Microagression

Microaggression is a form of unintentional discrimination. In my life, I have people playing the Asian card and the girl card. Most often, microaggression affects me in a way that makes its seem like I'm only smart because I'm Asian. 

Personally I like math because in middle school I was learning high school math and I really enjoyed doing algebra. Because of microaggression, I can't say that I'm personally good at math because of my own enjoyment of the subject. Rather I get responses such as, "Of course you're good at math; you're Asian" and "Let me guess, you got a hundred on the math test again". I can't just be smart. I have to be smart because I'm Asian. My race has nothing to do with the fact that I'm good at math. It's simply a coincidence that my personality fits into the stereotype that "Asians are good at math." And it's not even a specific type of Asian; it's just "Asian".

Check out this tumblr page: I, Too, Am Harvard http://itooamharvard.tumblr.com/ for more about microaggression targeting race.