Task 3

The speaker discusses the frustration they feel about how people perceive their cultural identity as an Asian. They are tired of hearing stereotypes and assumptions about their race, such as being asked if they eat dogs. These comments can make people feel ashamed of their background and heritage. The speaker recalls feeling ashamed of the food their mom packed for school because someone said it smelled weird. They believe many others have had similar experiences. They mention seeing hate and disrespect towards a girl eating balut on social media. They express hope for a future where discrimination is eliminated and everyone feels loved. Welcome back to my blog. On today's episode, I will look closely at things that frustrate me about how people perceive my cultural identity. To me, the thing that makes me most confused and frustrated is when facing other people's assumptions and stereotypes about my race as an Asian. I'm tired of hearing people saying, do you eat dogs? Or is there anything you don't eat? When seeing us eating something unique to our culture, it is very disrespectful and can make others feel ashamed of their background, heritage, and identity. I remember feeling extremely ashamed of the foods my mom packed for school when I was younger, simply because a person just came up to me and said that my food smelled weird. I believe these experiences were not subjective. It is rather an experience that I've found many facing. In fact, just this evening when I was surfing on social media, I found this girl eating balut. I never anticipated such hatred and disrespect when I saw the comments being filled with people shaming the food she was eating. Personally, it's such a shame that even when society is modernized, people still find a way to foster discrimination. In the future, I hope that no other Asians will face this type of pain anymore as we create a healthier society where everyone is loved and feels loved. For more UN videos visit www.un.org