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Asian Life

June 28, 2012
By Anonymous

Life as an Asian is wonderful





if you don't mind having lots of brothers and sisters, grandmas and grandpas in one house.
If you don't mind having parents who believe that physical punishment is the way to go Having bruises now and then that it doesn't bother you.
Life as an Asian is wonderful





if you don't mind having to live up to high standards every day and study for several hours. if you don't mind everyone expecting you to be a genius at math










always getting straight A's.
Life as an Asian is wonderful





if you don't mind people expecting you to know martial arts











doing crazy flips









if you don't mind people assuming the Asian guy down the block is your cousin or brother.
Life as an Asian is wonderful





if you don't mind people thinking your home country is China and think you know Chinese.





Hearing people walk pass and bow with their hands clasped and saying





"Ching Chong Ling Long"





People calling you savages of the jungle

having people drive by and yelling



"Go go back where you came from"
Being called a c**** everyday as you walk your little siblings to school





telling them to have pride in our race and never forget our roots.
Life as an Asian is wonderful




if you don't mind people pulling the corner of their eyes saying








"Chinese, Japanese, look at those dirty knees"

if you don't mind racial slurs






hoping you can protect your younger siblings from the racial world.









The life of an Asian is hard
But I wouldn't have it any other way.


The author's comments:
It's what i feel.

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