. Idk if we should rally behind other POCs to speak up about microagressions at work since we do get jobs and represented well (often over) in white collar professions. … more

McKinsey has 42 new "affinity" APs... Of which only 3.5 are east Asian... Of which 1 is female. Ughh. McK won't include Asians in affinity week (recruiting events) and we're not incl… more

Anyone else’s parents being super cavalier about covid? Just got into a shouting match with my mother bc she’s showing symptoms but refuses to get tested and isolate from my dad who recently had a hea… more

Asked this a while back but got few answers - Asian makeup YouTuber recs? Don’t care if it’s not in English! Specifically for single eyelids

Alright guys, time for some hard hitting questions. Who here has been straight up mistaken for a girl while masked up during COVID?

Anyone’s parent(s) rain on your parade? Do you think its a personality thing... or an asian parent thing...

LA or SF? SO and I are both looking to move to California. I know cost of living is lower in LA, but the chance of us both landing a consulting job in SF seems higher?

I generally have a good relationship with my parents, but when it comes to making decisions in my life, big and small, I’m expected to run them by my father. I find this mentality patriarchal and deme… more

Is anyone else really bothered by these canceling student loan debt proposals?

Anyone live in Raleigh NC? How is it? Have an opportunity to move there

Are Catholics the most bossy and selfish in terms of religion or what? I’m from an immigrant family (Chinese) that is predominantly Buddhist. The girl I’m engaged to is also from a Chinese immigrant f… more

Kim Ng! ✊✊✊✊✊

Guys is it easier to learn Korean or Japanese? I speak Chinese and Tibetan fluently but want to pick up another. Only considering Korean and Japanese, and choosing solely based on level of difficulty!

I’m graduating this year, and have been dating a guy for almost 2.5 years. We love each other and it’s definitely a serious relationship. Both our parents love us very much. As much as I think a lot a… more

Any overseas Asians struggle with parents back home constantly pushing them to go home? I feel so stressed and incredibly guilty. With COVID, lack of visits has made this worse. Every conversation I h… more