A young boy asked, "Mr. Andy, you no speak Chinese?"
To which I responded "no."
His reaction?
"But your face like the Chinese!"
Yes. My face is like the Chinese.
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As an ABC Asian working in Flushing, there's a misconception that I speak the language of my ancestors. I'll often shrug and point them over towards a direction to someone who can actually help them. After nine months of not speaking a word of Chinese in my pre-k class, a child takes notice and begins to ask questions.
A young boy asked, "Mr. Andy, you no speak Chinese?" To which I responded "no." His reaction? "But your face like the Chinese!" Yes. My face is like the Chinese.
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