Excuse me, I was before him!
Ayako Sato Washington DC I often get passed up in line even though the person at the counter looks directly at me and knows I...
“Asian” to whites, “white” to Asians
Anonymous Being of mixed race can make a person feel out of place, and lacking of identity. My friend and I were talking about which...
You’re not like other Asian people!
Julie Phan, San Jose, CA. Hey, what are you? Uh, I’m Asian…? Really? You don’t look Asian. You’re tan, and chill, and not like other...
What I am, not just “Asian”.
Alvin Vang, Fresno, CA. Well as you can see I am Asian but if you dont know what type of Asian I am you can’t...
Black power. Asian Perfect. White Privilege.
Polly McMahon, Spokane, WA. They are all stereotypes that limit us.
I don’t look like a doll.
Alysha White Japan It’s a 3rd culture, neither Asian nor Caucasian, people don’t get that.
Scandinasican: Scandinavian, Asian, American – where’s home?
AD Hammershaimb Radnor, PA My siblings see it as belonging everywhere; I see it as belonging nowhere. In Denmark, Danes see me as Filipino-American. In...
Race envy on school’s cultural day
Andrea Krida Goff, Providence, RI. I’m a teacher in a wonderfully diverse urban high school in Providence. Every year during Spirit Week, one of the...
No thanks man, I speak English
Manny DeVera, Gurnee, IL. A couple of my friends and I (all Filipino) were in San Francisco at the Golden Gate Bridge taking pictures when...
Most white college students don’t care
Gene Gruber, Houghton, MI. College students don’t seem to care about racial inequality, On campus, there is a lot of racial diversity but off campus...
Am I here because I’m Asian?
Jamie-Claire Chau, Philadelphia, PA. We have reached a dilemma in our fight for justice. How can we intentionally battle racism without being racist? We think...
Positive stereotypes are still negative, Asian
Catherine C., Fullerton, CA. All people see when they see an asian is a calculator, someone who is good at math, and science and has...
What’s Wrong With Asians in the Library?
Samie Hays, KS I work at a university library. Our university is lucky enough to have students from all over the world. We are not...
Culturally white with an Asian face
Tara Conforto Sharon, MA I was adopted when I was less than 3 months old and raised in a non-diverse area of NJ. People have...
