I think we all go through the same thing.
So, sure, at certain points in my life I’d be lying if I said it didn’t bother me. But now, as I’ve gotten older, it became something where it became an opportunity for me to take pride in my background and let people know I’m of Korean descent and I wanted to tell people that I was of Korean descent.Usually when they ask me that I say, “I’m Filipino, but I was born and raised here,” and that’s always been my response. So I am Canadian and kind of avoid the second question.
Like, I don’t know if it’s used against me. So I’m not sure. But I’ve been fortunate to create my own credibility with my resumé coaching the provincial team and national team. And now, head coaching at the university level, I kind of use it as fuel to say, “You know what, if they’re gonna use stereotype and race against me, then I’m just gonna work harder and fuel that fire elsewhere.
I’m not one to stay quiet and, if anything, I think this past year and a bit has told us that we can’t stay quiet. We’ve got to break the silence and make it heard and support those who need support, and call out those who need to be called out. It’s always been my mindset and my attitude.Rallies and vigils as part of the Stop Asian Hate movement appeared across North America in recent weeksAnger, sadness, shock, disappointment.
Rogers loung_s You know your chairman thinks it’s ok to go to Florida during a pandemic and hang out with despots who promote the very thing you are advocating against ....
Rogers loung_s Wonder what the Rogers family thinks of Asians?
Rogers loung_s The irony of your boss hanging out with Trump
Rogers loung_s So woke…🙄
Rogers loung_s The head of Rogers hangs out with white supremacists
Rogers loung_s
Rogers loung_s Hippocrates! The chair of the board is standing with the guy who calls it “China” flu and is single handedly responsible for the massive increase in asianhate
loung_s Asian hate is wrong. StopAsianHate AsianLivesMatter
loung_s Stopwhitehate
loung_s IMO the media, as usual, is pushing this issue.
loung_s Everyone should is a victim..
loung_s What about StopWhiteHate? Seems to be excepted then other ethnicities. Why not just say stop all hate? And stop lumping people into groups..