White Jewish girl in a bubble
Emily Einhorn, Beachwood, OH. Whenever there is talk about racism, a part of me feels guilty. I have lived in a small suburb my entire...
Too tan but not tan enough
Madison Tounsley, Pleasant Hill, IA I am a 19 year old woman who has battled with my ethnicity/race growing up. I am part Asian and...
Always Asian, always white, always confused
Lisa Ayame Eckenrode, Asheville, NC I spend too much time on the /hapa reddit but it’s the only place I can find mixed community right...
China, Yellow, hardworking, dream, versatile, active
Yilan Miao, Selinsgrove, PA. Maybe we should improved the inaccurate term “racism” with the much more accurate and potentially productive term “stereotype”. As American people...
Our boys died for your kind
Deborah Halperin, Bloomington, IL A man said this to me while we were in line at the post office. I was 18 and had just...
White washed, but I’m half Asian
Sam Spencer, West Burlington, IA People assume I understand Chinese culture and heritage because I am half Chinese, when really I know nothing about it....
Stuck in-between, but maybe that’s good
Emma Schechter, CA As a half asian, half white kid, I often felt like I didn’t really belong. I didn’t quite fit in with the...
Asian: Discounted everywhere but HR reports
My experience Seattle, WA People say “reassuring” discounting things like “I never think of Asians as people of color, you’re like white people with funny...
I never think of you as Asian.
Virginia, Cambridge, MA. I’m half Filipina. And I’ve always thought of myself as half. But one day at a faculty meeting a colleague told me...
Quit Looking for Possible Racist Meanings
Patricia Lee, Cortez, CO Being Asian, I sometimes wonder if what a White person said barely veiled an intentional race-related insult. However, I outwardly ignore...
Por supuesto que soy su mamá
Sonia Kang Northridge, CA Are you their mom? As a biracial mom (Black/Latina) married to a Korean man with children who look more Asian than...
Asian, but I’m terrible using chopsticks
Maelyn Martz, Phoenix, AZ Just by appearance it’s clear of my origins; most would assume that I’m familiar using chopsticks, but I’m actually terrible using...
Sorry, you all look the same.
Sonya Wang, Ballston Lake, NY. Asian. Asian-American. Doesn’t seem to matter with most people.
I don’t care if I’m good
Ricky Vang, Saint Paul, MN. Being Asian, you were never really praised by others in sports unless you’re really good at it. It just sucked...
I’m A Human, Not A Fruit
Gabrielle Guzman San Diego, CA Yes, I am Mexican. Yes, I know I apparently hold the same facial features as someone who would be considered...
In my blood, not my face
Lauren Via “Visualizing Change at “PROOF” – The National Geographic Blog about Photography and Culture To me it’s not about race, it’s about culture. I...
