: Dealing with parental pressure regarding marriage and partner choice.
In the past, photography of Asian women in romantic contexts often leaned heavily on "exotic" tropes—focusing on traditional dress (like the Cheongsam or Hanbok) or settings that emphasized a mystical, "otherness."
No article on this subject is complete without addressing the cliché of "exoticism." A harmful romantic storyline presents the Asian woman as a cure for a Western man's loneliness—a "lotus flower" or a "dragon lady."