I wish you the best in the future. And may we put all the pains and bad memories behind us and walk out to be a better person. After all, we are all connected in this world regardless of our skins and background..

I hope your experience in Hawaii have made you a stronger and better person in the world. I know my experience have made me a better person and stronger person. But that doesn’t mean my children will turn out that way. I really don’t want the bitterness in their heart to ruin a person’s life and future.

However for me is different, almost anywhere I go in the U.S, I will face racism just by being Asian. Alabama, Ohio, Idaho, Texas, you name it..The only state that I can probably walk outside without being shot is probably California. So you tell me what should I do?

I am not trying to compared your situation vs mine, nor to say your situation is no big deal. In general, I hate racism and racism is counterproductive. I see a lot of good people and bad people, and they are not related to your race or gender. There are good White or Asians and there are bad White or Asians. I look at specific person. And I try to contain my angers and not let my angers bias my view.

I hate the fact that Asians are being prorraited as either Nerdy guys or Kung fu fighters in the mainstream TV. I hate that fact that Asians are only secluded in the engineer field in the work force even though many of them are very articulate and have leadership skills.

Even though blacks face discrimination, but at least they have been accepted by the public as Americans. If you see an Asian guy on the street, would you even considered them as Americans even though they lived here for 3 generations?? When you see our constitution stated that all men are created equally….how is that make me think.

Racism is a topic that I can talk about for whole day. But it is not something that I want to talk about too much. It stirred up too much pains in my heart when I talk about it. I just wish this world can be a better place. People can spread Loves instead of hates to each others.

I read your article and I applaud the fact that you have gained a broader perspective in your life about racism. And the experience of being minority for the first time in your life.

I will have a son by the end of this year and I really want him to grow up healthy. I hate to look into his eyes one day and see the pains in a little child’s face..Daddy, can you tell me why they are treating me differently in School? or daddy can you tell me why they throw stuff at me for no reasons, or call me names?? Such feeling of inferiority complex would probably haunt him for rest of his life…

I know they were insignificant.

If you had truly read the article to the conclusion, you would have read that these small experiences (which I indeed recognize as insignificant in the grander scope of racism around the world) gave me a deeper respect for those who face racism every day.

“To supplant yourself in a completely alien world, to learn new languages, to adjust to new customs, and to do it in the face of racism is a monumental challenge and one worth applauding….having seen the tiniest glimpse of what it is to be on other side of racism has given me all the more respect and admiration for the courageous few. It is an inspiration and to them I say “hurrah” and “thank you”.

Those are my words from this post in case you missed it the first time.

So to you Jeff, despite the fact that you didn’t truly read my post before coming to conclusions (kind of smacks of racism, doesn’t it????), I still stay “thank you”.

It is hard here in Alabama. So many people are just so uneducated and have never seen an Asian guy before. I am constantly being mocked, constantly getting physically abused. Many nights, I have thought about ending my life. But through prayers, I have grown stronger..If god really exist, please ask him to stop racism. I see the beauty in every culture. However, the media and propaganda have portrait Caucasian are the race that are superior. Other races are just inferior. How many heros in the movies are minority? There are just so much angers inside me toward White people due to years of suppressions. I am praying every night that I can forgive you guys, I pray to god for give me a courage to stand up for what I believe, the basic equality of human beings.

Now if you are in my shoes, what would you do? Run away? My families are in Alabama. My grandparents opened a restaurant here 50 yrs ago. I want to move to California where less racism exist.

Your experience in Hawaii is just insignificant when you compared to what Blacks or Asians have experienced in this country..for over 100 yrs..

Please don’t complain the small pains that you feel, my pains is 100 times more than yours. Believe me, majority of Hawaians are very respectful toward other cultures. After all, we are just human beings. We need to respect each others

Go read the book “From a Native Daughter” by Haunani-Kay Trask before accusing the Hawaiians.