Well… All Asians look the same.
Mya Onishi, Laguna Hills, CA As a young Japanese American girl in elementary I did not like these 6 words. It usually followed a comment...
“Okay, but where are you from?
Skylar Blechner, Mineola, NY When people ask me the question “where are you from”, I usually respond that I am a 5th generation Jewish New...
Need a fork. Can’t use chopsticks.
Deb Kruse Tucson, AZ Yes, I am “from” somewhere. Born in Korea – adopted as an infant (3 weeks old to be exact). Yes, most...
This is just who I am
Yeonsu Park, Korea We’re just the same human beings. I want to live equally without discrimination in any race. There are many prejudices about Korea....
Western Michigan meets Korea near Chicago
Mark Cooper Lafayette, IN In elementary school, my best friend turned to me and said, “Mark, I don’t even think of you as asian anymore!”...
Survived racism, the depression and Korea!
Ron Corley, Montrose, CO. I’m 81 years old, and I’ve seen life from the worst to the best.
Making fun of Asians is not fun
Seungmin Shin, Korea, Republic of. I’ve been watching standing comedies these days, but I stopped watching it recently. I found a serious irony from those...
Difference doesn’t mean wrong, but unique
Angela Han, Korea. There are people who still are racist. I faced them when I was in America, the land of freedom. Because we all...
I can’t find Home… Found it!
Mari Pollack Los Angeles, CA Joy was adopted at the age of 11 from an abusive home in Korea into a loving family in California....
No, where are you REALLY from?
Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom Sweden For as long as I can remember, I’ve been approached by strangers who want to know where I come from. This...
How do I protect my kids?
Michele Kacmarcik Savin Wilmington, DE When I listened to the report on Wednesday I ached for my daughter… whose birth mother, my husbands first wife,...
