Must-see photo series sheds light on the prejudice Asian-Americans face every day
follow @the-movemntAlso I have gotten a number of “I’m not racist, Asian girls are my type” and “well obviously you’re smart, you’re Asian”
I hate. Hate. HATE. Having my academic performance/intelligence attributed to my race. I’m adopted and I’m 100% American; my parents, who are white, have never put any pressure on me as a student – other than to tell me to stop studying so much. But my accomplishments, and what I go through and how hard I work to achieve them, are dismissed in the blink of an eye by one stereotype.
“Chill! It’s a good stereotype!” There is NO SUCH THING as a “good” stereotype. So no, I am not going to chill, and I am never going to be flattered by people assuming I’m smart and good at violin and math because of how I look and where I was born.
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