Asian Lesbian Struggles

A visible minority is one who could never pass as being part of the majority or in this case, "white." An invisible minority is one who is part of the minority in society but doesn't run the risk of being discriminated against. Sticking to your own kind means staying with that minority and not having the values and accents of the majority. In other words, it means not conforming to the majority race. The author is going through the struggle of identifying and embracing her own culture even though she regards herself as a sinophobic. She overcame her struggle through meeting other people from her group, such as colored lesbians. I don't tone down many aspects of myself more than normal. One thing I do is to avoid telling people that I am from Naperville, a rich, rich suburb of Chicago because most people assume that I am spoiled and look down on me for it. It's a confusing and selfish habit...