Negotiating the Hyphen in Asian-American

[yuiyoshida]

When I wake up in the morning and look at myself in the mirror, I do not see an Asian face. I see me. I see Amy.

It’s not until I step outside and interact with others that I am forced to realize: I am an Asian female, and I look different.

For example, just the other weekend, I was out with five other friends who were also Asian. As we were entering a restaurant, a woman stopped us to ask: “Are you all part of an Asian thing?” (True story.)

http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/11/negotiating-hyphen-in-asian-american/