Normalized Racism against Asians

Written By: Kryta Nguyen

Edited By: Claire Xin

Although you may not see it from your view, it’s hiding in plain sight. Normalized racism against Asians can range from stereotypes to jokes. Even though it’s seen as something so “normal”, that doesn’t mean it’s right.

My friend, being from South Asia, is always seen as “not Asian” because she’s not from East Asia. Then, people would ask her if she ate curry as a “joke”. Someone who we thought of as our friend called her food stinky, causing her to stop bringing it to school. When a teacher’s computer would break, they’d ask if she could fix it. The fact that these experiences are made to be “jokes” to seem normal isn’t right.

I used to make fun of my own culture to fit in. I’d pull my eyes back and talk about making rice. Kids would call me slurs and I’d laugh because I didn’t know what they meant. It started when I was around 10 years old and these things would still happen. Because they’re known as jokes.

These kinds of experiences happen every single day. They’re laughed off because people don’t see what’s wrong with them. What we need to start doing is educating people on what’s inappropriate to talk about.

Normalized Racism against Asians

Written By: Kryta Nguyen

Edited By: Claire Xin

Although you may not see it from your view, it’s hiding in plain sight. Normalized racism against Asians can range from stereotypes to jokes. Even though it’s seen as something so “normal”, that doesn’t mean it’s right.

My friend, being from South Asia, is always seen as “not Asian” because she’s not from East Asia. Then, people would ask her if she ate curry as a “joke”. Someone who we thought of as our friend called her food stinky, causing her to stop bringing it to school. When a teacher’s computer would break, they’d ask if she could fix it. The fact that these experiences are made to be “jokes” to seem normal isn’t right.

I used to make fun of my own culture to fit in. I’d pull my eyes back and talk about making rice. Kids would call me slurs and I’d laugh because I didn’t know what they meant. It started when I was around 10 years old and these things would still happen. Because they’re known as jokes.

These kinds of experiences happen every single day. They’re laughed off because people don’t see what’s wrong with them. What we need to start doing is educating people on what’s inappropriate to talk about.