Told to go home to my country (which one? the one that didn’t want me or the one I’ve barely been to?)

C—-k

G—-k

Slanty-Eyed

Office Boy (heard at DAs Office)

Chinaman (heard at NYPD)

Bruce Lee (although why this is an insult is beyond me)

Asked whether I could read a sign in English at the grocery store (yes I can, I teach Legal Writing at the law school)

Told I’m not a “real” minority

Ignored

Overlooked

Underestimated

Investigated

Undermined 

Feared

Rocks thrown at my head

Spat on

JD, PhD, Philadelphia Assistant DA, UN, NYC Secret Police, NYPD, Teacher, Guide, Protector

Still standing, still alive

Child of God

And that jumpshot