How many Asian American women have highlighted or colored hair?

[nola]

I've never highlighted or colored my hair so people always think I was born in Asia and from Asia until I start talking. It seems that most American-born Asian women have had their hair highlighted or colored at some point in their life or presently. What percent do you think have had their hair highlighted or colored?

[moJo]

pretty high, just as it's pretty high for all women in general. i know very few women who haven't done some kind of coloring to their hair at least a few times, regardless of race.

i've highlighted and streaked my hair a few times before, but i haven't done it in three years. never colored it completely though.

[SunWuKong]

I've never highlighted or colored my hair so people always think I was born in Asia and from Asia until I start talking. It seems that most American-born Asian women have had their hair highlighted or colored at some point in their life or presently. What percent do you think have had their hair highlighted or colored?

a lot of girls in HK also highlight or colour their hair, but usually a brownish tone, unless they're some teenagers out to look different, then we're talking about all ranges of colours, natural-looking or not.

[nola]

i went to a spa-salon for the first time in my life this week and the hairdresser suggested caramel highlights for the fall and red highlights in the spring. i probably won't do it although the caramel was an unconspicuous dark brown.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

I think even most Asian American guys have colored/dyed their hair at one point or another. I've dyed my hair with brown streaks before but ultimately I decided i still preferred black. Didn't really have anything with wanting to look white.

[hooligan]

I think even most Asian American guys have colored/dyed their hair at one point or another. I've dyed my hair with brown streaks before but ultimately I decided i still preferred black. Didn't really have anything with wanting to look white.

Gumby, you're such a whitephile. Stop fetishizing the white womens.

[kasia]

the first time i had it highlighted was when i was six years old and on vacation in hong kong. my dad's godsister thought it would be fun to highlight my hair. i got a bob and a little tail, too, like anita mui.

[mndeg]

from what i've seen, probably 90% or more of japanese women (in japan) and taiwanese women in taiwan
and something around that for asian-american women

here's a suggestion if you want to stand out from other asian women: don't dye your hair
omg! im a genius

[amietron]

the first time i highlighted my hair i was in 10-years-old, in 5th grade. it was for wacky hair day.

9 years later, i still have dyed hair. i'm in the process of growing it out now, though.

[rocketbunny]

I've highlighted my hair a while ago. The change was subtle. I liked it. I think I'll try to go for bold, fire-engine red streaks next time. :rolleyes:

[princess]

im thinking of tipping my hair out of boredom. not sure what color though. my hairs already several diff shades.

[artsfartsyjanet]

i've only highlighted my hair when i was 18, 21, and just 3 or 4 months ago. You can't notice anything dyed in my hair at all now. when i was 18, it was a light brown. hideous. =)

[truMp]

I think even most Asian American guys have colored/dyed their hair at one point or another. I've dyed my hair with brown streaks before but ultimately I decided i still preferred black. Didn't really have anything with wanting to look white.

uh...where are you from?

[Napoleon Chynamite]

uh...where are you from?

Seattle WA

[Mr.Lum]

I don't like asians with highlights. It's unattractive. If I want a white woman I'll be looking for a white woman. It may not be an "effort" to but usually, especially white females looks that way and it is a turn off. Not to mention Asians with light hair tend to look bad. Usually. Not all. I'm sure some of them can pull it off. I like younger ladies with the different colors (blue, purple and such) older ladies should not do that.

[nola]

Every day I'm asked "where I'm from" and it gets tiring. If I have dark brown or red colored hair people will know I'm American-born and stop bothering me.

[SunWuKong]

Every day I'm asked "where I'm from" and it gets tiring. If I have dark brown or red colored hair people will know I'm American-born and stop bothering me.

no that is really not true. a lot of girls in Asia (at least from my own knowledge, Chinese girls) dye or highlight their hair. but most usually they do a brownish tone.

but you get asked where you're from everyday?

[nola]

Yes. I'm in the public every day. It's usually men. I'll get asked three times in a day.

[AliBabaIncorporated]

Well, as people in general gain more experience with the Asian population, they'd learn to tell the difference between FOBs and AAs. (We've reached this point in M'sia for a long time). Of course, they would then be accused of having an Asian fetish for knowing too much.