liztai, There's an expectation that if you're an #Asian #writer you should write stories with Asian characters, set in Asian places with Asian struggles.
I especially dislike reading/writing stories I dub "sad stories of Asians" that seemed so beloved in literary circles.
A writer friend with the same inclination was told by a prominent writer that "she should get to the root of why she doesn't want to write about your own culture."
Like she needs therapy or something.