We're Not Here for You to Mold

China Virus. Kung Flu. Chink. China girl. Ni Hao baby. Hi Mei Mei. Come here, China, come here! Where are you from? Where are you REALLY from? What’s your REAL name? What kind of Asian are you? I am not a virus, a flu, a joke, a stepping stone, a model minority, or a fetish. I do not exist for your pleasure. I’m sick of the social expectation of us to shrink ourselves. Our pain is real. It has ALWAYS been real. I am Asian-American. I am here, I am loud, I am strong, and I am alive. Illustration and insights in response to the rise of attacks on the AAPI community, exploring the suppressed emotions that every Asian-American woman experiences. Personal Work