I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype | Canwen Xu | TEDxBoise

Bad driver. Math wizard. Model minority. In this hilarious and insightful talk, eighteen-year-old Canwen Xu shares her Asian-American story of breaking stereotypes, reaffirming stereotypes, and driving competently on her way to buy rice.
Canwen Xu's slogan for life is “Canwen can win.” Born in Nanjing, China, she moved to the United States when she was two years old, and since then has lived in some of the whitest states in the country, including North Dakota, South Dakota and Idaho. A senior at Timberline High School, Canwen is passionate about politics, and is the national membership director and Idaho state director for the Young Democrats High School Caucus. Also a programmer, she started an all-girls computer science workshop called Code For Fun and received National Runner-Up in the 2014 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing competition.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@choisoobin2469]

"Your Asian?" "Yes" "So you Chinese" "No, Im Korean" "Ohhhhh I get it, Kon'nichiwa!"

[@cheezstix122]

That always happens! “Are you Chinese or Japanese?” “I’m Korean” “Oh cool...where’s that?” “In Asia” “Ohhhhhh....North or South?” Literally every introduction ever

[@leoniepoole802]

Peachseok Korean girl here MOOOOOOOOOD

[@middaysilver5472]

I swear to God if someone says my surname is Korean one more time

[@lily-iu7qn]

@@middaysilver5472 it's not at all

[@Addsspp]

I fkn hate it!!!omg hahaha same

[@venuss.9755]

“are you chinese?” “yes i am, i dont eat dogs, cats, or bats. and no i do not have the coronavirus”

[@sarasun795]

i don't have a pet panda.

[@stefbbq1898]

@@sarasun795 gosh🤣

[@bohong2295]

Same answer for me

[@Hero_Alan]

@@stefbbq1898 I have a pet panda

[@zmelody2111]

@@Hero_Alan which is a furry fluffy cotton made one

[@user-op2zc6hj5d]

“What grade did u get?” “An A.” “Of course you did, you’re smart.” “No, I studied.” “But you’re smart, so you didn’t have to.” “But I really did have to take the time to study.” “I wish I was Asian and smart.” No you don’t.

[@selinwang6171]

My friends always does that to me, I really don’t like when they do that.

[@selinwang6171]

iliketrains + apples umm.. thanks?

[@tessajames2460]

People are like: It's not fair 🤪🤧🤪❤😤😤🤪😤🤪😤😤🤪 I studied too 🤬🤬🤬🤫🤫😠😠😠 When they sat down for like 1 minute and skimmed through their book.

[@graceesme1792]

Isn‘ t smart also something people like to brag about? At least in my school, we work hard without telling others so that people think we are smart.

[@lux_iao]

Oof they think it’s genetics or something- no- if you’re not lazy anyone can get an A* in any subject if they actually work-

[@sayaniiv7050]

"Your Asian?" "Yes" "So your Chinese, japanese or korean?" "No, I'm Russian" "What??"

[@liadenn9077]

Are you Yakut? Buryat? Or Tuvinian?

[@sayaniiv7050]

@@liadenn9077 buryat. I wonder who you are?

[@liadenn9077]

@@sayaniiv7050 I am a Tuvinian :D

[@tugsjargaltang]

Im Mongolian

[@dhc1351]

I wonder how Russians think about what continent Russia belongs to.

[@janedao2320]

"Do you speak asianese?" Me: what the fu-

[@ysheepy4907]

LMAOOOO

[@leahballard9255]

Nobody says this

[@saarahali2468]

@@leahballard9255 My family are from Pakistan and I get asked if I speak Indian.

[@swiftmew1312]

That’s funny. What about this: Me: Guess what country I’m from. Person: Asia? 🤦‍♀️

[@anonypage962]

Cindy Ngo really?

[@heic1971]

"OMFG, you're Chinese? I have a Chinese friend too, do you know him?" "Damn, I probably do.... "

[@Roberttang20]

for me the biggest issue is this comment '' are you an international student'' despite hearing me speak perfect swedish , if I was on the phone or white they probably would've answered in swedish.

[@allolp]

+Robert Tang Oh my god that's horrible are you ok?

[@Julie-eh7ne]

Robert Tang; same with me

[@natalied1844]

Hei C RELATABLE

[@prasannagurung9673]

Im south Asian but people keep calling me Chinese.

[@mohitohan]

"I went to China last month" "Oh cool!! Which part of China you went to?" "Singapore!!!!" "WTF"

[@chrisharbour8366]

They probably just saw Crazy Rich Asians and assumed they were all Chinese

[@thegreatmediareplacement5925]

Well large parts of Singapore are full of Chinese people so in that sense, those parts of Singapore are China arent they. People and nation are one.

[@mohitohan]

@@thegreatmediareplacement5925 I agreed. But having a bunch of people living in a portion in any country doesn't make that portion become a part of their root country. For example in the US, there are many Chinese and there are even China towns but technically we can't say it's China. It's just a Chinese town or community in Singapore as Singapore is an independent country.

[@ianntan7194]

@@thegreatmediareplacement5925 race doesnt equal national identity cheers from singapore btw :D

[@zinebhassani9979]

hahahahhaha

[@sharivaidya3105]

"U Asian?" "Yes" Where u from?" "India" "Dats not Asian" "WTF

[@feverishhx9750]

Xd

[@marksun9469]

North American definition of "Asian" actually refers to "East Asian" only, which is pretty weird as they forget Asia is extremely broad and huge geographically.

[@randomdude9135]

@@marksun9469 that makes sense tho. Cuz when someone says American, we think of a person from USA and not Canada or Brazil. While technically American means someone from the American continents- North and South.

[@mr.rocket5835]

Random Dude of course when someone says American we think of someone from the USA because it’s literally the united states of AMERICA and other languages call it America not USA

[@Xxiroo]

On meee i dont like those people😂 where im from even adults say this

[@matthewshe9852]

You forgot about the ones that ask you " Do you speak Asian?"

[@IceNineThrills]

@Izuku Midoriya Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese, Koreanese. Lol

[@Amanda-bg4fs]

@@nikeedophan6727 a joke.

[@allisternguyen336]

Matthew She OMG MY FRIEND SHE SAID THE EXACT SAME THING

[@vulture.culture4050]

Matthew She I KNOW HAHAHAHAHHAHAGA

[@phantazxl1265]

Christianese

[@alexna830]

“are you chinese or asian?” me: what

[@chaigf]

my friend's cousin in seventh grade + me + my friend's convo: cousin: so I heard you're Chinese me: yea my friend: u said u were Asian cousin: so ur a mix? both: -u speak asianese? -say hello in Chinese -konnichuwa -corona haha

[@brentshi1544]

A wise man in my school once said... "But Asia's part of China right?"

[@carolinekim7424]

I GOT THAT ASKED FJEWIJEQ

[@mommabangtan8555]

😂😂😂

[@HiHello-qo7tf]

Dude this is kinda relating to this, but I was having a conversation with my friend keep in mind we are in our teenage years. And so idk what we were talking about, but she was like so you are Chinese and Asian right? And I had to explain to her that Asian is a generic term, and I felt so shocked that she didn’t know that.

[@eden777l]

"you're asian ?" "yes i am" "so you chinese, korean or japanese ? "im malaysian" "ouh indonesia ?" "forget abt it im not asian, i came from pluto"

[@majykaltime]

LOOOOLLLL

[@peachesrawrrrrr5333]

Hi sya pun dari pluto tee hee XD

[@nargismustaqimova565]

gosh

[@juliashireen6195]

Hahahaha

[@michaelisobe1360]

Ok ok @@majykaltime

[@katharinehensley995]

"Hey do you speak Chinese?" "Yep i'm from China" "Cool, can you translate my Japanese game?"

[@Mood_dairy]

hahaha~

[@soupy3481]

this

[@raymonds7492]

don't the both countries share the same characters?

[@didyouseehisjams6372]

Raymond S No, Japanese have kanji (idk if I spelt that correctly) and Chinese have Chinese characters.

[@gyur9i197]

Did You See His Jams actually, japanese has hiragana, katakana, and kanji. chinese uses hanzi

[@user-go5cs3cx6g]

KZbin traveller: Hey guys, I just came to korea!! Bgm: Chinese traditional music 😐

[@SlyHikari03]

“Hey guys I went to Korea!” **Jpop bgm** Hmm

[@mitonaarea5856]

@@SlyHikari03 Why yould you put Jpop when Kpop it´s way more popular??

[@CHEEKEN_PREDATOR]

@@mitonaarea5856 WEEBS

[@swp2111]

ㅜㅜㅜㅜ

[@user-xr7cu9nm3v]

IM LAUGHING

[@sabrinaxie1736]

"SO, you're Asian?" "Wow, so cool! I love K pop" "Well I'm not Korean, I'm Chinese" "Oh Ik ik, you guys eat..." "Lemme finish, I don't eat bats, dogs, pangolins or mice, I don't know your other Chinese friends, Chinese is completely different from Japanese and Korean and I don't speak Cantonese. My face ages just like everybody else's, Kimchi is not Chinese, I'm from Shanghai, I'm not suffering from any poverty. My parents don't force me to study, I hate maths, and Chinese characters are not drawing. Btw, I don't have coronavirus." "ummm, I just wanted to say that, you guys invented sushis don't you?" "......TAT"

[@zhiqianwen]

get outta here, Chinese do like K-pop especially teens raised in urban cities

[@sabrinaxie1736]

@@zhiqianwen I know, I'm Chinese myself. Not speaking on behalf of All Chinese people, but at least, K-pop is not from China right? Some Westerners even don't have that sense. Btw are you Chinese? If you are, I'm not surprised.

[@zhiqianwen]

@@sabrinaxie1736 被你发现了XD

[@sabrinaxie1736]

Poker Face Haha 看得出来哦

[@walterchen3484]

I do speak Cantonese.But I can't play Kungfu.

[@monomo5830]

“So are you mixed?” “Yeah!” “What Asians are mixed?” “Vietnamese,Chinese and Cambodian” “So where are you from?” “I was born in China but was raised in Cambodia” “So do you know ____?he’s a friend of mine and he is from China too” “No I don’t but which part of China is he from?” “Seoul” “..........”

[@ngensreynich3888]

HᎯN SQUIRREL sur sdey 😘😂

[@monomo5830]

Nich 855 71 887 7554 Cambodian?

[@ngensreynich3888]

HᎯN SQUIRREL bart

[@actuallyvidding]

Sour sdey my fellow Cambodian!! And also 你好！💖

[@user-eq4bk3wg7b]

LOL

[@TheOpinionatedGranny]

I am a white mom, incredibly blessed with a Korean daughter. I've tried to instill in her a love and pride of being Korean as well as being American. Sarang hang da, Yoon Ah!

[@yangchuyou2356]

Linda Bowers Yoon-ah is a very pretty name

[@crackercookiecreammango2909]

Megu X ikr

[@yunejeebang4907]

Try and say it like this: sa-lrang ha-da.

[@johnnytrinh4583]

Lord raythirs korean is an Asian nationality.

[@crackercookiecreammango2909]

lord raythirs ya know gangnam style(psy)? Yeah that guy's korean. ( im half korean and im only mentioning that song because a lot of people know it dont hurt me please)

[@vithuc5754]

"Are you Chinese?" "No. I'm Vietnamese" "But you look just like Chinese" :) Not to mention countless times people talk to me in Chinese.

[@khanhsaurus]

Yes me too 😔 I am Vietnamese

[@jameskeech2616]

So true! It's Chinese --> Japanese --> Korean --> Who are you then?

[@thegreatmediareplacement5925]

Well they are right.... Chinese and Vietnamese do look similar... what is your point?

[@vithuc5754]

@@thegreatmediareplacement5925 but we are different. Saying we Vietnamese are Chinese is rude. Ask before making decision.

[@zhiqianwen]

@@vithuc5754 Just chill bro, Chinese and Vietnamese do share a lot of similarities in the first place no matter in culture, religion, language and something simple as food, they are very similar. When you go to some important events or festivals sometimes you would see Chinese characters around the corner and I bet you have seen this character in a wedding 囍. And back in years ago, Vietnamese used a writing system called Chữ Nôm, it's basically a Han characters writing system but refined to be used in Vietnam. I know you are Vietnamese and you are different than Chinese but it's normal for almost all the people around the world, imagine you go another country and you are lost the you saw a white dude, then you go up and ask him "Do you know the way to Woodbine street?" and turns out this guy is from Germany and do think he would be offended and mad? No! because people share these same experiences around the world. If you see other Chinese people next time greeting at you in Chinese, just greet back at them and kindly say you are Vietnamese and you don't speak the language. It's that simple no need to be so mad and harsh.

[@dukechivalry1604]

"You're Asian? " "Yes" "Which Country?" "Philippines " "Do Filipinos really eat with their bare hands?" " Why? do you eat using your foot?"

[@altheman4337]

min hoseok Eating with your hands ain’t even an Asian thing tho??? Actually sad how clueless people are

[@dukechivalry1604]

Oh really? Then if I'm your Professor, A- are enough for you. You have a lot to know, especially when it comes to a cultural differences. Zombies eat brains. You're safe :)

[@novasters]

Clementine's Thigh Gap We also do boodle fights but very rarely. My parents know how to use chopsticks though, but I’m still learning.

[@altheman4337]

Clementine's Thigh Gap Yea i know it can be an asian thing but people that associate eating with your hands to be an asian thing are just a disappointment. lol soz must have come across wrong

[@itsmehani7446]

Docter Rin yeahh ikr in Somalia we also eat with our hands and a lot of people in Africa do the same

[@MomoZz771]

What I about to say is true, no joking. I am 100% Chinese, I hate math, when I was in China, my math is the worst in my class, from elementary to high school. After I came to Canada for university, my math is the best in class.... This is real. The math in the university in Canada is easier than Chinese middle school....

[@hellohello-rs8rg]

damn.... you're such a showoff... pffff.... haha... jokin

[@longphung7637]

Zhou Xuan did you parents go with the “I had to cross mountains to go to school too?”

[@MomoZz771]

long phung hahaha my grandma told me about how she had to cross the mountain to teach in a middle school.

[@emilyzheng6036]

Sameeeee and I feel so good that I actually got high grades 😂

[@imorichwu4797]

哈哈哈哈哈哈哈，感觉我们好惨

[@Mountainair2975]

I also hate it when someone ask me where I'm from, but I just slap the answer straight to their face: I'm from earth

[@roses9707]

clever!

[@108mtsan]

haha true

[@woonko3300]

nice lol

[@cwysonia125]

Or, my mother's vagina

[@solomontsai8589]

Random guy: Where are you from? Me: My mother's belly. Are you? 😉 Random guy: Same too... 😒 Me: Oh I didn't know that! Guess that's the joke of the day!

[@linns7046]

”Where are you from?” “USA” “Where are your parents from?” “USA” “???” *adopted Asian*✌🏼

[@zy4978]

im also an adopted asian ✌️ white parent tingz

[@bricology]

"Usa" is the name of a town in Kyushu, Japan. I presume you *meant* to say "USA".

[@ajtam05]

That's nothing. Imagine being Asian and your Asian parents are from the states! Mind blown.

[@Covid-ip1xy]

No, asians have coronavirus

[@ajtam05]

@@Covid-ip1xy Hahaha pathetic. Your screen name too? Get a life. Lol

[@yureiisu]

"So you're a mixed Asian?" "Yeah" "Cool! What are you" "I'm half Korean and half Bengali" "Bengali, what's that? Which country is that?" ""You know, Bangladesh?" "Bangladesh? Is that a country in Asia?" "Yeah, it's a small country besides India" "India? That's not an Asian country, how is Bangladesh an Asian country" "..."

[@kimdaechwita4856]

I'm Indonesian-Bangali and yeap, I do understand thst situation.

[@yureiisu]

@@kimdaechwita4856 exactly, it's so annoying, countries like bangladesh should get more recognition

[@kimdaechwita4856]

@@yureiisu their face when I say Bangladesh be like, huh , is that even a country? It feels bad.

[@yureiisu]

@@kimdaechwita4856 my science teacher a few years ago was talking about bangladesh and started insulting the country, like, hello? i'm right here

[@yureiisu]

@Khushi Bidhuri bangladesh is a whooole different country from india

[@Hkitty59]

I'm Asian and I can't believe I actually thought Camwen was describing herself when she stated all those Asian stereotypes in the beginning. I'm ashamed. 😐

[@johnchoi6758]

Baelish B Don't be . It's socially constructed so you believe. White majority is to blame not yourself.

[@johnchoi6758]

boycot gugle White people are not friendly by nature. They are exclusive. But I have faith that a minority are capable of believing that they are not the center of the Universe.

[@Uatemydoodle]

Nah, she was just a bitch about it. Those things may have been true.

[@Benyamean]

That's pretty fucking racist bro.

[@Kevin-ux8qr]

Baelish B lel

[@rachelhwang03]

When you can relate so much that it hurts

[@Cris022]

Same! I kinda felt embarrassed listening to this

[@ikahccbr]

look...... a thread full of retards

[@ikahccbr]

wow someone got triggered harder than an ISIS suicide vest

[@freshmarcent2741]

Well, the world wants us all to look the same in the end don't us all? Excluding race, we are taught to not act weird and to not take big risks, etc.

[@josephowen6064]

Rachel Hwang beauty

[@annvu7530]

"I'm Asian." "So you're Chinese?" "Nope, I'm Vietnamese." "Oh. I never knew it existed. Where is it?" __ "Hey, I got a really good achievement today." "Of course you did. You're Asian." "No, I worked hard for this, it has nothing to do with being Asian." "But you're Asian. You're smart, you don't have to work hard." __ "So you're Asian? Do you even speak English? Do you understand me?" "Yeah, of course I do." "Oh. Have you ever heard what a hamburger is? Ever seen a MacBook?" "Why, yes, actually." "Huh. I thought you guys still eat cats and dogs and live octopi."

[@leekenyon8705]

Humans are weak and pathetic and unworthy to even wash my feet.

[@thuhanguyen4287]

lol bold of you to assume that I got an A just because I'm Asian

[@LinhMai-xo3px]

sb: "what's Asian are u?" tui: "Vietnamese" sb: "Oh! Ní hảo, xia xỉa..." tui: "địt con mẹ nhà mày bố vả vỡ mẹ mồm bây giờ"

[@annvu7530]

@@LinhMai-xo3px uầy ngôn từ bạn ei :0

[@acccmtdao6377]

@@LinhMai-xo3px =)))) cục súc vcl

[@beegayzhan]

- You're Asian? - Yes - How to say "hello" in Chinese? - Dude Im from Kyrgyzstan - ????Is this a real county???? I think you're not asian

[@sweetcandy730]

Dark Lady Hahahahh

[@markassko6426]

Central asia is nonexistent to westerners.

[@meerimabdurasulkyzy8828]

+

[@suniparoy7792]

I am laughing in tears😂😂😂omg...that actually happens? Anyways, lemme laugh now😂😂

[@walterchen3484]

lol

[@smiling1647]

"I rejected my Chinese identity...and I become more confidence" - damn, that hurts

[@stormspirit9292]

Tony Tran Are you from Vietnam ?

[@jinnie1108]

Story of my life

[@coolaidsipper6154]

Storm Johnson shut up

[@theasiansaiyan9333]

cool aid sipper no u

[@sarah_wang6270]

so true

[@Julienpayet94]

she is 18? WOW ! she sounded much older , so mature , well spoken . She is going to be a very strong and comfortble with herself for every year that goes by.

[@sergiosengkey1133]

"Hey you looked like asian, are you asian?" "Yes. I am" "Where are you from?" "Russia" "But russia is in europa" "Dont you know that just 15% of russia teritory is in europe?" Now you know.

[@avevi1793]

Я ждала этот коммент 😀

[@swiftmew1312]

💫 THE MORE YOU KNOW 💫

[@paijurodead4997]

@@gravity8087 well if they are Russian they could get confused because in Russian Europe is called Европа (pronounced like Evropa). So they might have forgotten about the differences between languages and just translated it the way they could

[@brindleyadolphus4905]

i didnt know this.

[@jborrego2406]

Now I will have to look because all the Russians I see there’s a white Very white

[@lily7927]

meanwhile me when i'm in china... "You live in America?" "Yes." "I have an American friend, do you know him?"

[@fs1146]

I love this! When teacher talks about racism, it is often referred to darker skin beautiful people who certainly deserve the right to receive the equal behaviors as others, but Asian are often always excluded when racial discriminations and racism problems are discussed probably because of lighter skin than other minorities. However, Asians many times do get treated differently and feel uncomfortable listening to stereotypical jokes.

[@Rooftopdreams]

EXACTLY! I know that darker skin people are greatly discriminated against especially with the stream of terror attacks recently and refugee crisis, and this should be addressed but I always feel that they forget about asians! Our Asian men are emasculated and asian women are always seen as submissive sexual creatures. I HATE IT.

[@Love25648]

Sit down and stop whining, Asians are racist towards darker skinned people as well

[@jolp9799]

Ant rip ok? but that doesn't eliminate their struggle

[@Love25648]

They barely have a struggle and they are racist

[@jolp9799]

you say this as if any other race isn't racist

[@CcatAKify]

"i am korean" "north or south?" "from north. do u wanna listen to my escaping story? i swam 24 hours and got 5 bullets in my arms but i got to china somehow and here i am." "ok you are from south korea." "yes:)"

[@Zaizhou]

LMAO😂😂😂

[@user-jv3oj1pg9i]

This is how I answer everytime idiots ask me am I from south and north with laugh

[@sophiakim143]

I'm using this from now on lmao

[@user-tu1nh1zg7j]

Yea...and if the U.S. and Russia had stayed put there might have been just Korea.😉 Thanks guys

[@cadhlaohanlon4443]

Believe or not, there was a northern korean kid in my high school and he seemed cool.

[@pastelycrystal4447]

When I was in school a boy came up to me and said, "Hey Chinese!" I was so confused bc he had assumed my race. I said to him, "I'm not Chinese," he said ,"What are you then?" The level of disrespect😑 "I'm Korean" He was like, "oh" and walked away looking suprised that I actually talked back to him. To this day I still regret the fact that I didn't raise my middle finger. If your out there, 🖕

[@user-si6qn5iw5s]

I'm Chinese, but even one of my closest friends thought I was Korean for an entire year until I told her I wasn't. And this was after she heard me speaking Chinese.

[@mochabarbie3764]

I mean a lot of people here think that if you're not chinese, japanese or korean you're not Asian ig

[@deathgamer8086]

@LMAO LMAO yh shud've said i was from west korea

[@mirrorball7670]

i think even if you are really Chinese this is still rude

[@floof5133]

I love koreaboos like you..

[@leeofir21]

"Are you Japanese?" "No, i'm Chinese" "Oh yeah it's the same"

[@realadamshort]

I am Japanese and was often asked to speak Mandarin because "it is the same"

[@connorcho8039]

"What type of Asian are you?"

[@user-wy2gl1xw8k]

😨I hate when people say this

[@HanChinesemuslim]

Im Asian,Yes,Im good at maths,I like rice,I drink hot water,I speak English,Mandarin,Shanghainese and 4 Dialets,and I look younger than white as the same age.Why shouldn't I be proud of being Chinese?

[@sweetsugarhoneycandy5458]

😄😄😄

[@erxiaowang8211]

Well said

[@cynthiale22]

Ephram Song From Shanghai too.✌️

[@xinzhou9238]

shanghainese wow(this trans is soooo coool)

[@xinzhou9238]

@savii seems so, cuz when I show my friends that I am drinking hot water, they are surprised that it is not tea xd

[@crowofcainhurst]

westrener : r u a japanese? me: yep westrener: y u dOn'T LoOk liKE aNiMe?

[@phazerxp339]

weebs be like

[@danleyl8254]

hahhahaha the best

[@danleyl8254]

hahhahaha the best

[@pjmsparkle5104]

I am Japanese and that happens to me all the time lol But I like anime so it’s usually Do you like anime? Do you like sushi? Konnichiwa?

[@phazerxp339]

@Ezio Auditore No, Blade of the Darkmoon is from a manga, the anime hasnt came out yet

[@suniparoy7792]

American - "So, which continent are you from?" Me - "Oh! I am an Asian." American - "What? You can't be Asian! Your eyes are not slanted!" Me - " *_OH MY HOLY LORD WHERE HAS THE WORLD COME TO?!?_* "

[@serena4136]

My jaw has dropped after reading this comment. HOLY-

[@suniparoy7792]

@@serena4136 Hello there! You must be an Asian too, I suppose?

[@leekenyon8705]

Humans are weak and pathetic and unworthy to even wash my feet.

[@brentshi1544]

Relatable. Apparently Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, and a whole lot of south and central asian countries are non-existent to these guys.

[@peterchen6644]

"Where are you from?" "I'm from China." "Okay, so which part?" "From the north part." "Which Province exactly? Is it Beijing or Hong Kong or Shanghai...?" "Um, Inner Mongolia." "Oh you are from Mongolia, but wait, you speak Chinese though don't you?" "I do speak Chinese but Inner Mongolia is a part of China." "Oh so Mongolia is a part of China? No wait this doesn't make sense." "Um, Mongolia is a country. Inner Mongolia is a part of China." "So you speak Chinese?" "Yes."

[@wongjeremy1362]

陈烈 啧啧啧

[@xiaoxiaochen3682]

Hahahaha🤣

[@abrahamjoe5541]

Hhhhhhhh，我也是内蒙人😂😂

[@juicetin5563]

I’m very confused

[@user-uz5td2re2c]

陈烈 哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈

[@grace-vr7xc]

"are you chinese" "yes" "cool, i have a friend from japan" me: ?? no correlation

[@wendyhuang1134]

nobody: a foreigner who hasnt been a full blown-out weeb for a second: HFUKHAFJKSHJKFHAKJSFHSI!!!! JAPUUUUUUUUNEEESEEEE *U* UWU OWO

[@FirstnameLastname-es1ko]

I guess they’re just trying to make conversation, but yeah, there really isn’t any correlation. It’s really just naivity and cluelessness rather than any Ill-intent.

[@vanillabean7832]

That seems like the type of thing I would say if I didn’t know what to say so I’d mentally freak out and just say anything to make the situation less awkward... But of course it doesn’t work.

[@mr.rocket5835]

Better than... “Where you from?” “The Middle East” “Watch out he got a BOMB!” “ʅ（◞‿◟）ʃ”

[@jaromirhunia8239]

well, there IS a correlation - Japan & China are neighbouring countries (we can say that, I know they're divided by the sea), share SOME aspects of culture, history ect. I'm from Poland and I wouldn't feel offended if someone from China or the US had told me: wow you're from Poland? cool! I've a friend in Prague/Berlin/Slovakia/Ukraine/Lithuania or EVEN in R U S S I A.

[@kmrobinson1711]

I think I've finally found a voice! This is what I have felt for my entire life! Oh my gosh this is like a breath of fresh air...

[@sortedtales]

No, this is bullshit. She's an idiot.

[@kmrobinson1711]

sortedtales And what makes you think that? I'd like to hear why you think she's an idiot when she presented herself powerfully and gave a moving presentation. And are you Asian? I would whole heartedly really like to know. Because if you're not, I don't think you can understand what it's like to find someone who says what you've been feeling for your whole life.

[@kmrobinson1711]

Oh, so now this is about Trump? And for a non-Asian, it can be really hard to understand how we feel. I know that she is a perfectly capable human being, but sometimes Asians are excluded from important conversations in society. We are one of the races that are constantly being mocked, and most people don't bat an eye. As soon as an all white community of some sort includes African Americans they proudly say "We're so diverse!" No, you're not. That's two out of many races on this planet. I've been scared to apply to good schools because I'm afraid they won't accept me not because of my grades, but because they "don't want anymore Asians". People don't believe me when I say I was born in Houston and laugh, thinking they know more about me than myself. People tell me to "Go back to my country!" or tell me I'm not American. Just today, a girl in my brother's class said to him "Speak Japanese!" First, he's told her to stop on multiple accounts. Second, we're Chinese and he's told her this too many times to count. Finally, I said something and a teacher tried to explain to her why this is hurtful. Sadly, I don't think it's going to stop anytime soon. So while us Asians are in this comment section supporting each other and expressing how much we can relate to this video, you decide to come and be the Debbie Downer and make a negative comment on such a positive feed. I think you should really reconsider who's the idiot here.

[@sortedtales]

Of course this is about Trump! Everything you should be thinking right now is about Trump if you are in any way genuinely concerned about the toxic bigotry that is infecting The US right now. And the reason I bring it up here is because it's proclamation like this that are feeding into the Trumpist intolerance. Canwen's lack of self awareness is having the unintended consequence of making your life worse! I live in Toronto - probably one of the most multi-ethnic cities in the world, and the most harmonious. Without even noticing it I often find myself exclusively in the company of Asians. I was at Brunch a few weeks ago and it dawned on us that I was the only non Asian in the room, out of 8 people. Same for the office I used to work at - at least half of my colleagues were from Taiwan, China and Korea (and no conflicts between them!). Whining about feeling different, when your differences have the real-world effect of giving you privilege is not going to win over any of the Trumpkins, it's only going to make them resent you. I empathize with your problems, but believe me, if you politicize it, it's only going to make your situation worse. I'm not suggesting this is the case for racism in general, but Canwen's situation is just daft.

[@sinoxyw]

sortedtales you are a moron.

[@erikasdiary3111]

"you're asian?" "yes" "you look Mexican" "oh uh... yeah" "where you from?" "Philippines" "where is that????" "ಠ ل͟ ಠ"

[@silversunset]

Elijah Fonzie and the the US colonized the Philippines (I think, never learned Filipino history lol) I’m Philippine and even other Asians at my school can’t guess my ethnicity. They think I’m Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Malaysian and others. I surveyed LOTS of people and no one could guess my background.

[@magicduckman5568]

@Elijah Fonzie yeah, also Mexico and Philipines also had great trading and good relationships back then. Wouldnt be surprised if a lot of people started to get together increasing the likeness between us. I'am a blonde with very narrow eyes born and raised on Mexico, idk what even is my heritage.

[@nickdavis965]

HAHAHA my Philippino friend always gets that especially here in El Paso. She will be at a store and someone will swear she is mexican when she is like..no im not Mexican. But...you....even for me. Im Davis, my skin is white but people here have this pre conceived notion that all mexicans have to speak in broken English, have dark skin, and speak perfect spanish. People put me down so much because I wasn't dark enough.

[@pfonthip]

"Where are you from?" "Thailand!" "Where is that in China?" "....It is a country actually..." "Ah... you are Thaiwanese!" "Bingo."

[@leekenyon8705]

Humans are weak and pathetic and unworthy to even wash my feet.

[@noobf8783]

@@leekenyon8705 god isn’t real

[@Aikunle78]

LOL so funny

[@gladiatorinasuit3094]

THIS IS EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE EVER WANTED TO SAY ABOUT BEING ASIAN OH MY GOD IT'S LIKE SHE TOOK EVERY WORD OUT OF MY MOUTH

[@joyceyu6659]

To anyone saying that this is stupid or ridiculous, I'm mostly betting you're not Asian. As an Asian who's grown up in a predominantly white population, it's so difficult on me. As she mentions, there are only two ways to deal with this situation, join the crowd or meet their expectation, no inbetweens. This steals your identity so much. You feel ashamed to be a part of your own culture. And when you start joining the crowd, it's too late to turn back. You've lost that little bit of yourself you can't get back. Racism towards an Asian may not be something you see as extreme but living as an Asian your entire life it does effect us, in ways you would never understand.

[@ojberrettaberretta5314]

imagine being white in south kore or china...

[@MsDiscofever]

@@ojberrettaberretta5314 funny you should say that because they are actually treated pretty well...

[@ojberrettaberretta5314]

@@MsDiscofever asians are treated pretty well too in the west asians in the west can walk around without being asked of a picture and looked weird permanently white folks in asia or africa are constantly looked at like aliens asked pictures touched their hair and will never be accepted as part of asian or african culture wheres white folks in asian films??? wheres white folks in african films??? western society treats asians the same asian society does not treat whites the same its a huuuuuge difference

[@DuranCloud]

@@ojberrettaberretta5314 And yet white people with only high school diplomas somehow get paid 2-3x more than the average college graduate in most of Asia just by teaching English. They get to live in comfortable expat neighborhoods and take advantage of the low living costs with their higher income. Small violin, Objerretta. You wanna become part of the Asian/African culture? Master the language and grow a family. Because guess what? Most white people don't even try to learn the language of the country they decide to move to and most of them don't even stay and build a family. Heck, most of them look at the new country in an ethnocentric view and are unable to adopt and accept the new culture of the country. You know why Western societies "treat Asians" the same? Because Asians learn the language, they build families, and then they grow up living in and adopting that culture (and often they make sacrifices of their old culture in order to do so), and the biggest of it all, they become CITIZENS. How many white people do you know are citizens of an Asian country? Definitely nowhere near the same magnitude as Asians in a Western country. Once you see more white people experiencing and doing the same things in an Asian country, then of course Asians will see them less as an anomaly. But Asians who are not citizens of a Western country, who can not speak its language, and who have a hard time integrating the new culture, are the ones who end up living in poverty. You can't say the same for white people in Asian countries. Millions of people would rather face the "suffering" of their pictures being taken randomly, yet living in a comfortable life style, than the suffering of living day-to-day. This is incomparable.

[@corvid0]

Chigozirim ᴖᴥᴖ those people have serious issues

[@andrewzwang7310]

I just love the people in the comments sharing their personal stories. I’ve never felt more proud to be Asian. :)

[@heatheryang4588]

“You’re Asian” “Yes, I am” “Are you Chinese? You look Chinese” “No, I’m Hmong” “What’s that? Is that short for Mongolian?” “No, we’re our own people” “She only got that because she’s Asian!” “She only understood that because she’s Asian!” “She only received a good grade because she’s Asian!” “No..I got, received, and understood because I worked hard to” I cannot tell you how many times I’ve heard these phrases and went through these dialogues in my life as an Asian American I’m not your regular, stereotypical Asian when it comes to intelligence. I’m not really that smart when it comes to academics and my skill in math is terrible. But I do strongly listen and obey to my parents and I have a talent in performing arts and music, I sing, I can write music, I’m learning how to play the piano and is planning to learn more instruments in the future plus I’m a very passionate and ambitious dancer. But I do not pursue these things because I’m Asian or my Asian parents forced me to because us Asians are known to be forced to do something our parents want us to do. I do these things because I want to not because I feel like it’s something an Asian should do, but because I WANT TO

[@alexagoogle1019]

When you look 'Asian' Ppl everywhere: Ni- Hao Me: Hi. Bonjour. Guten Tag. Namaste. Konnichiwa!

[@esrakalkan6914]

Alexa Google thats me everyday

[@reno8494]

But namaste means thanks

[@blizzbee]

Sawasdee Sabai-dee Chao

[@maithilid3431]

It doesn’t. Namaste is hello and dhanyavad is thanks

[@skippy3p172]

Kon’ichiwa*

[@lilyung3203]

I am 100% Asian and my grade in math is always F 😂

[@joelv.cariagaii3080]

Same

[@_Min__Min_]

As a chinese, same

[@cdsfbianca]

50% of being Asian :)

[@Askeladd.]

mb you are Pillipino or something?

[@starr2870]

feel u on another level omg

[@cstalconducts4590]

"Your asian?" "Yeah im Mongolian" "Oh is that in China or in Russia?" "Umm neither" "Oh okay your Chinese then" "...."

[@nomadictanker8100]

Its rare to see mongolians

[@st4rp0p]

@@nomadictanker8100 i was just thinking that

[@Looly2012]

LOL

[@Aikunle78]

I am in UK and once met a Mongolian girl living in the same govt apartment building. She was very pretty, polite and nice person. I was so mesmerized about her Chinese but also not so Chinese looks that I actually chatted her up, which is untypical because I am usually shy or super nervous about beauties!

[@kayzozo4338]

Сайн байна уу

[@hanhgilkun2217]

Me: I am Vietnamese Ppl: oh. Are u soldier in Vietnam War? Me: .... ok

[@fish7860]

Can relate.

[@daisyrice4777]

Hanh gilkun..I'm still cracking up..🤣

[@chrisharbour8366]

Vietnam is beautiful. I've been there twice to visit and it's hard for me as an outsider to believe the country was at war just one generation ago. It's just such a friendly place. Love the people. Love the food.

[@thaotran573]

Muốn chửi thề

[@hoaiphongto609]

:)))))

[@Michelle-nt4bz]

WHEN THEY ZOOMED INTO THE WHITE PEOPLE GJERHFANRWBGJF

[@coolaidsipper6154]

michelle what

[@coolaidsipper6154]

Duh they wanted to be accepted by" whites" the most but that's ok

[@coolaidsipper6154]

michelle because there most if America

[@lycesair1527]

LMAO

[@ira__s]

Why is that a problem? They are mostly American, and majority of Americans are white. Of course there is a lot of them in the audience. You should be happy that the audience was very focused and listening.

[@nkkad1047]

“Where are you from” Me: Nepal “So you are Indian right” Me: No I am from Nepal a country located in Asia between China and India “ Wait sos re you Indian or Asian” Me: TRIGGERED

[@sooshi6028]

oMFG FINALLY--

[@mlim6927]

yay a nepali person

[@user-tu1hn1nf9o]

Haha

[@arupastel]

goodness people need to understand that south asia is still in asia *facepalm*

[@krishagurung8393]

OMG a Nepali Army!

[@Life.in.Singapore]

Me Japanese living in America. Friend: “Can you say McDonald?” Me:”(Here comes..)Ma ku do na lu dooooo!!”

[@nagisa2659]

マクドナルド

[@Lily-gz3ip]

that was cute ndosksis

[@user-wy2gl1xw8k]

say refrigerator😂

[@chencincy9313]

"Are you Chinese?" "Yes" "Cool! Can you translate my name in Chinese?" ... ??? (Like wha..)

[@realadamshort]

I get asked that all the time

[@aidenlin9878]

i think they are thinking like harry potter and 哈利波特

[@deadaccountlol340]

ikr I’m Vietnamese and people ask me to do that all the time Like I dunno, can you translate my name into English?

[@majykaltime]

MsKogūshi LOOOOLLL IKR

[@leekenyon8705]

Humans are weak and pathetic and unworthy to even wash my feet.

[@littlegiantJ]

wow you rock, girl

[@littlegiantJ]

+brave truther you look so butthurted.. but that's alrigt, cus we have much higher IQ score- intelligence and also higher life style. you are getting what you deserve from the history, Caucasoid. maybe you could blame your ancestours lol farewell.

[@unclerandy398]

wtf he just said "you rock girl". No need to vent your irrelevant insecurities

[@yunejeebang4907]

That was the POINT of her speech. She had a low self-esteem BECAUSE she felt like being white was the default in society and that being anything else was wrong. I'm an Asian, and you can take my word that I've never heard anyone ask a white person "where are you really from". It's always "what's your ethnicity" or maybe even "where's your family from". The difference between the two situations is slight, but indicative of a greater issue. It's not just having a lack of knowledge, or not knowing everythng about Asians, as you said. The issue is that, on a grand scale, a majority of white people from white-dominated societies tend to make exclusive assumptions about Asians. That we are first generation, or even second generation immigrants. That we're intelligent or bad drivers or have tiger parents. I know that there is racism from all sides, but an unacceptable volume of unconscious racism comes from white people.

[@yunejeebang4907]

+seopthelittlegiant Your comment is racist in the least...as well as counterintuitive to the arguments made in the video. Higher IQ? Really? Maybe you're right, on a general consensus, but to use that statistic to insinuate racial superiority is an attack on the ideals of Americanism.

[@ulysesseulfric9760]

How do you know someone in video or comment demanded white people know everything????? what the time the girl say something like you described in video? show me, rumorer

[@natashazamin8718]

I am asian and i'm proud to be Asian.. If i were given options i would still choose to be myself as an asian girl.. 😊i love my skin colour i love asian language and asian food ..

[@chrisl7389]

I am proud for myself as Chinese!

[@Zulanderr]

you my friend have the right attitude to life.

[@Zulanderr]

Parker Westman many do. Many don’t. Whatever floats anyone’s boat is their own business. Also remember the confirmation bias that most “Asian” girls you might interact with, will much more be likely the kind of Asian girl that likes or prefers Caucasian guys. And remember there is a difference between find attractive and prefer.

[@alee6966]

Me too No matter how many lives I’m given, please just let me be this East Asian girl

[@AnhLe-tj5rd]

I am not proud to be asian

[@fahmidad.3616]

"Where are you from?" "Bangladesh" "Oh, I thought you were Spanish at first lol" *a couple days later(another person asking, in front of the previous person)* "What are you?" "...I'm Asian" "You're Asian??" "Yea...Bangladesh is in Asia" "Ohhh, I didn't even know that was a country"

[@lunasworld4077]

I feel bad our country doesn't get enough recognized

[@vidhiedits]

"a little bit American, a little bit Indian, and a whole lot of both." Is my new line to go introducing myself. You gave a lot of confidence to all nonwhites. I live in Utah which is a state with racial diversity and people often gaze at me when I go shopping or even volunteer. I felt super uncomfortable but now you made me feel it's not a big deal if you are an Asian.

[@user-po7zo6pf3l]

When I just got to America, my English wasn't so good that my English teacher said "don't worry you are not the only Asian" and the whole class laughed overly much.

[@roses9707]

That's such a shame. I kind of know what you mean, I'm generally the shy type and everyone just assumed I was an exchange student from India, just because of the color of my skin and the fact that I struggle with starting conversations. I was born and raised in New Jersey.

[@Slashplite]

I'm from Eastern Europe and they used to say that as well. Big deal. Just laugh and ignore it. When you grow up you won't know any of them.

[@musingsofajay387]

Im sorry your teacher was ignorant to how insensitive that was. I teach in Korea now, and I'm trying to give my students the confidence they need. Even if you have an accent, it already means you speak two languages. It's a good thing.

[@HanChinesemuslim]

When I just got to US,I knew my English was terrible,but they always say'ur English is So good',hmmm,liars...

[@user-po7zo6pf3l]

Lilian Angelia 14 ~ 15

[@mabelleth]

Amazing how an 18 yr old girl of my age can speak so well

[@AN-ou6qu]

Lol

[@AN-ou6qu]

Lolol

[@andrewhao2507]

yes she is very articulate. at 18 i still spoke in broken english!

[@pix_ie1142]

Me: I'm half Japanese "Omg you are?? SAY SOMETHING IN JAPANESE" Me, who hadn't learned how to say any sentences in Japanese at the time: :/

[@Yok_Knnn]

Nami ahhhhhhh you’re the best

[@sinisternightmare]

You should've just made up some gibberish on the spot. x´D Also - cool avatar! ;-D

[@ramonanaya6236]

When people ask i say I'm a human wtf are you???!!😂🙄🙄

[@wakkawakka2demo]

Giving a tedx talk at 18 must've taken so much courage. I'm in my late 20s and still grappling with how growing up an Asian American has shaped my life.

[@JehuDagohoy]

"Your English is so good." Uhm, thanks I guess?

[@mawlamyineinstitudeofphysi1508]

Why not? She is native speaker

[@saarahali2468]

Man I hope so I have been learning it for the past 11 or 12 years in school (I'm 16)

[@HotPepperLala]

@@mawlamyineinstitudeofphysi1508 read the quotations...

[@anushkasingh2834]

I hope so I've been learning it basically my whole life 😂

[@lesliechung8649]

Person: Are you from North Korea or South Korea??? What's the difference??? Aren't they the same thing??? Me:😒😒😒

[@alexandrial.5870]

leslie chung 🤦‍♀️ lacking common sense

[@mikepark1221]

My answer to white people on this question: South Korean. Are you Confederate or Union?

[@euniceong595]

Whoever thinks that must live under the rock ugh

[@juliadevney140]

I am Korean and I have an identical twin. Something we used to do in middle school is say one of us was from South Korea and the other was from North Korea people looked so lost and confused.They believed it until a teacher told them that it was impossible for that to happen.

[@euniceong595]

@@juliadevney140 lmao that's funny af

[@shuxinguan410]

"Are you Asian?" "Yes, I'm Chinese." "So you know how to speak Japanese?" "No, I do not." "What about Korean?" "No, I'm Chinese I speak Chinese."

[@rrosachinensis]

"Hey! where are you from?" "Asia" "So you're chinese?" "Im mixed" "Mixed? so like chinese-japanese?" "No, im mixed chinese-javanese--" "Ohh, so you're japanese" "..... im indonesian" "Wait- what's indonesia..n?" ".... Bali" "Oh! So you're from Bali!" "NO--"

[@someoneyouyearn]

i understand your pain dude

[@PriaGuy]

Oh is Bali that place in Australia? *visible frustration*

[@semipeachy]

_watches video:_ wow that was rlly inspiring and uplifting! _reads hate comments:_ ...my faith in humanity is long gone

[@tkagkrsus7627]

I'm Korean. I live in an european country and when i didnt mention that I'm from 'South' Korea when introducing myself, many people would ask 'so which Korea? North or South?'. In the beginning i used to get so frustrated and would explain how it wasnt possible for me to be there if i were north korean(it was pretty much impossible then since it was 2010 or so). Now i kinda gave up and would just go 'nah definately North i dug a hold underground and escaped to china' it's my greatest pleasure at the moment

[@andrewliu6592]

haha

[@wpar3890]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@connorcho8039]

I usually say I'm from both because if I don't, they ask "Is that the good one or the bad one?"

[@user-vm4xg1bf3q]

I’m half Korean and half British but ur spitting facts here😂😂 feels like everyone just gives up over time

[@lydiairianti]

Lol.

[@aiyoshida9557]

"I'm Japanese" "So you love anime and hentai things! I love it too!! Let's talk about them!" "Mmmmm..."

[@zhiqianwen]

wait, you dont?

[@realadamshort]

@@zhiqianwen I don't lol

[@78kurenai]

what??? I never got asked that... are you a male? That is so weird someone asked you that even if you were a male.... I know I always get "Nihao" or "Annyeonghaseyo" and this one person kept calling me Chinese no matter how many times I said I'm from Japan..... I kinda felt she didnt care enough to remember my race so why talk to me? I tend to ignore her unless she came up to talk to me... But yeah people does tend to bring up anime a lot... and expects me to know every single one.... I like them, but I don't watch every single anime and remember the past ones I watched from episode 1- whatever long it was.

[@sophielu6670]

It's good that Canwen shared her personal story and true feelings without telling the step-by-step guide to the audience. That made it less of a lecture, but more of a sharing. It's hard to imagine how complicated the immigrant and their children's life is in America and Canwen gave us a glimpse into it.

[@Path0ss]

I'm not aisan but I am persian/Irish . I have been accused of being a terrorist by the language I speak and the way I look. people don't think about what they say. I try not to let it get to me but it gets under my skin. I have lived in Ireland since I was 3 and I have developed an Irish accent. whenever I talk normally to anyone new I meet I am always asked "why are you faking an accent?" or "your not Irish!" and this is all due to the way I look. sometimes it pisses me off

[@Path0ss]

smelly taetae thank you. no one should have to deal with that ☺

[@woonko3300]

that's gotta be beyond annoying sorry to hear that :( don't take it personally they really got no clue about what they're saying. Sending virtual hug to you :D =

[@sara18391]

I'm Persian too, but I moved to England at the age of 13 and still have a bit of a foreign accent when I speak English even though it has been a couple of years since I've moved. and it's so annoying when some of my friends make fun of me for it ;( and there was a time in high school I was practically mocked daily and being told "you're so foreign" "shut up you're foreign" "I can't understand you speak English"

[@DD-zd6oe]

sarah k don't worry this will only happen in high school. Everyone will be more understanding by college

[@jaded8578]

You are technically Asian because Iran is in Asia.

[@beenarajeev172]

Me:I m Asian Person:No ur not, ur Indian Me:Well india is in asia Person:But asian is only china,japan,korea I m tired of this they always forget the fact that we Indians also live in the same continent as china,korea and japan which is Asia.

[@permafrost8894]

Ikr!

[@jasminebarro5307]

In fact there are 48 countries in asia. Lol

[@trash-ch8hp]

thank you

[@olas3943]

To be fair, India is not generally considered an "asian country", even if it is technically in asia. Like Russia.

[@salosoin]

@@olas3943 yes that's right, Indians could be classified as south asian, but i think saying that "I'm Indian" is the best option, Asians are called Asians because they have similar facial features and people find it difficult to exactly point out their origin/country so hence 'asian' is the easy way out for them. But us Indians do not look the same as Asians, we look like Indians so i don't think we need to tell that we're "asian", just say you're Indian maybe? Nothing wrong with that?

[@cassiestarr7893]

"Are you Asian?" "Yes." "Chinese?" "No." "Japanese?" "No." "Korean?" "No. "Then what the heck are you?"

[@tiffzeg6117]

CassieStarr Indian?

[@aidathetoon2476]

Kazakh? Ahahahah

[@ucanhnguyen3206]

I'm Vietnamese lol

[@zhaniyanurdanova7987]

@@aidathetoon2476 про нас никто не знает(

[@scout8855]

He- where are you from She- Removes sunglasses SHe- -_- He- Ohh got it😂😂

[@bendovergotnothingonme922]

Person: you're Chinese right? Other person: oh no, I'm actually Japanese Person: noooo you're definitely Chinese. I know Chinese konichiwaaaa!!! Other person: No I AM JAPANESE. And konichiwa is Japanese not Chinese. Person: so you're not Asian?

[@yes-ij1xg]

surya vikas i know right💀💀💀

[@revolutionevolutiondropint2552]

Love ur pic

[@linzihan]

So trueeee

[@sweetsugarhoneycandy5458]

those people...

[@Hillary_Official_1]

Those people.....

[@prabaviranchagoda5019]

Me: gets 99% on a math test i had been working towards for years Classmate: Uh thats only cause your an asian Me: 🙄🤨😔(Keeps mouth shut)

[@pjmsparkle5104]

No one: Other people : Hey MIYU you got no.1 on Science, math and English? Me: Yeah Them : of course you are half Japanese Me: .....

[@laxmijain3704]

So..is is true that people living in America or europe aren't good at anythig!! ??

[@user-sy1of6kd3p]

Mrs.Mochiksjksjksj 24 ضثقفسسق

[@ajtam05]

Mmm...prob shouldn't keep your mouth shut. That in-of-itself is part of the "problem" in America, but the explanation would get too deep. Because if you did voice your opinion, your words would have to strike them in the heart and head. That takes work and skill to deliver.

[@jadelina1530]

“Are you Asian or Chinese?” Me: *Blinks* (True story 😂)

[@__keeraa]

Person: Hi! Are you Korean? Me: yeah Person: OMG HaVE YoU mEt BtS? Wha-?

[@adamariebahian486]

Stranger: Are you Asian? Me: Yes. Stranger: So you speak Chinese? Me: No. Stranger: But you said you're asian. Me: I'm Filipino dude.

[@Lavista21]

stranger goes like: "isn't the same?") you: (in your head): I wanna smack him!

[@shaneruanto4747]

hahaha i feel you kababayan. !!!!!

[@adamariebahian486]

@@shaneruanto4747 hahah true. You just got those moments hahhahah

[@adamariebahian486]

@@Lavista21 hahahhaha! That's so truwe

[@jessiethegreat4734]

Filipinos are Asian

[@tiermax1629]

“Oh so where are you from?” “Oh I’m from Korea” “Oh no I heard you’re under really strict rules and laws there, if you wear shorts you’ll get executed right?” “No no, I’m from South Korea” “I also heard you guys eat dogs” “....” “I can speak a little bit of Korean” “Oh really?” “Yeah listen! Konichiwaaaa kawaii, Ni hao!” ....

[@TV-dk6wl]

@@LL-tc9wb ive never seen a single place that serves dog food i think i heard about it like once from my friends friend

[@rekaostouh6242]

앗씨..

[@shell7246]

The Kawaii makes me cringe everytime i hear it from that *one* white girl

[@user-xr7cu9nm3v]

literally the eating dogs thing might be the cringiest stereotype ive ever heard. correct me if im wrong, but isn’t eating dogs like an old thing china? like only 0.001% of the whole Chinese population still do it??

[@cSedx00022]

@@user-xr7cu9nm3v Eating dogs actually didn’t originate in China. In ancient times, people not just in China ate dogs. Yes, there are still some people in China who eat dogs, but luckily, it’s not common.

[@annahwang2223]

Person: “R u chinese?”, “You look chinese” Me: im not chinese Person: “Konichiwa?” 🤦🏻‍♀️ Tru story

[@brentshi1544]

All Asians look the same? Damn I wish I looked like Jackie Chan

[@ruiyangho5528]

Its not true

[@ExExplorer]

I am a Korean and I came to Canada when I was 6. I don't feel any pressure to fit in and everyone around me are eager to learn about my culture. I'm proud to call myself Korean-Canadian and to be living in a diverse community and country.

[@idontcare8857]

@@littlepieces4186 no its not. They're saying their experience. Dont put them down for it. Everyone experiences things differently.

[@idontcare8857]

@@littlepieces4186 same for the person that commented.

[@Shri100percent]

I'm glad your environment was conducive of such a mentality

[@brandon9327]

Dude, Canada is not the US, they aren’t as stereotypical as Americans😂

[@aleena158]

I think it was more because of the Korean wave?

[@yaell8155]

Not only was the topic interesting, but she was a very good oral speaker too!

[@AY-vs1tt]

I was totally moved by introducing yourself. Thank you to be brave. I believe it was not easy at all to stand in front of many people and talk to them about race. Bravo.👍

[@minami-cu8jx]

I’m a Japanese living in UK. I met a lot of people who say Ni-hao to me. At the first time, I felt that “I’m Japanese”, “Asian people don’t use same language, it’ s completely different.”…. But I realized that they are not discriminating me( of corse few people did have bad intentions), almost were friendly. They don’t realize what they don’t know it. Same here, I used to say hello when I met foreigner in Japan even though they were from France, Germany and Russia. I still can’t recognize where they’re from but just want to communicate and get along with them. It’s quite difficult for everyone not to have stereotype, but we need to recognize we are ignorance.

[@-zzz3838]

i hate math tbh. im 100% asian xd and im not that smart

[@erikshure360]

Cool story bro

[@knotforsail]

@Un-broken and victorious What's the point of the comment section?

[@knotforsail]

@Un-broken and victorious The guy is just basically giving his opinion regarding from the video. That is saying, not all asians like math. And that's why there's a reason for having a comment section. People may comment whatever they want to say, and I don't really think that he's considered as a masochist based on what you said.

[@wen_zexi7408]

and i see BTS =))))

[@sweetsugarhoneycandy5458]

same!!

[@chelsieliu3884]

Where are you really come from Earth?

[@qingli6142]

I am from 23 E 12th St, Happy?

[@haonansun6404]

Mars

[@argenus]

„You could call me an alien, in your kind of lexical words. More precise it would be, someone from another region. No not that kind of region on earth. Another dimension. I came to bring vengeance on humanity, because of them being a threat to all what I think is worth existing. For this I was transcend here before I was sealed away thousands of years ago. Now that I am here... wait what was your question again? Do you still want to know where I came from? It is a secret. If I tell you I may would need to eliminate you...“ *looks serious* I guess this is a way to answer as well... xD

[@corvid0]

My moms womb

[@97Kjf97]

Gang up bois

[@cindywarrington5799]

Be proud of your identity girl... keep that native roots, culture, values that fits you as a multicultural modern person. Appreciate your privilege of having that extra education, insights of multiple cultures and brighter future. I'm forever proud of telling people that I am Chinese, grew up in NZ. I have connections in both societies, that's my unique value compared to many.

[@rafaelagustin375]

"you're asian?" "Yeah I'm Filipino" "I thought you said you were asian?"

[@Xphaedos]

This made me want to cry, I've always felt this way about my ethnicity (Chinese) and I've never really known what to do. It was just nice to have someone say this all out.

[@billofjazz]

I really loved Xu Wen Can's presentation too. I was married to a Shanghai born woman of 47 (I was 54) whom I met in NM and for the next 29 years I tried hard to see the world we lived in through her eyes. That thinking led us to many discussions about what her new world looked and felt like. She appreciated my many attempts at showing her this new area of the planet as she advanced her knowledge of our way of life and language. That being said, Ping continued to spend her more happy times speaking Mandarin Chinese (Pu Tung hua) to her many Chinese speaking friends in the area. Best wishes and know that you are loved by people of many ethnicities and cultures.

[@Lee05Jan]

Maybe let’s just repopulate

[@andrew_li]

Asians really are the punch-bags of society. This talk (especially about the struggle to fit in) really resonated with me. Besides the strange stereotyping and expectations that west-born Asians have, I've also experienced some sort of racism wherever I went. I was born in the UK as a half Korean, and half Cantonese. I was frequently picked on since I was young. I remember the "Chinese, Japanese, look at me, money please" phrases that kids would casually do, and I would copy that and show it to my parents. Only realised how disturbing that is years later. I moved to South Korea and went to a public school for 2 years. Here I was picked on because I foreign. I didn't and couldn't understand so many things including the culture, language, etc. I couldn't even speak Korean at all and so couldn't defend myself. I then moved to an international school because my English was starting to die out. In Korea, Koreans think that "American" English is the one and only 'English' there is. So when I talked in a funny Northern Irish accent, people thought I was really bad at English. This also happened in the public school when the kids asked me to speak English. Anyhow I was still picked on because I did not fit in any group: the rich wealthy Asians or the completely foreign western kids. I adopted into an American-ish accent despite me never lived in the US. I then moved back to the UK. By then I was a messy mish mash of culture and identity so never really fit in. Edit: I suppose I wrote this when I was younger and trying to figure out my place and identity. I wanted to clarify that I am in no way ashamed of my heritage. I am very much proud to be Asian, be fluent in my mother's tongue and associate myself heavily with Korean culture. My years abroad was an experience that taught me so many things, and can safely say that it was 100% worth it. Edit 2: "stop being a cry baby victim blacks have it 1000 times worse", oppression isn't a competition. The point of my comment was that it's challenging for foreign born Asians to find a place of acceptance.

[@xinzhou9238]

give u a hug! So sorry for your experience. As a Chinese, I would say that I love the way English people and Ireland people are speaking soooooo much! That's sooo cool

[@stephaniej1604]

Andrew Li Actually, it's not that all Asians think only American English is the standard English, only Koreans have this weird obsession with American accent.

[@hihi0724]

Well, I am also Korean so I can say understand you a bit. Here, in South Korea, only a few people are not Asian, and that makes Korean with Asian DNA to think they're not one of Korean. But more people are being part of our culture, and the number of people engaging in this problem are increasing. I hope it gets better soon. And English. You're right. In Korea American English is the most popular English. Maybe there is some reason with historical issues like Korean War. Thankfully, we are accepting English with many cultures, like UK or Australia etc. In English subject of national college entrance exam(we called it Sooneung수능 in short of Korean name of it), there is a listening test. Long before, we can only hear American English from the speaker but nowadays your Northern Irish accents also came out. Actually the percent of your English is much more smaller than American English, but almost every people accept the change because we need a variety of English and they are saying it should be balanced. I am really sorry for your experience in here. But we are changing step by step for us and you guys. I hope you to come back to Korea and see the difference some time. (Sorry for bad English. Bottom words are the one that I want to say but couldn't because of language barrier... it was too high;( ) 따돌림을 받게 만든 건 정말 미안해요. 한민족이라는 이유로 너무 폐쇄적이었고, 지금도 그게 남아있는 건 사실이에요. 하지만 우리는 조금씩 '다른' 사람들을 받아들이고 있고, 또 그러려고 노력하고 있어요. 언젠가 한국에 들러 우리가 조금은 달라졌다는 걸 보여주고 싶어요. 당신이 언제 우리나라에 있었는지는 잘 모르겠지만, 적어도 지금은 어느 나라의 영어라도 영어로 받아들이고 있어요. 많이는 아니더라도 아주 조금은 발전한 모습이라 생각되어서 말씀드려 봅니다.

[@zczll4512]

Stephanie J Koreans are used to American English as they have been affected by U.S for a long time. They don’t have ‘ weird obsession’ lol. But I do think they do have certain stereotypes and their culture is quite uptight. For example, quite a lot of them would only pursuit one thing and reject the rest of the stuffs even if it is not wrong. I guess that’s why it’s a bit hard for me to live in Korea as I’ve lived in the UK for such a long time although I am Korean.

[@annelocked]

\(^○^)/ *hugg* It's okay, I feel you bro

[@yushikuang7877]

I was 3 years old when my parents immigrate to Canada. I define myself as french Canadian with native chinese origin. I do speak two chinese language fluently but I don’t read chinese characters. But I speak french all day and with no accent at all. Even chinese people are surprise when they heard me speaking a perfect cantonese. I can understand your identity search especially when you are going through your teenager phase...who doesn’t? Now that I’m 41, I believe that culture, values and your believe define who you are. Not you skin tone or your perfectly strait hair. My husband is a french canadian. But we share the same childhood souvenirs, same local taste or trend, same friendships, same icones, etc. I have much more in common with him than any mainland chinese people of my age. Your genetic define your looks but doesn’t dictate your lifestyle. Yes you are in between native American and native Chinese, and girl be proud of who you are! You are just unique ! Don

[@thyanhnguyen5056]

"A little bit American, a little bit Chinese, and a whole lot of both."

[@Teasrkive]

" you are asian righr?" "Yeah?" "Bur you don't look asian" "Well..maybe bc i'm from iran" "So you are arab?" "Eh..no?" "Oh..okey one last question do you speak asian or islam??" " i-"

[@btsaremybaes9115]

OMG THATS SOO TRUEEEE

[@chinares]

What should I say they don’t even know that Armenia is in Asia🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@rubenhaug3978]

@@chinares I would guess most people probably haven't even heard of Armenia considering its truly minimal output into world affairs. Bottom line, Armenia is a tiny country, no one really cares about Armenia to begin with.

[@chinares]

Lmao Zedong I know you are right but I didn’t mean that I meant if they even know about my country many of them think it’s in Europe

[@rubenhaug3978]

@@chinares It wouldn't surprise me considering Armenia's relative cultural similarity with other European countries. But most importantly, Armenia was part of the Soviet Union, and when people think of the Soviet Union, they think of Russia. And since Russia is in Europe, it isn't all that surprising how people would draw the parallel between Armenia and Europe.

[@lordsaishu9157]

I realized she's just a normal Chinese-American when saying 'orange chicken'.

[@elizabethhuang8450]

Jesus, how many times can you listen to a pretentious ABC talk about connecting to their roots through "Chow Mein" and "orange sauce" before you lose your mind? 重庆火锅 all the way; maybe I can numb my mouth hard enough to wipe my brain.

[@lordsaishu9157]

I did not lose my mind at all lol, this is just a classic ABC stereotype, I'm so used to it.

[@simw5637]

Yeah... Being in China all my life I've never heard of such thing here.........The first time I heard anything about orange chicken was from an American TV show. And so are the lucky cookies, we actually don't have those things here. I assume that it was the early immigrants who invented those.

[@remifan6891]

Simiao Wong I KNOW RIGHT fortune cookies r American and Orange chicken only became made in China over the past few years because of the popularity of it in America

[@lllxcl]

你头像好可爱呀 (///u///)

[@aryachouksey3548]

"Are you asian?" "yeah im indian" "oh so you must be really smart" *me having a D in math"

[@ily5369]

thats bad lol😂

[@mikadoseesawwannabe823]

same

[@hanil77]

love this, and relate to it so much...thank you for your bravery in speaking such truth and shedding light on this!!

[@A7E_]

"Are you Chinese?" "No, I'm Bolivian."

[@JoseLopez-uy7wr]

jajaja😂

[@brentshi1544]

I CAN'T EVEN- HOW IN THE WORLD DOES SOMEONE FROM BOLIVIA(which is close to Chile, correct me if I'm wrong) GET CONFUSED WITH AN East Asian XDDDD

[@A7E_]

@@brentshi1544 you're right we are next to Chile. Bolivia is almost 50% indigenous so that would mean half of the people here have indigenous features. Which also means that some of us have features that resemble Eastern Asians.

[@irltrash6004]

"Are you Asian?" Me: "Yes" "What kind of nese are you?" Me: "What?" "You know: Chinese, Japanese, Koreanese..." Me:( /ಠ ͜ʖಠ)/

[@octave11thpianist58]

"I'm not any type of knees."

[@Kyrmana]

@@octave11thpianist58 You're the bee's knees 😎

[@octave11thpianist58]

@@Kyrmana 👏👏👏

[@woxseok8371]

koreanese omg

[@user-pj7ur2pk4t]

nah those eyes are too big. /s