Filipinos are also Asians, just saying.
Joseph Salvador, Toronto, Canada. I’m a Filipino guy. And here in my city, the category of Asian is essentially narrowed down to Chinese, Japanese or...
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...
Korean-American adoptee. Not white. Not Korean
Alyssa Perry, CA. As a Korean American adoptee, I bridge two cultures- physically and culturally. I will never be white enough as I was brought...
Korean and Syrian. Lots of questions
Katie, Submitted via WNPR Connecticut Public Radio Where We Live.
No, where are you REALLY from?
Gerard Achilles Obnial, McAllen, TX. When I first worked in the hospital, it had always been routine that my patients would ask not for my...
You’re the whitest Hipanic I know.
Annie Woodbridgem VA In high school, a white male classmate once said this to me. I am a half-Korean, half-Dominican woman. I had no idea...
I’m not your stereotypical Asian American
Dae-Hyun Jin Los Angeles, CA Being Asian American, or Asian (fill in the blank), means higher expectations and standards from society. And not in the...
I am only Asian to non-Asians.
Karina Irvine, CA I live in an area that has many distinct Asian groups who are first generation Americans: Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, etc. My...
Where are you REALLY from? Nebraska.
Teresa Volcheck West Des Moines , IA I am a Korean adoptee, raised in central Nebraska. I do not have an accent. I had a...
Korean, but I don’t speak Korean
Cliff Song Medford, MA I’m a Korean-American. My parents are from Korea. I was born and raised in Southern California (recently moved to Massachusetts). I...
Korean, Norwegian, American-Confusing? Yes, son.
Aaron Sorensen Oneonta, NY I was adopted from Korea when I was 2 years old. Raised in a family of European descent. Who am I?...
Try To See Through My Asian Eyes
Juliette A Clancy Culpepper, VA Since I am half Asian and my eyes are the only Asian thing about me, people think that I’m automatically...
