Perspective | “No More House Sparrow” by Jane Kim

 “Can you tell I’m Asian when I’m wearing my sunglasses?” I requested my husband. 

The searing July solar beat down as we hiked by way of Custer State Park, in South Dakota’s Black Hills, however I didn’t put the glasses on to guard from the glare. I put them on to guard from the stares.

I’ve lived within the Bay Area for almost 20 years and, as a Korean American lady, I’ve largely blended into a various demographic. That’s to not recommend racism isn’t additionally rooted in our liberal left coast bubble, however I don’t recall the truth of my mere existence eliciting blatant shock from strangers both. 

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