Is 60 minutes in the way with us right now …
It’s unfortunate to admit, but as a Filipina who grew up in a predominantly white suburban city, I’ve had my fair share of microaggressions directed at me. For example, a coworker of mine once asked what I typically ate for breakfast, and when I answered, she genuinely asked, “What? I thought you ate noodles every day?” Big sigh.
That said, as a brown Asian American woman who’s had to navigate life littered with microaggressions, I’m asking all my fellow Asian American Pacific Islanders: What are the microaggressions you’ve faced in the workplace or school?
Maybe you had an encounter with a coworker who’d assumed you couldn’t speak English very well. They asked where you were from, then acted surprised when you said you were born in America.
Or maybe your boss or another person in authority made hurtful and narrow-minded assumptions about you solely based on your ethnic background.
Is HR in the room with us right now…
