4 Types of Bullying That Asian Americans Experience

[@CurryandDumpling]

I got bullied too in the UK, I was the only 'coloured' person in my town so I stuck out like a sore thumb. Thankfully I wasn't bullied lots but there is 1 guy who I remember would always do something if he saw me. It hurt alot and in fact made me very ashamed of being chinese and I wished I was white. Now that I'm older, I am disappointed that I ever felt ashamed of my culture and I'm more proud than ever to be chinese.

[@stevenkwlim]

AsianChemNerd yeah definitely. i think i feel very similar to what you've outlined here... i'm definitely so glad that i was raised with my chinese background now.

[@jordanshade8188]

I think you are saying it wrong! You need to stop bullying all together!!! Not just asian bullying

[@user-ui3og1bb8i]

Jordan Shade I'm sure Steven would agree, though generally Asian bullying is ignored and not even considered offensive by many. I guess that's why he highlighted it out...

[@TheWenle]

AsianChemNerd I think half Asians get bullied as well. I sort of understand why many of them have low self-esteem and try their best to deny their Asian heritage ...

[@user-ui3og1bb8i]

Wenle Li Lol I can attest to that! Actually, I'm only 1/4 Asian, though I still look more Asian than white haha. And actually, in a lot of ways it's worse for people that are part Asian, particularly if they still look majority Asian. Afterall, for someone that is full Asian, at least they're coming from an Asian family who are supportive of them - for half-Asians, many of us are born to a non-Asian parent who doesn't give a shit about Asians, and an Asian parents with an inferiority complex and who likely looks down on their own race. In many ways, half-Asian kids have it harder, since even their own parents look down on Asians lol

[@flamegirlrocks]

Im one of the only asians at my school and its really hard for me. Everyone thinks im from china, but im from vietnam. People would assume im the daughter of this asian teacher that looks nothing like me.

[@jilln.4256]

I have the exact same problem as you. they would list other Asian countries such as China, Japan, and Korea, but they get so surprised when they hear "Vietnam". It irritates me, but I'll forever be proud of my culture.

[@LinhNguyen-yf7ti]

+catherine tran I know! I get so annoyed when they do that ugh

[@britneybritney2236]

Me too

[@mi_days4384]

Starry don't give a shit about other ppl ur freaking beautiful

[@soysaucetina]

Vietnamese are the besttt

[@jennifermcdaniel9531]

I know a lot about bullying. One of my greatest friends in school were Asian students. We both understood what it was like to be bullied and isolated. Me for being the only black girl in class and my best friend Stella [her nickname] for being the only Asian girl in that same class. People back in the day used to get very physical and would hit, punch, kick, push down the stairs, spit on and throw rocks and cut hair and mess up clothes in addition to the racial slurs and taunts. The kid were very cruel. We both understood how mean they could be. We would exchange stories of horrible names that they would call us and we would stand up for each other. Which lead to me getting beat up more than usual and my friend getting taunted with the slur "n***** lover" and other awful things. And this was elementary! People can be horrible, but good friends can be awesome.

[@LinDusty]

I'm Chinese, I know what you experience Steven... In middle school it was the hardest for me because I was the only Asian in the school. I get nickname like Dog-eater, Asian eyes and ETC but that didn't stop me. I learn self defense in my 8th grade year it wasn't as bad. I learn to defend my self from bullies. Now no one bothers me. :D

[@ymb3138]

Asian against Asian bullying, that's terrible! I've never seen this or experienced this, growing up I've always seen it as us Asians stick together. Must've been really bad to have people who have similar backgrounds to you, people you thought you could talk to, bully you. Back when I fist red started high school, I didn't know anyone at all and it was really difficult for me. I experienced a lot of non race related bullying, just because I was different. I was nerdy, I was the worst at sports, and I wasn't into the same things other guys were, so I got constantly picked on. Since I had no friends, and I was not close to my family(I'm still not really), it was very upsetting. Not many people know what it's like to feel completely alone. Even in the most difficult situations, I just had to endure because I had no one to turn back to. Now I have a lot of friends who I have a great time with, and I'm doing so so much better than those bullies ever will do.

[@rachelrhino318]

+Your mums Bingu Yeah, i dont see a lot of asian against asian bullying either. Im flilipino but there are a lot of chineses exchange students at my school. In sports and other activities, they will usually smile and say hi and stuff even tho i dont know them or I just meet them. I never see them do that to white kids tho lol

[@takakan8631]

I too know how it feels to be alone, as a native American, but that only gives me more strength and courage to be where I'm at.

[@bobrenalds9852]

+Your mums Bingu It happens a lot

[@dinoistired]

I happened to me and it killed my logic

[@psychologistintraining2845]

im Chinese and there are other Chinese spreading rumors about each other. heard mine before

[@shutyotrapgurl]

Dude!! I experienced most of these and I was also an international - although in the Philippines we were already fluent in English. It was horrible and I was so confused because I was unfamiliar of the situation and the country. I didn't know what to do. I'm in highschool now, and I've developed such huge pride of myself. I have never regretted being Asian, but I see why other Asian Americans have in their lives. It is truly heartbreaking when other people tormet someone else for something they cannot control and something so beautiful like belonging to a specific culture and race.

[@bruh.momento420]

shutyotrapgurl hello fellow Filipino!

[@money_yen]

Asians on Asians experience is the worst. I experienced it and it went from 6th grade to 8th grade.

[@LordChan99]

Yen D Totally agree. Experienced it from 6th grade until my senior year just because I didn't know Korean and act like the "typical" Asian.

[@money_yen]

Michael Chan That's why I get a little nervous when interacting with Asian people who I just met cuz you don't know if they're gonna be those who hang out with other asians and start bullying other people. In 8th grade, 95% of my geomtry class were asians and they hated me like i got this treatment where i was a waste of space

[@CC-mr5xq]

+Yen D I am really stunned about the Asians on Asians bullying. I assumed that Asians in grade school and high school stuck together and would seek each other out as friends. Why were they such bad bullies?

[@money_yen]

+Dysfuntional Visionary It's all about popularity. Now these days they're all being stuck up and showing off that they're in advance class. It's really annoying

[@CC-mr5xq]

Yen D These kind of people are never really happy on the inside. They're the kind of people to be pitied. And one day these fuckers will be out of your life forever! Take care.

[@Chisaki]

I was bullied a lot through out my school year for being Asian. It got to the point were I was ashamed of who I was (ethnicity wise). I hated being Asian so much because I just wanted to fit in with the rest of my class (I was the only Asian, the school was made up of 90% white people.) However, today I'm proud to be Asian. I'm happy to feel unique, be able to speak two languages, and explore a whole new different culture.

[@hyperoid3901]

Glad to hear that 😄

[@mJ-vl2ds]

You go girl !! you are beautiful , amazing, and a wonderful person

[@Chisaki]

@@mJ-vl2ds aww thank you so much 🥺

[@mJ-vl2ds]

@@Chisaki np this is going to be long but first off I’m korean american and I have been bullied by white and black people. I am not sure if they bullied me for simply being asian because none of them ever said racial slur or said any bad words to me. They only talked behind my back but never had a person bully me directly to my face. I know no one knows but do you think every people that have bullied me was simply Bc I was asian or maybe something else because you know white peoples bully eachother and same race bully eachother badly too you know? It’s hard to tell Bc some may actually bully you Bc they don’t like what you do or are jealous or out of racist intentions

[@mJ-vl2ds]

@@Chisaki cause people that have bullied me were non asian people. And I know everyone gets bullied but just wanted to ask or talk to someone if every bullying that happened to me might have been Bc they were racist and didn’t like Asians like me. Or they didn’t care what race I was and were just jealous. I don’t get bullied anymore it’s just watching this video just brought up some memories of being bullied a little bit in middle school and highschool. But would you be able to help a stressed girl out and help answer my weird question lmaoo

[@gracebell6544]

I was bullied for everything that seemed to make me unique as a child... my curly hair, my not so skinny body, my loud personality. I never seemed to fit into the cookie cutter mold that I was told to fit into... this lead to so much hurt and sadness. I agreed 100% with what you've said but I'm going to do the hashtag #StopBullying because everyone goes through bullying, every race and no child or adult whether they be Black, Asian, Hispanic, White, Arab ext. deserve to be bullied. Bullying is a constant war he all face and we need to stick together and help each other through this horrible thing that society has dubbed normal. lol it's 2 am so this probably has horrible Grammer and sounds bad xD Love you and your videos so much Steven!

[@meeras3495]

I was always bullied because I was Asian and people would think that I'm nerdy, so they would shove me into lockers throw stuff at me and I'd just go home crying and my mom didn't know what was going on it's hard dealing with that for 10 years so someone actually has the courage to stick up for me and that for me it was the best moment of my life

[@nesspsi5700]

These stereotypes are horrible. I'm an Arab and I have to suffer the 'terrorist' stereotype EVERY DAMN DAY. It's become to the point where it's socially normal to call me a terrorist and for 'allahu akbar' to be synonymous with terrorism. Even my friends make terrorist jokes, and whilst I'm sure they have good intentions, it's degrading as hell nonetheless. To make it worse my own uncle was a victim of terrorist attacks in Baghdad, doesn't everyone realise that we are the victims, not promoters of terrorism?

[@nehatheturtle543]

That's so awful :(

[@Oppathicc]

+NessPSI man, right now, I cant get close to knowing how hard and painful it is to be teased and harassed due to the disasters caused by evil devils, and the U.S government. You use your uncle as a defense (has worked for me) you say that their teasing and prejudice actions resulted in (any family tragedy). it will shut them the hell up, just ignore them, know they suck at life and are inferior to you for being so prejudice.

[@chindvids]

+Nylu Nylu dead relitives never stopped me making dark jokes but I'll be more creative than terrorist jokes

[@nesspsi5700]

handsome guy man Nope. I live in Britain mate.

[@lylahandoklow]

I'm Arab, so I feel you. It's no better in America to be honest. Everyone here either hates us out of fear or ignorance and the "terrorist" stereotype is like a constant reminder of that😔

[@hal9397]

I was one of the lucky students who skipped the esl. Many international students were stuck in esl, and they never got out and graduate. Teachers blamed them for being unproductive and quiet. But the truth is, every international student was willing to make new acquaintance, step out of their comfort zones and study harder. But they never actually receive enough help initially, so everything went downhill after. I had the chance to help ESL students as a peer tutor when i was in grade 12. The teacher basically just let them play the phones, and told me that most of them are "not intelligent".. I was irritated and i told the teacher to actually do something to help but she was just fudging. We all wanted to thrive, but nobody helped us at the beginning. Many kids at our age are not patient enough to wait for our sentences to finish, counsellors never gave us the courses we wanted, if you dont argue with them, but it always end up not well. And sadly, when ppl reach out to the local asian students, they d rather stay with their "cool squads" than helping some desperate international students. My friends often laughs at some int students cuz they wear all the fancy clothes and are bad at communicating. its just so cruel, our parents pours tons of money into those schools but we did not received enough attention.

[@selma.8589]

My Chinese friend gets bullied cuz she is Asian , she seems to have depression bcuz she self harms herself and I caught scars on her hands saying help me. Also I caught her writing in her diary at class ‘I am suicidal I am suicidal ‘ repetitively on loads of pages. I told our principle and she called the girls mum and signed her up to therapy.

[@JasonRainwater]

Whoa, you said you spent a lot of time during your childhood in Alabama? I grew up and live in AL! I know EXACTLY what you are talking about! I'm a hapa, half Asian and half white, but because I look Asian I was picked on A LOT just for my ethnic background! All those racial comments you received, I got them as well, and so many more! It really confused me growing up in terms of how to perceive myself, and even to this day I'm self conscious when I go out anywhere. Just an example of how ridiculous it is, I was in Walmart not so long ago and someone (random stranger) said out loud (for me and everyone else to hear), "Hey look, it's Jackie Chan's brother!" Racial ignorance is, unfortunately, still alive and well. So I find myself supporting videos like this, and movements supporting the fight against bullying! Some of my Asian friends who grew up in Asian communities don't understand and say I shouldn't pay so much attention to my race, but in all honesty, that's rather difficult when non-Asians CONSTANTLY feel the need to publicly point out and mock your race at your expense. Naturally, my non-Asian friends, also, sometimes feel I focus on it too much when I fuss about how there aren't enough Asians in popular-mainstream media. Sometimes, I even hear responses like, "Well, what do you expect, it's America." That only makes me more disappointed, because America is suppose to be a land of diversity! That's what I SHOULD be expecting of this country, media that reflects various cultures which make up this land, but sadly, I only see the opposite happening. Therefore, I am thankful to see others address the bullying issue in videos like this in an effort to create more awareness on the situation! Thank you!!! By the way, I just found your channel literally a few minutes ago via Christine Gambito's (HappySlip) sharing of your 'Asian Parents React to I Love You' video! :D Instantly subbed and followed all your social media after that! Keep up the great work on your channel! ^__^

[@ZeldaOfLegend3]

honestly there truly is something about asians against asians. when i was still living in central USA i was one of the only 3 asians in school, and the other two were singaporean and siblings. they never ever talked to me and i remember them giving me weird looks when i tried to talk to them. it wasn't bullying but still.

[@stevenkwlim]

It's not overt but I think it is still bullying. Sorry you had to go through that!

[@ZeldaOfLegend3]

i live in hawaii now and there's a lot of asians here, i still see a lot of asian vs asian going on but it's really about social standing i guess

[@strugglingcarrot]

whenever people ask me now if I'm Chinese I tell them that I'm Korean, Japanese ,... (mainly a culture that is NOT Chinese ) bc if I say the truth they will start to ask me if I eat cats and dogs and say how the people in my country can be so heartless and cruel. and they also "try" to speak chinese & always end up to make fun of that language

[@ela6252]

i feel you.when i went to a england school stereotyped us.when there is pork in the food they say why you guys dont eat pork or some say to the ones they eat pork thats a bad thing dont eat pork how can you be a muslim.i eat pork and they call me sinner.btw im turkish and we respect a lot to asian.if someone bullies an asian we bully the bully back just because he şs being rude to an asian.

[@dinoistired]

I fucking feel u

[@emilysweety]

ImTrashAndSeventeenIsKilling Me I feel you! Also, unfortunately, the west's political agendas against China doesn't help.

[@mrarbitrarymarks]

Struggling Carrot what sucks is that regardless if you are korean, chinese, or japanese... ppl still generalize all asians into one category "chinese". They ask stupid questions like "north or south" korean, "do you eat dogs/cats". Like WTF. IF YOU WANNA BE CURIOUS BE RESPECTFUL FIRST.

[@user-hd3ls6gg8p]

Whatever asian u are they would always ask- “do u eat dogs?”

[@theedaciousone]

I was in an opposite situation where I was in class with a few international students (college). I was asking help from one of them. They started talking to each other in mandarin about why I could not just think for myself. I am also Chinese and while I was born in America and my Chinese is quite poor, I could understand them trying to talk behind my back. I remember getting super pissed and leaving. Unfortunately because of stuff like this, I can't stand hanging out with Chinese people (aside from my family) because I don't feel "Chinese enough".

[@bangallhanzeer8235]

yea this got me remembering something. In one chinese platform (zhihu which is the chinese version of quora) they talked about how ABC's acts like white people and white people wanna be. Which i find quite insulting. they probably treat u like that because they are insecure themselves and has this slight hatred towards ABC. Also I hate how they called ABC's as being dark and ugly; so in conclusion lots of international students are rotten in the inside, although there are some good ones.

[@anhhnguyen242]

This story truly inspires me a lot as I am a highschooler. I am an international student and I feel being bullied verbally a lot at school. My friends keep distances from me and I end up feeling completely alone. All I hear what they talk about me are freaking disgusting comments on both my fashion and accent. But hey, I go to school for study purpose only and I don't understand what makes them think that school is a fashion show. And also, my accent is a thing I can't adjust. Just look back at their pronunciation of foreign language, is that perfect to them?? Another thing that I can't stand (but I have to endure anyway) is their INSIDE joke. My classmates turn me into a butt of their goofy jokes that are racist, sexist and beyond. Naming me a racial slur, imitating my manners include in my class's joke. I know that I shouldn't give a damn about it and should move forward but it isn't easy for me to do so. Don't like my high school any bit!!!!!!

[@annevo1548]

Very relatable video. I think most if not all Asians experienced some kind of racial bullying. Thank you for sharing this video with us! Must had a lot of courage to share you're experience with us and I appreciate it! #StopAsianBullying

[@akichi403]

Even though I'm white in my school I still get bullied. I live in England and my parents are Polish. They moved to England inorder to make our life better and so we could get better education. But I get bullied all the time for being a "Pole". They say things like "immigrants are taking our jobs", "go back to your ditch in Poland" and "are your parents foreign?(my science teacher asked me this question when she saw my work and it wasn't very good)". One of the things they don't understand is that my parents are doing a job their parents would never want to do.

[@bruh.momento420]

Ur pollish!! I’ve heard they’re so pretty!

[@hmu05366]

@@bruh.momento420 Yeh Polaks are hot

[@phuonganhthai8237]

Don't be sad, don't mind about those stupid people, just ignore them, you're beautiful the way you are :)

[@Gureela]

it takes a lot to share stories like this. thank you for this

[@sunshinefashionlove]

Thank you for sharing this, I can relate quite a bit growing up in a predominantly white hometown. In my 30s and still to this day, frequently experience ignorance and being infantilized. Tonight something super frustrating happened while grocery shopping (ALWAYS GROCERY SHOPPING!) and I found myself searching for experiences like yours. As an adult, those negative experiences have really shaped and affected who I am.

[@MrJason300]

Asian on Asian bullying, that is insane =/. Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences with us ~

[@ambergong7201]

Bullying between Asians are really scary, plus they would never speek up.

[@irememberla6460]

Bullies are made because they were not taught to respect others...Blame their parents for their ignorance and feel sorry for them. Be proud of who you are and never ever give up... They can never win.

[@ooftheregoesmylife9323]

At my school no one gets bullied which is weird. I get along with almost everyone in my classes. Some students say mean stuff to eachother and laugh at others but every one takes it as a joke or in a funny way afterwards. If there was a foreign student in my school we will fastly make friends with them but we also gotta give them space. Since I like making a bunch of friends I like to make them laugh because I'm the type of person who is humorous.

[@hmu05366]

Where do you live and do you go to private school?

[@Kijikush]

I still experience the Asian on Asian bullying :( ppl are ignorant sometimes!!

[@hyperoid3901]

I hope it ended 😟

[@willsgaming1481]

People made fun of me for being short but now I am taller than the people who used to bully me. Now the people who used to bully me are now scared of me because I am muscular and over 6 feet. BTW I am Japanese American.

[@knightlykar]

Same :(

[@karengao7637]

I'm going through all your videos about Asian culture and I just have to say, it's so nice to hear someone else talk about this. People still say these slurs and pull their eyes around me and it doesn't even register as offensive anymore. My Chinese friends and I talk about Asian stereotypes as well and pretty much bully ourselves as a coping method to all the racial slurs we deal with and the constant "white people are so much prettier than me" idea is pretty damaging. Well, thanks Steven for making me feel slightly better about my own culture :)

[@lifetobelived9102]

I am 56 and I still remember vividly my bullying experiences. Several years ago I was talking to my brother about how I should have stood up for myself and he told he it wouldn't have matter. He said the school was divided into the in crowd and the out crowd. I didn't stand up for the kids who got bullied worse than me but at that point I was trying to blend in and disappear. My parents knew I was depressed at the time but I didn't tell them about the bullying for years later. To be honest they didn't take those kinds of things very seriously back then and most likely either they wouldn't have done anything at all or it would have got even worse.

[@panushalimbu]

awh... 😢steven. I am sorry that you have gone through this.It breaks my heart💔 to listen to this. I am quite lucky that despite being a minority in school, I have never been bullied. I will definitely have stood up for you if I have had went to your school. #stopasianbullying

[@undergroundskeptic2916]

This video basically describes my experience in elementary. I was in second grade, and most of my classmates would shy away from me and call me names just because I was of a different race. One girl even told me that I would be a maid when I grew up (most Filipino women who are not so well-off would become one) just because I was Filipino. I didn't know it was bullying at that time because it was like some kind of routine for them to insult me.

[@heyvelasquez2197]

I feel like I can't even go a day without being mocked for looking Asian. Im actually Native, Spanish and White. At school I get asked if I can see, if I ate my dog, when I smile my eyes close, even yellow fever from boys, although I am not asian, I get called sushi, on my first week of school, someone pulled there eyes back and told I was Chinese, I said I wasn't Asian but Native, Spanish and white but someone said, Nooo your asian, me and my sister were put on a boys Snapchat, calling my North Korea and my sister China. I feel like stuff like this is ignored by many

[@hsugaze]

Your love and insight are received! I really appreciate that you made this. I was physically and emotionally bullied growing up, developed an eating disorder, self harm habit, and suicidal ideation, was addicted to nicotine for a decade and tried to find safety and understanding with so many people and still feel like I can’t find it or that I can’t trust it. Bullying scarred me deep and it’s still hard for me to allow myself to admit that’s what happened...like what happened to me wasn’t “big” enough to make this lasting of an impression. I’m glad the world has kind, strong, courageous, vulnerable people willing to reach out to others in struggle. Warriorship, bowing to it.

[@nani-qx4rr]

This is not okay. No one should be treated like that. Thank you for making this video.

[@rain-mh3jx]

I was bullied a lot in school, and I still am. But, the thing is, I fit into the basic Asian stereotypes. I was short, unauthentic, nerdy, I had glasses, braces, ugly, shy, quiet, socially awkward. I just don't know what to do . I cry very easily, it's hard for me to defend myself. If I told someone to stop, I would end up crying.

[@kevindao6190]

My asian brothers and sisters, I’m tired of us being, “the passive people”. We need to stand up for ourselves and bring out the awesomeness of our differences in American society

[@xihangyang8754]

Like your video. I am a Chinese. I am studying in a school out of US with pretty diverse student sources. In our school we hold racial justice in the first place. After watching your video my first idea was my future college life in the US might not be as ideal as the one in my high school. Now I am like a plant in the greenhouse protected by the school well so I superficially assume people all around the world are kind and open-minded. Now I thought my high school is like a Utopian world which lies uniquely in this world and we are to some extent deceived by the ostensible peace. I mean my school is great and is like the small ideal globe the whole world should work towards but I think I need quite a long time to adjust.

[@chuml7043]

I live in New Zealand and sometimes my colleagues laugh at the food I have. I feel so bad when somebody says something like ‘your food looks like the yucky xx from xx..’. It makes me so awful when it happens in front of all my colleagues in the lounge. I even think this is a way of discriminating. i have just decided that i gonna speak out once this happens again.

[@arini8750]

awww 😭😭 I'm also being bullied by these 'popular guys' in my year. it's my last year, I was thinking of not saying anything because it was my last year. guess I gotta build up my confidence and talk to them tomorrow 😂

[@lindali3956]

Omg I am crying right now idk why ur story is just so emotional 😭

[@reorientmedia6305]

This is an awesome video, I hadn't even thought about specific ways Asian Americans experience bullying. It's so important for these stories to be told. Thanks for sharing!

[@Izzyversus]

So glad that you made this video! :] it sucks that bulling is still happening to this day.

[@MxdAzn9]

I feel you on number 2 +Steven Lim. I attended parochial school (gr 4-7) in the East after being uprooted from So. Cal. This was in 1979. Cambodian people were escaping to America around this time & where I lived was one of the landing spots. Also, I'm half Asian with an American last name. I could have authored a book on the different variations of Asian-oriented racial slurs I was hit with. Of course fighting day after day & being the one who was in trouble all the time! If the powers that be say they will stop those from bullying you & they do not follow through, you have to take matters in your own hands. Still, I wouldn't change the experience I went through. I learned a lot about people. I do not hold prejudices towards anyone. Sometimes these kind of experiences breed the same & repeat the cycle. It is unfortunate this behavior stills exists today. I appreciate your channel.

[@TechieWidget]

I can relate a lot to you with Asian on Asian bullying. Before I moved to Canada, I was bullied for 4 years in a row during my primary school years in S'pore, especially by Chinese students. At the time, I had developmental problems and struggled in socializing. I had no one to stand up for me and the teachers couldn't do anything to help me. Some of the friends I did made turned against me, treated me like a complete stranger after a while, and encouraged others to bully me. When I told my Grade 4 class that I will be moving to Canada, they were happy to see me go. Even after I moved to Canada, I did not get along well with other immigrants from S'pore because of social status, wealth, and different interests. In order for me to stop holding a grudge against them and make peace, I decided to recognize them as a foreign racial group and break national/cultural ties with them. Looking back from an older perspective, it was the right decision given the circumstances and environment that I was in. Although I recognize my origins, I have greatly distanced myself from my former nationality. Growing up in Canada, I adopted a Eurasian-Canadian identity since my genes are not 100% Asian, go by my English name everywhere I go, and integrated non-Chinese East Asian & Canadian values into my lifestyle.

[@karb8725]

+TechieWidget You are not asian, you are white.

[@bonithasamwele]

I was bullied for my hair alot in school, I stopped wearing it natural cause of that.(I'm black)

[@shreyagurung8728]

Bonitha Samwele I bet your hair is beautiful, those people who bullied you are stupid for not seeing your beauty.

[@nyakimchuol9200]

Ah. You are so encouraging. I'm thankful for all the people who are able to gain from your videos dude.

[@pelican-r1h]

I'm not even asian and all the people call me "chinita" (little chinese in spanish) because my eyes look "asian" (I don't think you can look as a nationality, but people tell me that) my grandmother told me that her grandma was chinese, but I don't have any other asian family, so, Idk I don't really think I'm asian You're so cute ♡

[@ag9899]

Yeah, I moved to England in 6th grade only speaking broken English... I learnt from my dad who's English. I got called things I didn't understand but I told my teachers... that was the start of the worst time of my life. The teachers called me a Chinese launderette (I'm half Thai-English), let others punch me, steal my work and just racial harassment. I was told by a teacher I'd never become a doctor because I can't even speak English but I'm now a medical student. Truth is, Asian students are targets for EVERYONE, including the teachers. Tell your parents and/or governing board or even the police not your class teachers. We're treated as punch bags in school but once we're your doctor, you'd better keep ur mouth shut lol

[@hmu05366]

6th grade isn't a thing in England

[@Joe-yz9rh]

hmu05366 imao I’m teaching kids in year6 right now

[@Mordechai_Tennenbaum]

great video my friend! I can certainly to your experiences back in Latin America. Things got better when I moved to Germany. Now that I'm back where I'm "really" from, that is Taiwan, bullying kind of restarts but in a more subtle manner as I hold different values and perceptions on things from locals. Sometimes even me using the chinese language in a perhaps not too adequately can make me an object for laughter. Sometimes I do wonder where can one really belong?

[@amandaliu7439]

Long Long Shyu I really feel you, I'm your typical Chinese American and I feel like I don't belong in America because of the stereotyping and I feel like I won't belong in China either because I'm too Americanized. I've thought about moving to Europe too, but when I visited Germany, they would just stereotype me for being American. Honestly sucks

[@7bandithill]

Steven, thank you for sharing this video. It's amazing to me how cruel kids can be to each other and though we may never be able to fully stop bullying from occurring, sharing stories such as yours definitely help in letting others who may be currently under attack by bullies know they are not alone and shouldn't be afraid to seek help. I'm currently working on my Masters in Social Work and this really hits home with the need for social awareness. Thank you for sharing! Side note, I was the opposite of you, probably one of the skinniest kids in school growing up. 6'2" at 140 by Senior year, I was never happy with how I looked - middle school gym class can be one of the absolute worst places for kids.

[@stevenkwlim]

7bandithill thanks for sharing that. glad you watched it and best of luck with your masters work!

[@7bandithill]

Thanks but man I'd love to do more independent film work related to social causes as opposed to all my time dealing with bureaucracy. Videos like yours inspire me to keep my video skills up. PS: I like you're awkward speech bubble in the background haha One day I'll get one to go with my poor rhino.

[@zeya8420]

I got bullied, and idk why. Like number 2 people did those things and I didn't even notice it. It went on for like 6 years. Then I got into high school and people started bullying me because I like kpop. 5 months ago I changed schools and guess what, it started again. 2months ago I performed a dance, and people are now still laughing about it.

[@simonefuller8303]

Okay I know for a fact that I am so privileged. I go to a private school with a small student to teacher ratio. I learn as much as I can. But I really don’t think I can continue to be enrolled for high school. The kids there are rough. They say racial slurs every five minutes. I am half Korean, quarter Japanese, and the rest is English, even though English is my first language and I’m very much alike my peers, I’m not treated that way. Holy shit, I hate going to school. I’m far sighted, and I had forgotten to wear glasses that day. I kept on asking what the board said. A boy came up behind me. He kept on saying I gotcha fam I gotcha, I thought he was going to show me his journal entry. Instead he was trying to open my eyes. I’m trying to convince my mom to let me go to another, bigger, cheaper, better school. She won’t let me though because it’s a Catholic school. I’m so tired of being treated like shit because of my race.

[@angelodi903]

I always was being bullied in school. Not only because im asian but also because im short. People called me names, said that i had to die and all heartbreaking stuff. They even broke my arm. They all punched me in the face becauze im so short. I really was depressed. I was not happy being chinese in a western country. I was the only asian kid in school and People said that i had to go to teachers but they said i just have to ignore them. But ignoring them is inpossible because i see them every day. I ended up almost killing myself and i really regret it. But i will never forget the bullies that have bullied me and still bullies me..

[@Cyrus_got_verified]

I am so afraid cause I am gonna go to America to study.And I am an asain

[@s.e.k135]

Oml, finally acknowledging the whole Asian on Asian bullying! I'm fully Korean, born in Seoul, but I was (probably unintentionally) made to feel inferior to these other Asians who had Asian families and culture (especially by this one Vietnamese girl) because I was adopted.

[@khanhminhdoan1258]

no! in fact, its the opposite. im vietnamese and we love your culture a lot. a lot of my classmates get to travel to korea and a bunch of students were jealous of them. and Koreans dress really fashionably too! i just really admire how every korean passer-by is so fashionable and stylish (my school is surrounded by korean shops and i walk to school so-) and your culture is very cool! i couldn't eat spicy food before but after forcing myself on some kimchi, i now can eat some chili-spiced stuff. ^^ u wont believe how many of my classmates ploughed k-drama till 2 am xD

[@MewChocolateLuvHeart]

My school was almost _completely_ Asian (the teachers were mostly Caucasian but the almost all of the students were Asian), but I've still experienced bullying. The most impacting bullying came from the two Caucasians in our grade (and they picked _me_ to bully. Of course, since I was the antisocial one who always got her lunch brought to school by her parents.) They verbally abused me, mostly calling me a "nerd". I think they commented on my "squinty eyes" at least once. The most hurtful of the bullying came from my Asian "peers". I used to be on the basketball team in elementary, and I remember one day, in one of the games against one of our bigger rivals, I scored a goal. Now I was always the nonathletic kid, even though I was tall for Asian standards. Of course I would cheer for and be proud of myself. I jumped in the air and fist-bumped it. And when I turned around to my teammates, I saw that they were mocking me, copying me and laughing. That was five years ago, but I still remember it as clearly as it was yesterday. To this day, I have insecurity and anxiety issues.

[@CC-mr5xq]

+Keep Our ♥ In a Photograph. I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Were the Asian girls jealous of you because you were taller? Why were they so mean?

[@MewChocolateLuvHeart]

Honestly, I don't know the whole story, but they might've made fun of me because I always got good marks and I was good with the teachers? I didn't think of myself as a teacher's pet; I just liked some teachers and exchanged some banter with them. I also liked (and still like) learning and I'm usually interested and listening to what teachers would say. Maybe they wanted what I had and were jealous. Nowadays though, I'm in a more "exclusive" school and I'm somewhat under the radar in terms of awards for achievement, etc. I _really_ don't know why the non-Asian boys in my class bullied me for, however. They obviously weren't jealous of me or anything close to that.

[@CC-mr5xq]

It's a good thing you only have to deal with these crappy people for a short time compared to the rest of your life. You can look forward to a successful future where you will never have to see these shallow assholes again! Good luck and have a great life.

[@GeteMachine]

+Keep Our ♥ In a Photograph. You really can't win with some people or assume who is more likely or less likely to bully others as it seems. Thats how the ignorance of social prejudices in general are for everyone underneath them, regardless of who you think you are, people won't like it or trust it because they already think they don't like you. But as you've given, contrary to the popular belief. Asians can and do bully as well other people as well.

[@rebeccaluo9352]

+Keep Our ♥ In a Photograph. I'm sorry for what you had to go through. but hey, bullying really exists everywhere. i'm from china and there was no racial issues in my junior high school class. but i remember how the most over-weight kid was always getting bullied from the other boys, but at the same time they all seemed to like him too - weird guy-to-guy interaction maybe? people who are shy or with special needs can easily be a target too. i hear a lot "i wish i could stand up to it back then" and i also wish i could be more friendly with those kids (i don't think i bullied them but i definitely was not being helpful). i think its good that more and more ppl communicate the problems they are facing, so that kids with special ethnic backgrounds can find their cultural identity more easily, their parents can actively consult professionals about how to help their kids going through possible difficulties, and the society can improve in general. sometimes some ppl act stupid not because they are truly evil, sometimes they are not aware of how bad the impact can be and they do it just because they thought it's fun or "cool". anyways, i hope you feel more comfortable where you are now!

[@classychicforever]

Also,you are so sweet.You just seem like a nice person.If I went to your school, and anyone picked on you, I would be like Yall live this kid alone, he has done nothing,but grace you with his niceness!So scam!

[@sophquien]

i grew up in switzerland and i am chinese. once when i was about 8 years old, i was at the public pool women’s open showering area, and this black girl walked up to me with her friends and pulled up her eyes to make them slanted and said, “konichiwa”. at the time, i was so shy so i didn’t say anything back, but looking back, i should have.

[@edisakuroki5414]

Man is this relatable

[@ilikeitspicy22]

This is so important. Thanks for sharing your story and support. Sending love x

[@cj_lee]

#2 was really relatable. Thank you so much for this video. At the time, I didn't know that it was bullying, I just knew that they were being mean. I was so depressed all the time and lost my confidence, along with my real self, due to the bullying and lack of support from my family (we were going through family troubles) at the young age of 7. Everyone was so surprised when I laughed out loud back in 5th grade. I guess that's how quiet and shy I was back then. I'm still shy, and lack some confidence when I need it, but I try my best to be someone that makes people laugh genuinely and become more involved in school. My attempts at becoming more involved led to becoming the VP in my middle school and president of the freshmen. I just want to say this to anyone else who went through what I went through that you know that you are a amazing person, and with just enough confidence, ether from support or self, you will be able to soar high above those losers one day. ^-^

[@cj_lee]

In case anyone was wondering, I'm a Korean living in Hialeah, Florida. A city next to Miami with a huge Hispanic population. And it was hard for me, since little kids and the elderly call me "Chino", Spanish for Chinese boy, instead of just asking for my name, or even calling me Asian. Some people told me that there wasn't a Spanish word for Asian, .-. Which I knew was a big fat lie

[@willmgames1775]

This was a very interesting and heart warming video due to your struggles. I also grew up Asian in a the south. I was also bullied. Sometimes I beat my bullies and sometimes it didn’t happened.

[@gunsnhalen]

Thanks for the video Steven! your video's subjects are always great.

[@stevenkwlim]

Lifeduringwartime appreciate the love. trying my best to keep it real!

[@DaclaudLee]

I was bullied, but I never let myself be a victim and I would always fight back whenever I could; I also made improvised weapons (and got in trouble for them) so I developed a bit of a bad reputation as a psychopath. I remember my personality grew pretty dark from 7th grade and onward. Very few people would associate with me because of this, but at least I wasn't being bullied anymore. People would still make fun of me, but never to my face, because they all thought I might snap. I spent most of the time alone, but I did make some friends here and there. I can't say that I had any lasting relationships from high school and I don't associate with anyone. I wasn't really crazy nor did I start out with dark thoughts; I was more or less forced into it. I always joked about how I could have been a school shooter, but I never became one, because I always had a cynical sense of optimism and I knew things would eventually get better. During college it did get better, then it got bad for a while and now things are good again. I make decent money now and for me, money buys the things that make me happy. But life has it's ups and downs. You just have to keep going until you can't go any further. That's the way I see it.

[@lxn9343]

From my experience as an international student going to school in Britain, I came across this subtle racism/ bullies as well, such as I was not fully acknowledged as a capable human being in class by peers or even teachers sometimes. They even made strange expression or comments when they saw my name, which totally belongs to ethnicity. However, I don't apologise for my identity. They also clearly showed that they didn't want to socialise with me as well. I used to care and suffer, but now I don't anymore. I just look past all this surface to see that these people are so weak. They just fear and feel threatened of whoever different from them. I just forgive and move on. There are other nicer people out there waiting to accept me and looking past all this skin deep prejudice. Plus, I know I have really good and comfortable life, bright future, and loving family and friends back home these bullies may never have.

[@dtanatanoshugotenshi9347]

I experienced three types of bullying. The first time was Asian on Asian bullying. We were playing around, pretending to be cheerleaders. We had a competition and the girls on my team were calling me 'cuckoo girl' I was in 4th grade and was really emotional so I did what I could. I joined the other team and then that's where the bullying started. They ignored me, one of them threw away my stuff, they called my names, they commented when I was there saying things like 'I wish she wasn't here' and 'Why's she gotta ruin everything'. Then I was afraid to be around females in general. Second happens in middle school. It was prejudice. People laughed and made racist jokes about me on my race saying things like 'it's cuz she's asian', 'she cant mess up', 'look at her accent, har har' (I don't have an accent but my school makes us learn Spanish and all the male mexican students in my class laughed at the asian students(there were three of us). They asked us to repeat everything they said in spanish. They laughed and used up for their own amusement. It still happens today. The final type of bullying I experienced was non race bullying. Because my neighborhood's dominant race here is mexican, i was always bullied by mexicans at my school( Not being racist here). It was mostly males. They'd throw things and if it missed me, they'd say other things like 'i wish it hit her', ' you're stupid', 'why do you have to be here', 'go away', 'you ruin everything', 'you eat dogs' and other things. Then they said I treat people like dogs so I should be treated like a dog too. They said' here doggie doggie' and other demeaning terms. Even my best friend joined in, calling me her dog's name. I hated it and wanted to die everyday because I just couldn't take it and wanted them to all die or disappear. I started thinking it was my fault and I wanted to disappear. Now it still affects me because I'm more likely to judge male mexicans my age more harshly, thinking they were going to tease me or hurt me in some way and not care because they think they're all so high and mighty. I'm not trying to be racist or anything but I'm sure now it turned me into a prejudiced person.

[@ydb1523]

I went to a school with nearly all Latino/Latina kids and even though I’m brown my eyes stood out very much. I would constantly hear this one rhyme, “Chinese, Japanese, Koreanese, what are these?” (They would pull their eyes to make them slant) it’s offensive but as a child I laughed it off because I wanted to be Latino so bad to fit in. :(

[@sigmaalpha8698]

What’s funny is that many Latinos are indigenous/native American. Native Americans have a distant genetic relationship with south East Asians.

[@yaneearcusiris3983]

Bullying is never a good thing to do. I also experienced this in High school. And you have Wong Fu's Awkward Silence!!!

[@hmu05366]

Sorry I've not understood. I thought Bullying was meant to be good?

[@pigboykool]

The best way against bullying is become stronger than the one who bully you. Make it a butt kicking time!

[@myopinion5806]

I used to get bullied in my middle school year... from a group of asian girls I didn't know at all. The next following year, everyone was trying to be my friend and came up to apologize.... which was wierd... to find out my science teacher Mr. Jordheim stood up for me. 😭 Greatest teacher ever. I never got the chance to thank him, because we moved.

[@sam.xcz23]

I am white and can not relate to this horrible racism but I noticed something when I got into a 7 member Kpop (Korean pop music) group called BTS. I know you may not know them but they are so sweet and humble they are just overall amazing talented people who give no reason for others to dislike them but people direct racial hate at them. I never really noticed realized how awfully asian people were treated. I've always been aware of the hatred directed towards black people but was unaware it happened to asians just as bad if not worse. I never noticed the total lack of Asian representation in the western/American music industry or any other American industry for that matter. I find this discrimination utterly disgusting. People make fun of me for liking this music and say things like you can't understand them why do you like them (they sing in Korean), they all look the same, people call them Chinese, and comment negatively on their beautiful melanin skin and amazing eye shape. I find them all handsome and personally find their skin tone and eye shape extremely flattering. I would also like to say that music is a universal language and I can enjoy Korean lyrics just as much as English ones. Just like in instrumental music I don't "understand" it but I can still understand the message or story the artist conveys through the way they use their voice and this world is getting smaller and smaller due to the internet I can easily find an English translation if I so desire. I have a deep love and respect for everyone despite nationality, religion, physical and mental ability, sex, or sexuality. My mind literally can not comprehend how people can be so ignorant to the fact that these people are just like you and I humans. I really am sorry you and others have to endure this. It deeply saddens me to know people look at race before personality and character. So thanks to this discovery of Kpop I have become more aware of things like this and call out people who practice blatant racism towards asians and all races.

[@saharahaashivaruban8749]

#stopasianbullying I'm not really the typical asian from china japan korea thailand.... I'm from Srilanka its the small iland under india and you just spoke about the thing which i were bullyied tooo thank you soo much😊😢 I also went several times to the bathroom to cry...

[@kaleanugal5306]

This video was so inspiring and personally I went through these things and couldn't reach out to anyone this put me to tears and really meant something to me

[@khaibingvutkhi3348]

thank you for your videos very much, Steven😌 I am not from an English speaking country, but I am an Asian girl from Ukraine. Here I have same problems that you tell about (dog's state, little eyes and so on...). Your videos help me very much! Thank you, Steve)

[@zeytelaloi]

I think you are very brave for posting this! I can definitely relate to the sucking in your stomach thing.

[@dlawbyaaj]

We love you now Steven! #heartallsizes, love your videos and encouraging you from a distant to continue doing your videos. I can relate. I'm a counselor now and I can identify all the issues you talk about in this video.

[@allysonsaeteurn4748]

I've seen many people getting bullied before, including Asians, and try to stop it. Kids should be able to come to school and feel like they could wear anything or use their own mannerisms without being bullied. As for me, I am an Asian, but rarely ever get bullied at my school. I feel like I come off as a sweet, kind girl so no one tries to hurt me. But I'm 100% sure that if they mention me behind my back they'll say, "You know the small eyed (my name)? Yeah, that one." I don't know what's better: having someone insult you to your face or behind your back. All I can say is stay strong to those who get bullied frequently, tell an adult, and that I'm here 💗 you matter!

[@MijyBearOfficial]

I was new at school when the bullying started. Maybe around pre-school. The other kids treated me like the walking Plague because of my dark skin. More or less, school was a living hell. Don't get me wrong, this wasn't ethnicity-based bullying. But discrimination is still discrimination. To say the least, nobody liked me. They called me the weird black girl nobody likes. Anyone caught hanging out with me was basically put in the same boat as I am. I couldn't understand why they didn't like me, especially since they weren't exactly White as they'd insist on making out to be. But I took their abuse without complaint. There was eventually a point in my life where some other assholes decided to gang up on me. They attempted to beat me up. I drew the line there. Nowadays, nobody dares look down on me. I can proudly say that the experience has made me stronger. But I don't particularly condone to allowing pricks like the ones you've mentioned to bully other innocent individuals.

[@chevy2639]

Only Asian at my school and I get teased just because I'm Asian. I realize now that they're not just used to having an Asian because,well, I'm the only Asian there. But it still hurts a lot. I tell myself that they have nothing better to do but, it doesn't really help

[@elisa5982]

Hi Steven, your videos have never failed to make me think deeply. I really appreciate your effort! I experience bullying a lot in school. It definitely is not pleasant to be bullied. I constantly feel helpless and overly stressed out and now I have become a very paranoid individual. Even though ppl know about it, ppl try to stop it from happening... Bullying still happens. Is there anyone out there who got insulted in the face, made fun of, targeted against by a gang, back-stabbed (even though you are pretty sure you have ne'er done anything that is deserving of that..) in front of older people by bullies?

[@anon87]

SAME. I DIDNT REALIZE IT WAS BULLYING BC IT WAS SO COMMON. it's so sad how normal racism is.

[@Hosigie]

Same. I told mom I was physically abused in primary school after I turned 18. This video just makes me sad :( I'm sorry you had to experience all that.

[@hmu05366]

Primary School? Mom? where are you from that uses both those terms? Do you mean 'Mum'? or Elementary school?

[@juliannahikaru9912]

God that seems horrible being bullied for race! I am so sorry that a lot of asian american had to go through this. From the place I'm from we don't really bully because of race, so I can't relate to that, but I can relate to being bullied. I used to be bullied by this guy non-stop at school all the time, he would speak shit about and snatch my phone whenever I was looking at memes or reading something that was "not to his liking" he tried hitting me and threatened me with a chair, I also used to wear a hat cause I was insecure about my hair, but he would always pull it off and toss my hat across the classroom. I know it's probably nothing compared to what many people have been through, but it really impacted on my self esteem and made my depression worse which I was already struggling with that. I wish for all of us who were bullied or still are bullied that it will stop and that the bullies will apologise!!

[@jump3kiwi]

Great Video Steven, Those who are gender different of whose sexuality doesn't match the social norm are often subject to bullying as well. Just thought I would add that in, It is usually the bullies that rection others should man up. The sad thing about bullies is that they are hiding behind the bullying to protect themselves, it would be better if they could find some other way to express their fear.

[@huskyboy2442]

Asian on Asian bullying is the lowest form of bullying, way to stick up for those in your group.

[@ImmaBaxterCA]

I got bullied by a kid and i got so mad and told him ill see you after school. We fought, and i got jumped after i beat him up. Funniest part, his friends become my friends. And i started bullying people next month or so. And i realized. An individual doesn't create bully. Its group of people that creates it. You just feel strong when your surrounded by your friends and you forgot about empathy. I came to my senses after i beat this kid up so bad just because i was mad. And i didnt like him. I was like whao it aint me. And that was my first step of my life. I had to deal with shit to realize. Dw i got charged an everything.but now that im 18 my cr is clear. Im 🙏ed

[@Halesburg]

I grew up in the Central Valley of CA. A large percentage of my schooling was spent among Viet, Hmong and Cambodian students. I was jumped, beat, called white boy (even though I am Native American) The local gangs forced us to get jumped in or get jumped every day. My point is we all have an evil inside of us. We must do our best to combat. Many of my bullies came around to be decent folks.

[@barbie6336]

Unfortunately the vulnerable one will likely be the target which is really sad since he/she is already fragile. As an Asian American (Laotian descent) I notices that if you are nice to people, they are either really nice to you or see you as a weakness and will take advantage, pick, bullying you because they think you will just take. It’s very important to give it right back to them and even report to the authorities. Never accepted because you will regret later and it will haunt you for years that you didn’t fight back. Note: it’s never too late to give them a piece of your mind if the opportunity arrives, even 40 years later, just be PREPARED.

[@jeannew4675]

2) is not bullying to me. I mean it happened that i was made fun about my ethnicity but i embrace stereotypes about my people it is part of me and my culture even if it is not always true andeven if it is sometimes from people who just hate difference. 4) In france asian exchange are so fashionable and they often speak better english than french people. Observation from college, I know kids can be stupid and mean and it is way more difficult as a kid to respond to bullying.

[@nugenytargn3377]

Like people assume you don't speak English and talk to you really slow and loud, or like they tell you to move out of their "table" or their "spot". By the way, you have the most soothing voice I've ever heard

[@emmagyoung2940]

I was never intensely bullied but I have this memory of someone I used to hung out with a little bit. The person went," look I'm [my name]." And pushed their nose flat (Chinese). Back then I didn't know what that meant and just laughed it out. Now I realized that, even in good intentions, it was insulting. That person moved but it's still a thought I have every now and then.

[@ReyeLynn]

Yeah being the first Asian in my class it was kind of separated, of course I had friends since my school isn't that bad. But you know the side quips of "hey is that ur uncle" and stuff like that kind of gets annoying when said too much. People need to know that some jokes can go too far and to gauge people's reactions.

[@nyracalico]

I was always that kid who was extremely smart and got straight A's but then when honour awards came out I never got one. I was also teased to be anorexic cos I was really small and skinny but I naturally looked like that. Then there was the "You've got small eyes" crap. I also had my pencil case destroyed, my bag destroyed and gym class was where the teacher and students all kept on saying that I was unhealthy. One day I lost it when someone said something really really bad and I just straight up beat them to the ground, I did martial arts when I was little. Now I get bullied for my supposed "inability" to get a boyfriend.

[@nyracalico]

Luckily my family was pretty well off and nobody decided to go physical after my display.

[@Kimtiger0]

As an asian who was a high school student in NZ, No3. is really awful....

[@baicb2197]

Every single year my classmates ask me "Are you Chinese?" or "Are you Chinese or Japanese?" I'm like food theirs other kinds of Asians! But I never had the courage to say that...

[@bmona7550]

Baicb 21 I was asked that and I just keep them guessing. Plus, one time my sister was so annoyed she cursed at them in our language and talked to me in our language, they were so confused because they couldn't understand 😂 Good times..

[@baicb2197]

BMO na I would've done that too 😂

[@khanhminhdoan1258]

Yea, and i just really like how asians can tell which asian is from which country x)) i love my black eyes and hair!!

[@Absolut-ly]

This is so important. Thank you.

[@xCHOXOLATEx]

I wish you'd have been able to experience a place like my school :(( We're extremely culturally diverse! I believe our school is around 60% Asian and the rest is primarily black or Mexican or something else. It's a very accepting environment! At least in terms of race. People defend those who get bullied. Making fun of people for their race is really not cool, and even some of the ruder bully kinda kids don't do it. Everyone is like you. I can't imagine growing up in an area without people of my culture :( Vietnamese shops and restaurants are everywhere! And basically everyone speaks it. Very fortunate.

[@ChocoTeas]

This happened to me in elementary and middle school. It was really frustrating and hard to hold and not go out of limit. I did told the teacher but still they did NOTHING like seriously, I told them how they treated me. In elementary school, I was not good at English at all. I tried to used translator and translated to the teacher but the thing is. The translator is always wrong. The teacher could never really understand it. So I decided to hold it and hold it in until when I got into a fight. Well, it was not completely a fight but more like me trying to hold the person down. That was in 8th grade and it was the time where bullying gotten worst and it was also the worst year I had ever had. I cried so much to the point that I just wanted to switch school or something. The teachers did literally NOTHING. Thankfully I have my friends who would cheers me up and help me a lot during that year. Now I’m going to 10th grade, it wasn’t that bad in high school. They still make fun of my name and I couldn’t hold it back and started yelling at them but that was it. I hope that in 10th grade. It would be better, hope so...

[@pigeontoast6727]

My mom told me in Asian schools, victims would be bullied mentally and physically. The bullies would use the kitchen knives to cut the victim. This got to the victim when the bully would eventually die from the cuts. This would basically be murder, for some reason the kids got in trouble but didn’t stop

[@jellybelly111]

Living in the Midwest (specifically an area where there were zero Asians), I experienced racism and bullying a lot. It got the best of me, but honestly, I believe that this experience was good for me. It sculpted my personality, values, and gave me a greater understanding to things like this; all for the better of me.

[@massahidsuryapasha930]

I was bullied when I was young (although I'm still 22yo now, still young definitely). In the past I was sissy, like a girl. I told my parents, friends, my teacher, my siblings, my aunty, that I was being bullied. but they said only, that I have to fight back. I was thinking, how can I fight them back? even though I was in Karate club. but still, the sissy me didn't want to fight, because I cared a lot what people think. people would think that I'm a naughty boy or that kind of things, when I started to fight with the bully guys. Life was so unfair for me. Then, my sister told me that, she was bullied also in her past. She said, she didn't respond with anything in front of the bully girl, when she was at home, she cried a lot and she tried to calm down herself, because it was just like me, no one stood for her side, to help her, to encourage her, and anything that she needed in that time. So, I did the same thing. I tried to do not care about them. I talked with my friends and laughing, feeling happy in front of them, like the bully didn't exist. It was hard, but I did it. But now, I realize, that my heart is becoming ice. I don't really care with anyone who doesn't affect my life. So, people think that I'm hard to be approached and unreliable, maybe because I think that I shouldn't care about them too much, because when they would betray me, it 'll hurt so much. I know this video is from a year ago. But, I feel like, I want to tell my story right now. Nice to see you on youtube. I wish I can meet you someday.

[@MelLo-ri8hb]

I wasn't bullied to your extent with the racial slurs until I hit 18. However, I have experienced being ignored a lot, or being confused with someone with another ethnicity. My parents were never home and I didn't have siblings and experience a lot of isolation. Most days, I struggle to meet people in the eyes but the sexualization didn't hit me till about a decade ago when I was 17. I genuinely fear being both AAIP and female many times because of the stereotypes and sexualization. Many people have referred to me as "stupid" or "child-ish" and I understand.