I was never called a yellow fruit, no, but was always seen as slightly different. I went from being the most Asian person in the room to, by far, the very least.

Quiet Asian kid. Someone called me that while I was in university in Canada. I'm introverted, yes. I'm Asian, of Chinese descent, yes. But I hate that stereotype.

In the US, I was a dorky geek. I had almost no social life, few friends, but perfect grades. There, I could justify my lack of social grace with “intelligence”.

“No, where are you really from?” Why is it that white people immediately assume that if you don’t sport blue eyes and blond hair that you’re from another country?

Some are content to establish that they are different thus special. But are we to let our DNA, which we have no control over & contribute nothing to, define us?

I don’t think Western guys attract more Asian girls because they’re white, but I do think the lack of audacity puts us at a disadvantage when it comes to women.

Which one of these 9 women is the foreigner? Chinese-Australian Monica Tan on being in China looking Chinese but with horrifyingly Australian accented Chinese.