Boba liberal is a term mostly used within the Asian diaspora communities in the West, especially in the United States. It describes someone of East or Southeast Asian descent living in the West who has a superficial liberal or centrist outlook. The neologism emerged as "boba liberals" were accused of only holding these beliefs to appear more white adjacent, such as engaging in progressive social movements or viewpoints, but at the same time disregarding, disparaging and trivializing issues concerning Asians.