These kinds of remarks did not go away. During Gator Growl the past two years, Asian Americans were portrayed as the primary beneficiaries of Hooked on Phonics and Samurai fighting in the library. I couldn't believe my own school was mocking me. This especially hurt coming from another minority group that knows about prejudice. Comments and derogatory questions are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to racism against Asian Americans.
Hate crimes occur far to often, although they are ignored by the media.
Few Asians are given roles on television or film, and when they are, they are typecast as martial artists or sex kittens. Asian Americans are stereotyped as the model minority. This restrictive perspective denies acknowledgment of Asian Americans living on the street, on welfare or teens getting pregnant, dropping out of school or joining gangs. Asian Americans are indeed American. What most people don't know is that the first Asians were brought to America in the 1500s.