Photo by Tony the Misfit
By Joy Wong
All my life, I have had an unexplainable aversion to large groups of Asian Americans. For instance, when my husband Will wanted to check out a dumpling food truck that was swarming with Asian Americans, I felt a strong inner reluctance to approach that crowd. Another example — when I first started college, I initially felt a repulsion to the Asian American campus fellowship. Most of the time, I attributed this reaction to my introverted tendencies — but why the aversion to Asian Americans in particular?
It’s only recently that I’ve begun to unpack this strange reaction. (more…)
