Through her prospective

  Lightbulb moment When it happened, I realized, My culture is amazing! My people are amazing! We do some interesting things! Things that keep us close to our religion and culture.   Sometimes, even I am learning what everything means The language will be lost if not used, it’s already happening Religion has divided our people But when it comes down to it, we try to help one another   We are natural migrators So coming to the US after the Secret war, Was no new thing A scary thing, but not new We have over and over assimilated to Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam When casted out by mother China.   Still we thrived to make it across the great oceans We carry what we could on the backs of our grandmother and if lucky enough, Our grandfathers

  Stereotypical Be smart, like them Be meek and quiet, like them Be hard working and appreciative, like them Be good at math, like them Be good at science, like them   Must have a heavy foreign accent, like them Must enjoy anime, like them Must eat weird foods, like them Must love to karaoke, like them Must be a bad driver, like them   Be weak and soft spoken, like them Be bullied, like them Be honorable, like them Be addicted to gambling, like them Be rich, like them   Must know martial arts, like them Must have relatives overseas, like them Must love noodles, like them Must eat rice every day, like them Must bow as greeting, like them

(Note: Excuse any typo's or syntax errors. This was my way of dealing with the anxiety of whats been happening around us. So I do apologize if it sounded more like a rant) Lately, I have been feeling many different emotions. Emotions that can make one either feel very lost, or very angry. The last time I had so many bursts of emotions running through me, I had a very scary anxiety/panic attack while driving. It was the scariest thing I have ever felt. Anyone who knows me knows how calm I usually am. That was the Summer of 2019, after I had taken my Chemistry exam. I ended up doing better than I had initially thought I would have, but as I get older I have been getting these sudden bursts of emotions washing over me like the shadows from a tree when you walk pass it. Just like anything, anxiety comes very sudden and very intense. No, I am not diagnosed with it nor am I taking prescription drugs for it. I prefer it that way, and I am currently figuring out my triggers and how to de...