This Is A Topic That We Discussed In My School. A Girl In My Class (who Was White) Asked The Question.

This is a topic that we discussed in my school. A girl in my class (who was white) asked the question. "Why is it offensive to tell someone 'oh your English is really good'." And at the time I really didn't not know what to say to her. I knew it was offensive. I would get offended by it if somebody said that to me or to my parents. But I couldn't figure out why.

After a lot of thinking over the weekend I finally realized. And this post and article further articulate that.

By telling us "oh your English is very good!" It implies that you did not expect it to be. You expected that we didn't belong here. That you expected us to be an "other"

Maybe you didn't mean it. Maybe you genuinely thought it was a compliment. But that's not the way it is taken.

"Where are you from?" From -----. "No, where are you really from?" or "What are you?".

While it doesn't really hurt me when I'm asked, those words are a constant reminder in the back of my mind that I don't fully belong in the place where I grew up in most of my life. It's microagressions like these that add to the feelings of being seen as "perpetual foreigners". Those are the words that really hit the spot from Eric Nam's Time article. On top of that, the model minority myth on Asians that has been ingrained in our families for generations is a mindset that hurts us more than it uplifts us.

To be seen as foreigners in the same place where they told us to be good examples and to set the standards of success among minority groups is like being invited to the table but being told to stay in our spot and to stay silent.

As the model minority, we were told to get an education, to work hard, and to have successful careers in order to achieve the American Dream. My Filipino mom, aunts, uncles, and cousins became the doctors and nurses you see in the frontlines battling the pandemic. Did you know that 16% of nurses in the U.S. are immigrants and a third of those, the largest group, are Filipinos? There's so many of us as nurses that we've become the backbone of many healthcare facilities around the world. There's the big stereotype for Filipino children to follow their parents'  footsteps of becoming nurses (sorry mom!). Yet, achieving this American Dream is not enough for us to be seen as "true Americans". We are hailed as essential workers, but at the end of the day we are still called "kung-flu" or "Chinese virus".

I've faced racist remarks and microaggressions my whole life to that it's just numbing. Numbing to the point it feels normal and jokes doesn't hurt me when it should. And this certain rhetoric didn't start just now. It's been growing since the start of the pandemic. Being afraid of going to places, I remember expressing to my friends my worries of possibly being targeted during a Europe trip we planned last year (the trip never happened). The Filipina woman attacked in NYC hits close to home, as I think about my own mom who also go on walks to church, and my relatives and friends who live in NYC. This past week my parents went on a mini roadtrip by themselves and I was honestly worried for their safety.

I'm thankful to be around people who condemn these hateful actions and express the same sentiments I do. But there are those not fortunate enough to have that support system. What really helps is to listen, to educate yourself, to donate, and to amplify and advocate. I'm not here to tell you what to do but the progress starts when we all decide to step up.

Any recipe can be a kid-friendly recipe if your kid would stop being a little BITCH Stacy

I’m so sorry it’s disorganised but this is the best I can do before they take away our WiFi

Edit: Alright so slight connection and update. The military’s gonna be in power for one year now? And I don’t know that’s just disgusting honestly. Also by the way the pictures I have posted in this post are from Twitter written by someone not me. By disorganised I meant I didn’t have the time to arrange the pictures in order because my WiFi got taken away. Unfortunately, I do not know the name of the account who wrote this as I was in a hurry to post this so yes 😔

On one hand... a shit ton of artists, especially artists of color got snubbed at the grammys.

On the other hand... In the Heights trailer

Also on the other hand... Oscar Nominee Steven Yeun

I know this is gonna sound ridiculous but here me out

The BTS universe shows parallels to Spring Awakening

The TXT universe shows parallels to DHMIS

If y’all wanna know the true power of hate, just remember that Alan Turing, the breaker of the enigma code in WWII, was driven to suicide by being forced to undergo chemical castration as a punishment for his homosexuality.

Historians say he saved 14 to 21 million lives.

I’d also like to say in the time we studied WWII in school, the history textbooks never mentioned him. I had never heard of the guy until I watched “The Imitation Game” which I 110% recommend you watch if you haven’t.Alan Turing was a blessing to humanity who saved (once again) 14 to 21 million lives, and he is left out of history because he was gay.

And this is just one example?? So many brilliant and heroic people are left out of history because of their race, their gender, their sexuality, their religion, and it’s just because some bigots in positions of influence get to decide what parts of history are remembered.