[Sonia]

I’ve been ‘misjudged’ many times. I am a Filipino American born in the USA. Many Asian Americans are viewed as the ‘model minority’, rarely speaking up and not questioning. I grew up in a very diverse community (San Francisco) but temporarily moved to Las Vegas (college) where there were few Asian minorities at the time (1986-1990). Misjudged by answers like, ‘you speak very good English,’ ‘you have a very exotic look, are you from Hawaii (where people think the only islands exist are in Hawaii). How about, ‘Do you speak Cantonese or Japonese?’ Yes, I realized at that time I was misjudged as uneducated and a minority. I found that educating the individual that misjudges yourself, develops karma as well as helping a possibly naive or ignorant person to a better understanding. Help educate and promote diversity.

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Name : Sonia, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian Pacific Islander, Religion : Catholic, Age : 31, City : Berkeley, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Personal Tr Officer, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

[Sonia]

I work for a trust company that was created through family wealth. You know, ‘father came from nothing, found wife, saw gold, and lived happily ever after.’ Unfortunately, sometimes family companies have not changed with the times. Eventhough, we are in the paperless work environment, traditional memos (you know the samples that were taught in business school in 1965) are prevalent in this company. The diversity program is the same. No minorities in higher management and all minorities in administrative and operational data entry.

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Name : Sonia, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian Pacific Islander, Religion : Catholic, Age : 31, City : Berkeley, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Personal Tr Officer, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

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