my culture is NOT your prom dress
Jeremy Lam, an Asian American Salt Lake City local, posted on Twitter "my culture is not your prom dress," addressing several photos of a young, white woman wearing a qipao to prom. The Qipao is traditional Chinese formal wear for women. Jeremy iterates its rich history in the following Twitter comments: " Femme factory workers wore this dress!!! And the style was then spread throughout Asian as a beautiful garment and sign of women's liberation." "I t even broke the division of financial classes! It could be made with high-quality materials that only the upper class could afford such as special silks and linens, but a dress just as beautiful could have been made with just cotton and low-quality linen." " In a time where Asian women were silenced they were able to create, not only a piece of art but a symbol of activism. This piece of clothing embraced femininity, confidence, and gender equality through its beautiful, eye-c...