“I was wondering why you don’t have an accent,” U.S. figure skater Mirai Nagasu recalled a parent asking her at a recent meet-and-greet, after asking if she was from California.Did the person assume all Asians were recent immigrants? Was it naive ignorance or subtle racism?
Although these affronts often come from well-intentioned people, they are draining and have a “macro impact” on our health and well-being, said Sue, a professor at Columbia University who researches microintervention strategies. Derald Wing Sue, a psychology professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, researches on how to respond to racial microaggressions in everyday life.Some microaggressions are too harmful to go unchecked, Sue said.
Dr. Mindy Hoang is a Vietnamese American physician in Ohio and daughter of nail salon business owners.
If you REALLY want to know how to handle microaggressions, you should read this book. It actually SHOWS, not suggests, what to do. Period.
My wife is a California-born daughter of parents who came her from the Philippines. She speaks only English, with no accent. I've known her 35 years and have been with her numerous times when she's asked where she's 'from!' No one ever asks that of me.
'when he gets frustrated, he stops himself from publicly expressing his anger. As a South Asian man with a beard, he doesn’t want to put himself in danger. Instead, he calls up his Sikh American friends who can relate' this guy is an exception, most Sikhs will just beat your ass
This is very helpful for the workplace. Please keep up this important work
Lol...yea because verbal judo worked so well when the NYPD tried to teach their police officers it..... *sarcasm*
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