Who Is Sophia Chang, The First Asian Woman In Hip Hop?

Sophia Chang has become an internet sensation because of her take on the "beauty standards" and standardising the Asian community as "Model Minority". She said, "I am here to tell you that I live to upset your expectations, destroy the Model Minority Myth, and make you take my people seriously." Sophia Chang wiki

In a one minute long video released by the USA today, the 56-year-old hip hop enthusiast demanded to be seen and not as a minority race but as an individual. She said, "I am demanding to be seen, which I see as political because middle-aged women are so neatly and fastidiously erased by the dominant culture in this country."

Asian women, who are painted as submissive, obedient, polite and "definitely not one to upset the apple cart" is a stereotype faced by women of the race for years and Chang is in her fight to burst such myths.

Who Is Sophia Chang?

Chang is a hip hop enthusiast, author, mentor, public speaker and single mother. Most importantly, she is a Korean-Canadian music business matriarchitect and the first Asian woman in hip-hop.

She was born to her Korean immigrant parents and was raised by the Wu-Tang Clan as an adult.

She gained much popularity due to her recent memoir The Baddest Bitch In The Room in which she narrated her journey of growing up through wars and leading an immigrant life to finally achieve her own voice.

She is the former manager of RZA and GZA and currently is focusing on her career as a hip hop dancer. She is also the founder of her programme Unlock Her Potential, which provided mentorship for women of colour. A Hulu series episode was made on her that displayed excerpts from her life.

In an Interview, Chang revealed that she aspires to teach the generation to be more fearless. She wants to demonstrate that she was never really afraid and so should be the world.