My Asian Privilege

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March 2021 Update: In the wake of the Asian American hate crimes, I wrote a partner piece to this article: My Heartache as a Model Minority: an Asian Female in San Francisco

I am a racist. I grew up in a racist culture and I am actively working on becoming an anti-racist. For most of my life, as a female I’ve been aware of sexism and I am an active feminist. Yet as an Asian, I’ve been lucky to not experience much racism towards…