Our Favorite Halloween Costumes from Subtle Asian Traits

Head-turning Halloween Fits on Subtle Asian Traits

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On October 28, viral Facebook group Subtle Asian Traits announced a Halloween costume contest for its 2-million-strong community. Here are some of our favorite submissions organized by category!

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A means to assert and celebrate cultural identity, food is one of SAT’s costume contest categories.

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“I dressed up as Sexy HaiDiLao Noodle Bender this year. I also went to the restaurant & challenged the real dancer.” — Tuni Nguyen

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Eternally a fan favorite, dumplings feature heavily in this year’s costume lineup.

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“I overestimated on the dough for such little filling; therefore, we have a very saggy dumpling.” — Jennifer Ma Cao

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“Everything was made from scratch with the help of a dad who has over 30 years of sewing experience.” — Linda Kuan

Naturally, the Subtle Asian Traits community revealed a propensity for films that touch on Asian diasporas and themes.

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“Featuring Jobu Tupaki, Jobu Tupaki, Jobu Tupaki and our mom as Evelyn Wang.” — Grace, Gabby & Gillian Lau

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“I dressed up as the Everything Bagel version of Jobu Tupaki. So happy to have more representation on the big screen!” — Vivien WM Chan

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“I got bored one day and put everything on a bagel. [...] Half the people on the street today just thought I was Elvis.” — Kayla Chen

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“Happy Halloween from our ‘Turning Red’ fam!” — Mai Bender

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Images via Mai Bender

“I reinterpreted the comedic little dragon into something you see more out of period-fantasy C-dramas […] Also, this wig was so heavy. Help me.” — Duy Truong

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"Iykyk." — Terrence Lau #stephenchow #hongkongfilms

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Anything can be a costume if you put your mind to it. Return to RADII’s homepage to get inspired: click on the icon below.

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Head-turning Halloween Fits on Subtle Asian Traits

On October 28, viral Facebook group Subtle Asian Traits announced a Halloween costume contest for its 2-million-strong community. Here are some of our favorite submissions organized by category!

A means to assert and celebrate cultural identity, food is one of SAT’s costume contest categories.

ASIAN FOOD COSTUMES

“I dressed up as Sexy HaiDiLao Noodle Bender this year. I also went to the restaurant & challenged the real dancer.” — Tuni Nguyen

HaiDiLao Noodle Bender

Eternally a fan favorite, dumplings feature heavily in this year’s costume lineup.

Dumplings

“I overestimated on the dough for such little filling; therefore, we have a very saggy dumpling.” — Jennifer Ma Cao

“Everything was made from scratch with the help of a dad who has over 30 years of sewing experience.” — Linda Kuan

Naturally, the Subtle Asian Traits community revealed a propensity for films that touch on Asian diasporas and themes.

MOVIES

“Featuring Jobu Tupaki, Jobu Tupaki, Jobu Tupaki and our mom as Evelyn Wang.” — Grace, Gabby & Gillian Lau

Everything Everywhere All At Once