Well the few asians that I've seen on these boards are pretty much like me in that they stick some sort of asian characteristic in their nickname like "chan" or for me "azn"
But honestly, I'd have to say it's really hard to determine race on okayplayer, just going by nicknames can result in a complete misinterpretation of that person.
It always seems easier to separate races on this particular board though. The different issues that people talk about really seem to really highlight their background when they're either introducing a topic or responding.
For example, cued's way of saying "stench of superiority" in reference to white people clearly shows you that he is most likely of black descent.
Otherwise good luck on your thesis.

'Arigato, to all my people in Japan,
Whetha ya rockin Cardier or Pierre
Cardan,
I'm bargin through like "excuse I beg
ya pardon"
I crush carbon copy emcees with
clone jargon'
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