Opencollective opencollective (#110)

* Added financial contributors to the README

* ➕ Added Asian terms and subterms, Orientalism

Co-authored-by: Jess <jessachandler@gmail.com>

11ty/definitions/asian-american.md

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+---
+title: Asian-American
+slug: asian-american
+defined: true
+speech: noun
+skip_in_table_of_content: true
+---
+umbrella term for people of Asian descent (immigrant or natural born) who live in and/or are from the United States.
+
+## Considerations
+As many countries and cultures are enveloped within this umbrella term, try to be as specific as possible. When speaking of Vietnamese-Americans or Chinese-Americans, use those terms instead. Be careful to not assume that every English-speaking Asian person you meet in the U.S. is necessarily Asian-American. (For one, they could be Asian-Canadian or have any other number of nationalities. In general, be mindful of accuracy and confirm with relevant parties.
+
+## Note
+Can be shortened to AsAm or AA by those who identify as Asian American. Be mindful of context and always spell out on first reference. If you aren't Asian-American, it's best to keep it spelled out.

11ty/definitions/asian.md

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 slug: asian
 defined: false
 sub_terms:
+  - text: -American
+    full_title: Asian-American
   - text: East
     full_title: East Asian
   - text: South

11ty/definitions/east-asian.md

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+---
+title: East Asian
+slug: east-asian
+defined: true
+speech: noun
+skip_in_table_of_content: true
+---
+umbrella term for people of East Asian descent. East Asian countries include China, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan
+
+## Considerations
+As many countries and cultures are enveloped within this umbrella term, try to be as specific as possible. If you know or can ask someone if they are Japanese, for example, that's better as it's more specific.
+
+Do not assume someone is East Asian because of certain physical characteristics or language knowledge.
+
+Additionally, these Asian subregions are important to differentiate, as some regions were most fraught to imperialism and colonisation than others.

11ty/definitions/oriental.md

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+---
+title: Oriental
+slug: oriental
+defined: true
+flag:
+  text: 'racist term'
+  level: avoid
+speech: noun or adj.
+alt_words:
+  - Asian or Asian-American when you're uncertain. However, when possible, be as specific as possible. If you know or can ask someone's ethnicity, it's better to be specific such as Korean-Canadian or Vietnamese-American.
+reading:
+ - text: "ThoughtCo: Avoid these five racial terms"
+   href: https://www.thoughtco.com/avoid-these-five-racial-terms-2834959
+ - text: "'Oriental': Rugs, Not People"
+   href: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112465167?storyId=112465167
+---
+
+## Issues
+The word Oriental is rooted in the concept of Orientalism, which is strongly articulated by Edward Said in eponymous book, _Orientalism_. In his book, Said illustrates the Orient as being the observed "other" or "foreigner," whereas the Occident (or the West) is centred as the default. All Eastern culture is prescribed through this imperialist, pejorative lens, where it is deemed as strange, exotic, dirty, effeminate, and weak. By presenting Eastern culture through this lens, Western culture may present set itself up for dominance through cultural hegemony and colonisation.
+
+Calling someone Oriental reinforces those hegemonic ideas even if you're unaware of its historical context.
+
+## Impact
+
+By continuing use of this term, we are perpetuating anti-Asian sentiments and the centralisation of Western (i.e., Occidental) imperialism. Diverse Asian people, nations, and cultures are flattened into one caricature of itself, which is dehumanising.

11ty/definitions/south-asian.md

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+---
+title: South Asian
+slug: south-asian
+defined: true
+speech: noun
+skip_in_table_of_content: true
+---
+umbrella term for people of South Asian descent. South Asian countries include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
+
+## Considerations
+As many countries and cultures are enveloped within this umbrella term, try to be as specific as possible. If you know or can ask someone if they are Nepalese, for example, that's better as it's more specific.
+
+Do not assume someone is South Asian because of certain physical characteristics or language knowledge.
+
+Additionally, these Asian subregions are important to differentiate as some regions were most fraught to imperialism and colonisation than others.

11ty/definitions/southeast-asian.md

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+---
+title: Southeast Asian
+slug: southeast-asian
+defined: true
+speech: noun
+skip_in_table_of_content: true
+---
+umbrella term for people of Southeast Asian descent. South Asian countries include two sub-regions:
+- **Mainland Southeast Asia:** Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
+- **Maritime Southeast Asia:** Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India), Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia), Brunei, Christmas Island (Australia), the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia), East Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia (except Western New Guinea, which is considered a part of the Australian continent), the Philippines and Singapore.
+
+## Considerations
+As many countries and cultures are enveloped within this umbrella term, try to be as specific as possible. If you know or can ask someone if they are Laotian, for example, that's better as it's more specific.
+
+Do not assume someone is Southeast Asian because of certain physical characteristics or language knowledge.
+
+Additionally, these Asian subregions are important to differentiate as some regions were most fraught to imperialism and colonisation than others.