Asian-Americans Share Their Racism Stories After Journalist is Told to ‘Go Back to China’

Asian-American netizens have shared their experiences following a journalist’s story of racism posted over the weekend.

On Sunday, New York Times editor Michael Luo posted an open letter to the woman who told his family to “go back to China.”

The Asian-American journalist recounted his experience as they were going for lunch one day:

“We had just gotten out of church, and I was with my family and some friends on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. We were going to lunch, trying to see if there was room in the Korean restaurant down the street.”

He then shared the racist encounter:

“You [the woman] were in a rush. It was raining. Our stroller and a gaggle of Asians were in your way… But I was, honestly, stunned when you yelled at us from down the block, ‘Go back to China!'”

Luo confronted the woman, who, in response, threatened to call the police.

The journalist eventually walked away, but tension remained as he heard:

“Go back to your fucking country.”

Supporters came to sympathize after Luo’s post, with many sharing their own racist experiences over Twitter:

@michaelluo Ching Chang Chong Cho as I was walking out of a Wells Fargo in Chino Hills, CA. #thisis2016

— Jason Chan (@jasonmarkchan) October 11, 2016

@michaelluo “What’s your background? I can’t tell because of your accent”. My family’s been here since the 1800s. #thisis2016

— Justin Wong (@jmnwong) October 11, 2016

“Where are you from?”
Chicago.
“No really, where were you born?”
M’F’er, my mother gave birth to me IN CHICAGO.#PerpetualOther #thisis2016 https://t.co/FXBqiKNTNu

— e.ahn (@ahnfire) October 10, 2016

At my 15 yr olds HS, after she introduced herself, a white girl said “No your name can’t be Skye, it’s Ching Chong Oh!” #thisis2016

— Ellen Oh (@ElloEllenOh) October 10, 2016

@michaelluo After arguing with a man for cutting in line at Disneyland his retort “At least I was born here!”

— Patrick Nakagawa (@BenevolentRonin) October 11, 2016

@michaelluo Lyft driver insisted Sofia isn’t my real name bc I’m Chinese & kept asking what my Chinese name is. Don’t have one! #thisis2016

— Sofia Nguy (@sofianguy) October 11, 2016

@michaelluo Them: Where are you from? Me: I’m from New York. Them: No, where are you really from? Me: I’m really from New York. #thisis2016

— Alan Ng (@mruvula) October 10, 2016

@michaelluo was hit by a shopping cart and told to, ‘Speak English’ in Target, after being overheard speaking in Cantonese. #thisis2016

— angloyankophile (@angloyankophile) October 10, 2016

I have been asked, sometimes in all seriousness, whether I was “the guy from Hangover,” (sorry @kenjeong) or Jackie Chan.(pt 1) #thisis2016

— Dean Chang (@dchangnyt) October 11, 2016

At the GOP Convention:

Woman: “Are you with the Asian media?”
Me: “No, I’m with NY1 in New York City.”
Woman: “Is it Asian?”#thisis2016

— Reena Diamante (@reenajade) October 11, 2016

Luo isn’t alone, apparently.

Last week, Fox News received flak for airing a segment on “The O’Reilly Factor,” where host Jesse Waters spit racial insults to the Asian community in New York, coating them as comedy.