Subverting stereotypes and surpassing disregard: a case study of Asian Americans' self and group representation on YouTube
This dissertation explores the development of Asian American YouTube channels. Since the mainstream media are not offering any characters which are a fair representation of Asians, YouTube has become an outlet for Asian Americans to represent themselves. In order to break the general stereotype of a person of Asian descent, these YouTube channels post videos to empower Asians globally. Their succe