"Let me Roll Your Sushi"
Group of white cis-gendered men in jerseys said to me, "let me roll your sushi." I am Korean.
(this incident occured in 2013)
On the street where you live
It was about 10:30 am in Forest Hills, New York. I was walking to the train and realized I forgot something at home. As I was reaching the corner, I passed a man who was walking to cross the street perpendicular to where I was headed. I walked in front of him, but passed by about 3-4 feet. He started yelling at me to learn my manners and say "Excuse me" or I should go back to Beijing. I didn't respond and he started yelling "You stupid chink, I'm telling you to go back to Beijing."
It was the first time in my adult life I had ever faced prejudice, but it is even more soul crushing when it happens on the street you live on. I kept my head down and walked past my house because I didn't want the guy to know where I lived.
"It's why we have Trump"
My three friends and I were three minutes away from our airbnb (we had braved a storm to get there) when the host cancelled on me, pointing out that I was Asian and "wanting something for nothing", saying "it's why we have trump", that she will "not be ordered by foreigners" and that I was acting like I was at a "BOGO buffet" for verifying what we had previously discussed: that I could bring two guests (she had said yes before, just needed to pay 50 per person per night) and my two tiny two-pound puppies (the ad said dogs considered case-by-case).
She was very disrespectful and I cried. Fortunately, there was a news crew (KTLA 5) covering the storm next to us where we parked, and the anchor interviewed me about the airbnb incident. Airbnb issued me a full refund and agreed to reimburse us for different accommodation. I have screencaps of the conversation.
[A link to the incident: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Southern-California-Airbnb-cancellation-racial-dispute-418466753.html ]
Bar Chatter
While at a bar with husband and a friend, we had a conversation with a fellow bargoer. The conversation (littered with microaggressions) turned political, to which this person asked us our nationality. We all replied that we were American, although our friend said he was Chinese (probably referring to his ethnicity, not his nationality), so the guy stated that he assumed our friend's allegiance was to China, which made no sense, so we informed him otherwise. The conversation escalated, and essentially we were told several things: 1. "Welcome to America! Welcome to MY country!" (despite being in the city that I was born in, and all of us born in the US) 2. "Learn to assimilate!"
"F**king China B*tch"
A middle-aged man followed me for two blocks, calling me a "f**king China B*tch." It was dark, and we were alone on the street. When I turned around to look at him, he spat at my feet. Eventually, I went into a grocery store to get away.
Racist Graffiti in Oakdale
Incident reported February 13:
The search is on for the person or people who spray-painted a racial slur on the home of a Hmong family in Oakdale.
On Sunday morning they discovered their garage door covered in large letters that spell out a derogatory term for Asians. Their minivan was vandalized too.
Full news story: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/02/13/oakdale-racial-slur-on-garage/
Remarks in NJ Walmart
I was walking behind an older (mid-60s) white couple who was walking quite slowly and taking up the whole aisle when they stopped and moved to the side. As I passed them, the woman said in a loud obnoxious voice, "she could at least have said thank you!"
I stopped and turned around (which caught them by surprise) and said, "I didn't ask you for anything!" The man then told me to "go back to Japan" to which I angrily shouted "I'm from here, you idiot!"
White Power in Koreatown
Incident occurred on February 1:
An 83-year-old Korean woman was assaulted in Koreatown on Wednesday afternoon in an attack that became the subject of a viral social media post. The assailant was reported to have yelled “white power” before fleeing. The victim suffered a one-inch cut to her left cheek as a result of the fall and had pain in her knee. A witness told officers that the suspect punched the elderly woman in the back of her head, causing her to fall to the ground. Two men chased the alleged assailant. The woman, who seemed “out of it,” repeatedly yelled “power is power” and the N-word.
News coverage found: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-koreatown-assault-elderly-20170202-story.html
Lucky Supermarket
Incident occurred on January 23
I was shopping with my 70+ year old mother and my three year old son. We had just finished shopping at Lucky Supermarket and was about to get into our cars. Right then, an older man riding a bike passed by us and shouted at us, "Go back to China, go back to China."
Indian man's home trashed with poop, eggs & hate messages
Full Report here: http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/02/06/indian-mans-home-trashed-with-poop-eggs-hate-messages/
Colorado Home Vandalized With Eggs
Incident Reported on February 6:
The vandalism of a Peyton home Sunday is now being investigated as a hate crime.
The FBI, which took over the case, is looking for the people responsible for smearing dog feces across a couple's garage, peppering the home with about 40 eggs, and posting about 50 hate messages and racial slurs. No suspects have yet been identified, FBI Detective Greg Young said Monday.
Full news report: http://gazette.com/vandalism-of-peyton-home-with-racial-slurs-feces-is-being-investigated-as-a-hate-crime/article/1596113
Notice of Public Hearing
"Sorry we don't need more Ch**ks out here" was written on a "Notice of Public Hearing" flyer in front of a place that used to be a dry cleaner/laundromat.
They're everywhere
A black lady and her 10-ish year old daughter were saying that the city has been taken over by Asians and that they need to take it back. As I was walking passed by them, the lady said, "Just look at him [me]! There are so many of them! They are everywhere!"
Have a Green Card?
Incident occurred January 14:
An older (drunk) white gentleman asked if I had a green card and then told me to go back where I came from. I was born in San Diego.
Spat on the Face
Incident occurred January 10:
When I was walking home and a Caucasion male in a full winter outfit and a hat charged towards me and spat on my face multiple times. He called me a gook and he kept repeating, "I live here!"