Kaila Yu

Alt text: Book cover of “Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty” by Kaila Yu placed over a collage of vintage-style import car culture magazine covers. The book cover features a black-and-white photograph of a woman with bold yellow handwritten text for the title and author’s name.

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How Kaila Yu’s Memoir “Fetishized” Unpacks Asian American Objectification

September 13, 2025

5 mins read

Model turned author Kaila Yu explores Asian American fetishization, yellow fever, feminism, and healing in her memoir “Fetishized.”

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