Summary: An Interview By Richard Choi

Choi, a close friend of mine is an Asian American that I chose to interview. He is an academically average student that has his strengths and weaknesses in school. I was curious to hear what Choi had to say because of the recent readings and discussions we have had in class. I thought it would be interesting to see how he would react and answer some of these questions that were proposed. Before conducting this interview, I had anticipated that there would be a clear and definitive difference between my experiences and the experiences of a person of a different race; however, I was proven wrong. I realized that not everyone has the background knowledge to decipher examples of covert racism and recognize stereotypes and biases as negative, even …show more content…
He continued that it has made him “very annoyed,” but not angry; he has no feelings of animosity whatsoever. He did not go into detail, but he made it clear that he was “very, very annoyed.” While I wanted to get as many details as possible, I did not want to push him to share a personal experience. Like we had said in class, bringing up race can be awkward, but we don’t want to be so hush hush about it. Now that I am the one facilitating a conversation about race (especially with someone who is racially different from me), I can feel the strain between wanting to know more, and also not wanting to accidentally offend someone. I tried to imagine being the minority and having someone ask me if they could interview me specifically because of my race, but I couldn’t because I am white. I will never know what it feels like to be a minority. I was not sure if he would be fine with it, be mildly annoyed, or if he would feel as if he was a totally different species being looked at through a microscope. Therefore, I wanted to be as cordial and easy going with the interview as