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Amejo

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Amejo (アメ女, pronounced amé jo, from "ame(rika)" woman) is a Japanese derogatory term meaning American-(loving) girls and is directed to young Okinawan women who date male members of the U.S. armed forces, specifically white. Okinawan women who date primarily black men are included under this term, but are usually referred to as kokujo (黒女, black woman).

In her book Asian Mystique, author Sheridan Prasso speaks of the fetishizing that goes on between non-Asian males and Asian females:

Prasso explains the kokujo:

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Amejo Wikipedia