Who doesn’t have a little identity crisis?
Ben, Madison, WI. Every time I think about race, especially when I’m asked to indicate it, I feel three things: anxiety, resentment and shame. Anxiety:...
The Minority: To Represent or Not?
Rehenuma Meadville, PA As an Asian American Muslim women, I have been asked many times to represent my “people.” As I have gotten older, I...
Asians ARE people of color, too!
Maureen Boyd, Oakland, CA. It is very hard when non-Asian people of color who are supposed to be your allies in racial justice do not...
We never saw you as Asian.
Lor Lee Albertville, MN I grew up in Minneapolis, MN and when I moved out to a small rural school district many of my friends...
I refuse to choose just one.
Cody Fong CA I’m half white and half Asian. And if there isn’t an “Other” box I decline to answer.
New Brand Of Racism Is Worse
Anna Berch-Norton, Pittsburgh, PA. Yeah, when white guys call their friends “my nigga” and people say to their Vietnamese friend, “it’s funny cause you’re Asian”,...
Asian nephew, but wife’s not Asian?!
James K., Riverside, CA. I’m a white male and my wife is half Mexican and half white, but her sister is half Thai because they...
Not White Nor Asian But Wasian
Bryce Barrett, Summerville, GA. I am Asian-American and that means Asian jokes. People call me Wasian when I say am part Asian, Thai in particular....
Lost in the buildings reflective surface
Natalie Rossi Canton, MA I am 50% Irish, 50% Italian, and 100% Chinese. I am adopted, I live with a white American family. I am...
Afraid of Not Being “Asian” Enough
Gwyn, Chicago, IL. My Dad was born in Japan to a Caucasian Father and a Japanese mother. He moved to America with his father and...
Being Mixed Doesn’t Define Cultural Identity
Morgan Engelhardt, Norfolk, VA. A lot of times I get shut down for calling myself Pacific Islander or Asian because I look white. The truth...
Being Asian doesn’t mean I’m Chinese
Kay West Jordan, UT I get called Chinese all the time, and I have a lot of Chinese friends, but I am Japanese. Just because...
Studying is not my only hobby.
Marc Doria, San Francisco, CA. I chose these words because of the stereotypes from my Asian American background. Asian Americans are known for studying all...
Don’t let it get to you.
Brandon Yang, St.Paul, MN. I use to have friends that were nice to me for one reason. Homework. Even though I knew that they were...
Race should not define me, right?
Ivy, Salem, OR. It’s sad, because I thought for the longest time that race doesn’t matter. At least in my household it doesn’t. I was...
I’m mad that I’m reflexively racist.
Jordan Weil, Minneapolis, MN. I’m really angry that my first reaction to a young black man is to start checking my surroundings and wondering if...
