Throughout my life, I’ve been told that no one was going to advocate for me, except for myself. Whether it was in classes or when applying for jobs, I would hear the same advice: that the only way I could make it far is if I decided to fight for my future. At the time, it sounded motivational, as in we should never give up and refuse to be ignored, but looking back now, it seemed to do more harm than good in the long run. This idea that we had no one willing to support us and instead, had to do everything ourselves grew in the back of every Asian-American’s mind, through both the words of those around us and our own personal experiences. Eddie Huang, in the first chapter of his memoir “Fresh off the Boat,” had a firsthand experience with that…show more content… For my final project, I wanted to talk about one of my high school experiences, in which someone I knew made racist comments to me. At the time, I thought he was my friend, and even though he was Chinese, I assumed that Asians stuck together no matter what. Since there was a large population of us at my high school, I thought that wherever I went, Asians would have each other’s backs. I never expected to be the subject of racist comments by another Asian, and because it was so surprising to me, it just became “minor feelings.” I couldn’t do anything about it and just ignored it, but in hindsight, it was indicative of a deeper issue. The idea that everyone is there for themselves and there is no Asian community because everyone is so focused on their own individual goals. Without non-Asians in the mix, different races of Asians can attack each other. If you stay in one race of Asians, they would probably attack from the inside as well. No matter where you go or how narrow you make your group, there will always be people who want to succeed by breaking down those around
