My Perceived Identity Essay

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thinksI am primarily defined by my Asian identity. I am an immigrant from China, so naturally the first thing people think about me when they see me is that I am a Chinese-American. Of course, when I lived in China, this was not a part of my perceived identity. People just saw me as "normal" in respect to my ethnicity. But that does not mean that people did not prejudge me, even when I was the same race and culture as my fellow classmates.

I am very tall (5'9) so people would often ask me if I was a model. 5'9 is tall for any woman, but particularly in China. Because of my height, I always stood out. Worse, my growth spurt happened in middle school, so I looked very different from my classmates. I appeared to be much older than I actually was and people would often treat me as if I was older.

Even in America, people make judgments about me solely based upon my height and appearance. Because I am skinny as well as tall, they often ask if I am a model, even though I have no interest in modeling or fashion. They also ask me if I play basketball, which I do not. I am not even a fan of basketball as a spectator.

What is perhaps most amusing is that people assume I am good at math. Math is my least favorite subject in school and I am terrible at it! But simply because I am Asian, people assume I am good at math and love the subject.

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I have even noticed in math classes that teachers are sometimes surprised that I am not innately good in the subject.

I am very quiet and shy and do not talk much so people often make assumptions about me that I am aloof, stuck-up, or perhaps even not very intelligent. However, once I get to know people, I am able to open up and talk more freely and people realize that I have a very important inner life not visible from the outside.

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If someone could live in my skin for a day, they would experience / know / learn / see that I am not primarily defined by a single physical characteristic (such as my tallness) or the fact I am Asian but rather that I am a complex person with many different attributes not visible to the naked eye. For example, I am a very sensitive person who is very interested in relationships. I am a very caring person who is very invested in the people around her. That is why I love movies, books, and television programs centered on relationships rather than math.

People also assume that because I am skinny….....

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