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People in your nationality are so rude.

October 17, 2017  /  Guest User

...I was waiting in line for a pony ride in Irvine Regional Park this past weekend.

After 10 minutes of waiting in line, a white person behind me tells me "by the way, I was in front of you and you cut in line" I said, "why didn't you tell me 10 minutes ago when it happened, I didn't notice anyone behind me" He said "because I wanted to know if you noticed and said sorry to me" and then he said "you and people in your nationality are so rude, I've traveled the world and your people in your nationality are rude"

This comment was so offensive and insulting, I didn't know how to react. I'm asian and he probably doesn't even know my nationality. He just generalized based on race and appearance. FYI, the park was full of people during the pumpkin patch season, and it was not completely clear who was in line and who was just standing. I'm just appalled that someone can make a racist comment in my face in a public space.

"That's probably what an Oriental man like you do?"

September 20, 2017  /  Guest User

I was waiting outside a mexican restaurant for my friend to pick up his order. A old white male comes up to me and asks me this question, "Oh man, what would you do if you broke a finger? Like, use your feet? That's probably what an Oriental like you would do.?"

After this, the male looked away in hatred and walked into the restaurant. I personally was perplexed at the immense stupidity of the question the old white man had just asked. Entitlement is something I see as the problem here.

Anti-Korean Comments in the Classroom

September 07, 2017  /  Guest User

On September 7, 2017, a teacher at Bergen County Academies in NJ made anti-Korean comments in the classroom. According to The Korean Daily, the Bergen County Academies teacher asked students about their culture and said that she loved those but "hated Korean." The teacher has since reportedly issued a verbal apology to the students. The Council of Korean Americans is monitoring this situation and have let local Korean American leaders know they have our full support.

We condemn the use of hateful and threatening words against any group of people.

http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2017/11/17/bergen-academies-teacher-accused-making-anti-korean-comments/872626001/ https://nextshark.com/bergen-county-academies-new-jersey-high-school-teacher-targets-korean-students-to-tell-them-she-hates-koreans/ http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2017/11/teacher_reportedly_tells_students_she_hates_korean.html

Me and my White Husband

July 21, 2017  /  Guest User

Me and my white husband were walking in the street in the evening. A young white woman, who was walking toward our direction with 4 other white men, yelled out an unpleasant, unsolicited remark on us: "A conservative looking Asian and a white..." We couldn't hear the rest as she said it under the breath. I don't care what she thought of how I look. But I was hurt because no one on the street would've commented on us like that had I not been Asian woman.

An Unsafe Commute

July 05, 2017  /  Guest User

During an otherwise innocent morning commute, I was walking from my house to the nearest metro stop. As I made my way onto a sidewalk near the station, a tall white guy approached me, a small Asian guy dressed in full suit and tie for work. No matter which way I wanted to go, he deliberately block my path forward. He then stared me down and repeatedly asked me where I was from.

Shocked, my mind paralyzed for a few seconds as my eyes could only be fixated on his threatening eye gaze. I then said "Please...I am just going to the metro stop," hoping he would just let me go. Not only did he not go, he further threatened that he would punch my nose and put me in a coma if I walked into him, and that he had done exactly that to someone a day before. I then immediately ran to the metro station and reported the incident to station guards.

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