[CF]

People assume that because a lot of Asian people here ARE ‘fresh off the boat.’ We are a nation of immigrants, and where I live, in New York, the Asians are mostly immigrants or first generation (their parents were immigrants). It’s natural to ask, because that is what most people experience. Instead of getting angry or upset, the best way to combat this attitude is by education. When people ask, they often don’t mean any malice, they just want to know out of curiosity. They are interested in your culture. The more you tell people that you’re fifth generation, the more they’ll come to realize that Asians have been in this country for a long time, also. We are not often mentioned in their textbooks, and we don’t get that much media coverage; we are still relative newcomers to this land.

Another thing you have to examine honestly is why you would get upset when someone mistakes you for an immigrant. Are you ashamed of your culture? Are you embarrassed that someone might think you are an immigrant? What’s wrong with that perception? I’m an immigrant, so naturally, I don’t take offense when someone asks me where I’m from. I just tell them. I have no accent, and some people assume I was born here. I don’t get angry at that, I just tell them no. I wonder why you would take offense at the opposite assumption.

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Name : CF, Gender : F, Race : Asian, Age : 27, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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