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Hi,

Thank you for writing about this topic. Discrimination against asian-americans really interests me because I have an asian mother who faces micro-aggression daily, especially because she works in academia and still has a strong accent. To share a little about her experiences as a first generation asian-american, often times, people will not take what she says seriously and often questions her intelligence. In addition, growing up, she was often mistaken for my maid due to my fair complexion in comparison to her. I think that talking about micro-aggression is very important because people lack the knowledge to understand what it is and how it effects people in their day-to-day lives. Due to the daily micro-aggression my mother received, it made her feel and believe that she has very little worth in comparison to others and does not deserve the praise and awards she receives. I think that you did a beautiful job discussing the problems and obstacles that asian-americans face and lets people know of how difficult it can be to be a minority in north america.