7 Things NEVER to Say to Asian-American Executives
“You must be the IT person.”
“You aren’t like them + You don’t act very Asian.”
“Asian Americans are not risk takers.”
“Where are you from? No, where are you really from?”
“Oh, you speak English good!”
“You’re not a minority because all Asians are rich and successful.”
“You’re not Asian, you’re from India.”
(via glenda)

This reads like the first time my mom (Chinese) ever met my dad’s (African American) side of the family with a heaping pile of Dramatica thrown in for flavor.

btw, I didn’t intend for this to become ‘race night’ on my Tumblr blog. I swear.

Cite Arrow reblogged from glenda
6 notes | | Apr 30, 2009
  1. triciawang reblogged this from kenyatta and added:
    to create a list called 7 Things a stranger should NEVER Say to Asian-American Females. (btw - these are all true below...
  2. virajspatel reblogged this from angryasiangirls and added:
    someone asked me today what kind of doctor i’d like to be. f’real?
  3. angryasiangirls reblogged this from glenda and added:
    any Asians. I can’t count how many times I’ve gotten “No, where are you really from?” or, my personal favorite, “What...
  4. kenyatta reblogged this from glenda and added:
    first time my mom (Chinese) ever met my dad’s (African American) side of the family with
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