Comments on: Martha Stewart needs etiquette lessons for asking an Asian American, “Where do you come from?”

By: nicole

nicole — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:15:34 +0000

i don’t believe that martha meant anything by asking the asian lady “where do you come from” as martha immediately asks the caucasian lady, who baked the next pie, “where are you from?”

By: Gil Asakawa

Gil Asakawa — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:47:50 +0000

Thanks for posting your comment, Mashi – it’s amazing how this stuff continues to happen, even in the 21st century. Havimng people like Martha Stewart making dumb comments doesn’t help, either….

By: mashi

mashi — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:21:47 +0000

Great blog, the best encounter I had was when the overfishing by vietnamese in the bay area, I was walking my mom’s dog late at night and was approached by a police officer in a car and he asked me if I was selling any fish. It would have been ok except for the fact that he kept telling me to keep my hands in sight which was a little hard since I was walking the dog and he kept moving around. And he had the nerve to shine the light in my face and ask me what I was doing. Oh well that would never happen to non asians

By: Gil Asakawa

Gil Asakawa — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:37:22 +0000

Thanks, MsLee!

By: MsLee P

MsLee P — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:23:44 +0000

I’m not an Asian woman, I found your blog by accident. Glad I did. It’s nice.