Mary WS

Mary WS

Mary WS
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Seeing I’s

Will I fit in?

A Chinese-American expat returns home

Nov 24, 2022

Mary WS
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Seeing I’s

What’s so bad about looking Chinese?

At the end of June, I wrote a post in Seeing I’s titled “You look so Chinese”, a comment I’d often heard from my mother. The story was…

Sep 16, 2021

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#StopAsianHate

You Look So Chinese!

Can a person look more, or less, Chinese? Apparently I can.

Jul 9, 2021

Jul 9, 2021

Mary WS
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Seeing I’s

“They all look alike”

A refugee’s perspective

Jun 15, 2021

Mary WS
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Seeing I’s

I tried to hide from my race

Now I’m trying to find it

Jun 6, 2021

Mary WS
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Seeing I’s

It’s Time!

I watched as an Asian woman walking on the sidewalk in Manhattan was knocked to the ground in broad daylight by a man who came out of…

May 29, 2021

Mary WS
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Seeing I’s

Contributions Welcome

My hope is that Seeing I’s will become a forum of discussion for anyone interested in the immigrant experience. If you have thoughts or a…

Jun 27, 2021

Mary WS
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Seeing I’s

A “typical” American

My Statement

May 28, 2021

May 28, 2021

Mary WS
in
Seeing I’s

Why This Blog?

This blog is about what happens when people leave their homes and become Immigrants. We emigrate for different reasons, but what all…

May 28, 2021

Mary WS
in
Seeing I’s

Who am I?

I am the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants. My father was nine years old when he got on a boat in Guangdong to join his father…

May 28, 2021

Will I fit in?

A Chinese-American expat returns home

What’s so bad about looking Chinese?

​​At the end of June, I wrote a post in Seeing I’s titled “You look so Chinese”, a comment I’d often heard from my mother. The story was…

You Look So Chinese!

Can a person look more, or less, Chinese? Apparently I can.

“They all look alike”

A refugee’s perspective

I tried to hide from my race

Now I’m trying to find it

It’s Time!

I watched as an Asian woman walking on the sidewalk in Manhattan was knocked to the ground in broad daylight by a man who came out of…

Contributions Welcome

My hope is that Seeing I’s will become a forum of discussion for anyone interested in the immigrant experience. If you have thoughts or a…

A “typical” American

My Statement

Why This Blog?

This blog is about what happens when people leave their homes and become Immigrants. We emigrate for different reasons, but what all…

Who am I?

I am the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants. My father was nine years old when he got on a boat in Guangdong to join his father…

At the end of June, I wrote a post in Seeing I’s titled “You look so Chinese”, a comment I’d often heard from my mother. The story was…