Why Do We Look Like Being Called Asian-American

In the film The House of Suh, there wasn’t really anything about calling anyone Asian or Oriental. But out of the film, the isle at the grocery store that carries Asian food are called Oriental, which is a good example of Asians being referred to as Oriental. Oriental means of the orient or east; eastern. I don’t feel like being called Asian or Oriental is a bad thing, the only difference is Oriental is a little outdated. I wouldn’t recommend calling anyone from Asia Oriental though, It just doesn’t seem to fit our time now. The bad name that Asians were called were Chink, slant eye, gook Nip zipperhead according to an article from the LA Times. There are similarity with how Asians look like, but if we really pay attention to individual’s faces we would

I do believe that that their are some individuals that are more aware and don’t think that way. If I use myself as an example, I pay attention more on how people really look like, if I’m not sure sometimes I ask. I know how it feels to be confused with other race, at times it makes me mad, so I am more careful on calling others what they are not. Another example would be my stepdaughters, they are white and when they were little everyone thought they were twins just because of their similar haircut and their blond hair. But they were two years apart and looked nothing alike. So yeah, I see how people can make mistake by just taking a glance at individuals and just assume things. Being aware more of others makes a whole lot of difference on not making mistakes. I still think it’s hard to separate Asians or Latinos from their own race, but being who I am I just ask. The people I usually ask do not get offended, because of how I ask them. They just know I’m curious and just don’t want to make the mistake. I think that most groups or race can clearly discern a different race from their own immediately by being around