Asian Lesbian's Struggles

1. What does it mean to be a visible and invisible minority?
A visible minority is someone who is not afraid to show themselves to the world. They are a minority in the eyes of the beholder, but in there eyes, they are just another person. An invisible minority is someone who likes to keep everything on the down low. Invisible minoritys are often shy and not very confident with themselves.

2. What does it mean to "stick to your own kind"? Why do you think some people stick to their own kind? (or are left with no other choice?)?
To "stick to your own kind" is spending your day with people of your same ethnicity. Blacks hang with balcks, whites with whites, latinos with latinos, etc. I think people stick to their own kind because they can relate to them better. They also feel more comfortable around their own kind. In certain areas, people are left with no choice. They have to hang with their own kind.

3. What is the main identity struggle that the author is going through? How is she overcoming it?
Being an asian lesbian.

4. Do you tone down any aspect of your identity (i.e. your nationality, ethnicity, language, gender, regional or local differences) in order to "fit in"?
When it comes to "fitting in", i often tell people i am irish because i really enjoy being that nationality. When it comes to ethnicity, i often joke around with some of my non-white friends, saying im "too white" to dance. I never have a problem with gender of language. I think when it comes to reegional or local differences, i like to tell people i am from Chicago, which i really am. When people say "What part?" I tell them the city. People think of downtown as the only Chicago limits when in fact, Chicago is not just down town. I always come across someone who says they are from Chicago on vacation. I ask them the streets the live by and they say, "Joliet". That's not Chicago.