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| Photo credit to Robin Lubbock/WBUR |
A while ago I met with a mom friend in a Thai restaurant. While being seated, her 7-year-old exclaimed loudly, “Whoa, there are lots of Chinese people in here!”
Embarrassed, my friend hushed her child and apologized to me. But the boy continued, “What’s the matter? There are surely a lot of—”
The mother silenced her son with a “you’re in trouble” look. I told the boy, “Actually this is a Thai restaurant, and many people here are probably Thai.”
“What’s the difference? They are all the same.”
I explained to the confused boy that while all Asian people might look very similar in many Western eyes, Asian and/or Asian American is actually a very diverse group...
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