Category: Asian American Politics

Dear Asian-Americans: It’s Up to Us to Save the World

Asians have been given the keys to white privilege, but we also know the struggle of the immigrant. What will we do with this dual identity?

Asians are not usually cast as heroes. 

We’re usually the ones in cubicles, silently animating the CGI to make the white heroes look even more convincing. 

But our unique identity as both privileged and immigrant Americans puts us in the sniper’s seat to defeat the monster wreaking havoc on our land. I am calling on all fellow Asians to shake off your stereotypical soft-spoken and submissive identities and rise to the significance of our time; the beast before us needs new heroes to rise. 

The Bridge Between Privileged and Immigrant

Born in the US to Taiwanese parents, I grew up in the 80s in a white world surging with asian immigration. As a child, white on asian bullying was commonplace. I heard “Go back to your own country” shouted at me as a preteen when I rebuffed a panhandler. 

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