Online dating is harder for Asian men. Here’s how some have found success.

Alan Montecillo logged on to OkCupid and started filling out his profile. He wrote down his height (6 feet), listed his interests (podcasts, basketball, reading) and included photos of himself outdoors. But when Montecillo reached the section that asked for his ethnicity, he hesitated.

Montecillo, whose parents are Filipino, was born in New York and spent 13 years living in Hong Kong. When he signed up for OkCupid in 2013, he was in Singapore but began using it more frequently when he moved to Portland, Ore., the following year.