Asian Student in the South

cutehumor · Aug 12, 2008

I'm half Filipino so I can relate. Well, I went to school in Memphis, TN. I've been a nurse for 2.5 years all in the south, I get asked constantly "where are you from?" I actually had one patient bad mouthed Mexicans the entire time I had him. He probably thought I was Mexican which I'm not. You won't have much of a social life either. PM me if you have any other questions.

getinfall · Aug 12, 2008

I think its ok to me "where am I from" all the times. Think of it this way, if I see a white or black in my home town which its not a big city like Bei Jing or Shang Hai, I bet I ask him or her where are they from once a month or something. Bad mouthing we all do, I guess I just have to pretend I don't hear it. That happens in any culture I guess.

Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP · Aug 13, 2008

To be sure there are ignorant people anywhere you go, but we here in the South are not as bad as you may have heard.

You will be fine. You may get some questions about where you're from, or if you're eating food people don't recognize, they may ask you about it. Most of it is either curiosity or genuine interest.

Also, keep in mind that college towns everywhere tend to be pretty diverse. You will find people to hang out with, no worries. I am white but had plenty of friends from all over the world, including S. Korea, Japan, China, India, and Pakistan. You'll be alright. Good luck! :)

SteveNNP, MSN, NP · Aug 13, 2008

The town I lived in had a huge Thai and Cambodian population....

58flyer · Aug 13, 2008

You will be fine. In fact, you may like the South so much you might decide to stay a lifetime.

Get out and meet people. You will have fun, especially in a college town. Nobody is going to beat you up.

Expect the "where are you from" questions anywhere you go. It's normal, folks just want to get to know you. When I venture out of the South for a visit up north, people are always asking me where I'm from. From my accent they know I am Southern, they just want to know exactly what state. I was a little nervous the first time I visited Gettysburg, Penna', knowing they gave my great grand pappy had a rough time back in '63. But all they wanted was for me to spend my money there.

cutehumor · Aug 13, 2008

why do you want to go to school in the south? I would recommend Florida for the babes

getinfall · Aug 13, 2008

Their pre-reqs match most, if not all what I have done from my first bachelor. And their 2nd undergrad program is good!

getinfall · Aug 16, 2008

You will be fine. In fact, you may like the South so much you might decide to stay a lifetime.
Get out and meet people. You will have fun, especially in a college town. Nobody is going to beat you up.
Expect the "where are you from" questions anywhere you go. It's normal, folks just want to get to know you. When I venture out of the South for a visit up north, people are always asking me where I'm from. From my accent they know I am Southern, they just want to know exactly what state. I was a little nervous the first time I visited Gettysburg, Penna', knowing they gave my great grand pappy had a rough time back in '63. But all they wanted was for me to spend my money there.

I might like it too. I think the things I heard are all just rumors from back in the days. I think I will have a good time there. Thank you!

BlueferralRN · Sep 5, 2008

I would take the chance on school in the south if I were you. I am not asian, however many of my co workers are/were. In a previous job a coworker was of korean ancestory (2nd generation) he had no problems at all. He was dating the good looking administrative assistant. (not a hospital job).

Another fellow was a contract nurse in the ED. He was nominated for employee of the year (worked his tail off). He was in the process of talking his fiance into moving to South Carolina from CA. He realized that southerns may be predjudiced against (insert minority) but hey Joe he is ok. He also is aware that he and his fiance will have a much better chance of buying a home in the south than in CA.

Im not origanlly from the south. I am here to stay. Southerners have problems just like every other part of the country. Hehe I guess they get stereotyped as well.

Anywho, I think if your willing to take the chance and come to the "South" you will be plesantly suprised. Good luck in school.

Blueferral RN

getinfall · Sep 5, 2008

I would take the chance on school in the south if I were you. I am not asian, however many of my co workers are/were. In a previous job a coworker was of korean ancestory (2nd generation) he had no problems at all. He was dating the good looking administrative assistant. (not a hospital job).
Another fellow was a contract nurse in the ED. He was nominated for employee of the year (worked his tail off). He was in the process of talking his fiance into moving to South Carolina from CA. He realized that southerns may be predjudiced against (insert minority) but hey Joe he is ok. He also is aware that he and his fiance will have a much better chance of buying a home in the south than in CA.
Im not origanlly from the south. I am here to stay. Southerners have problems just like every other part of the country. Hehe I guess they get stereotyped as well.
Anywho, I think if your willing to take the chance and come to the "South" you will be plesantly suprised. Good luck in school.
Blueferral RN

sounds nice! I wasn't born here thou! I came here when I was like 14. I'm Chinese. Anyhow, where to go for meeting girls and where is the parties?

The financial situation is a big part of why I want to become a nurse. There are jobs almost everywhere. For example, if you live in San Francisco bay area and a nice house would cost you 1 million. The Capital of California is only 2 hours away from San Francisco and a nice house is only 1/4 of the cost of San Francisco. The problem is that San Francisco bay area has a wide variety of higher paying jobs but Capital of California, Sacramento may only have a few high paying jobs available. (nursing or government jobs). I still like California cuz the sunshine is very nice. I used to be an engineer graduated from college 2 years ago but got laid off in March this year. I was very ****** off because the pay wasn't not even high and you are bounded to stay in the San Francisco bay area cuz there are no jobs for my type of work in the suburban area like Sacramento, Stockton, Santa Rosa and Tracy. Those are where all the pretty looking girls live. You won't find that much pretty looking girls in the busy city like San Francisco. When girls don't need to work that hard, they become prettier. I don't like to work too hard either cuz its just not worthy. I like to work regular hours and do nothing but chilling after work.

woknblues · Sep 11, 2008

i'm half filipino so i can relate. well, i went to school in memphis, tn. i've been a nurse for 2.5 years all in the south, i get asked constantly "where are you from?" i actually had one patient bad mouthed mexicans the entire time i had him. he probably thought i was mexican which i'm not. you won't have much of a social life either. pm me if you have any other questions.

i gotta laugh my man. i go to school in the philippines. talk about living in a fish bowl. (caucasian). i get stared at 24/7, all day, every day. and i don't consider it to be anything more than curiosity "where are you from, joe?". not sure why a dude bad mouthing mexicans has anything to do with your situation. most people bad mouth people whom they assume are "not present".

sounds nice! i wasn't born here thou! i came here when i was like 14. i'm chinese. anyhow, where to go for meeting girls and where is the parties?
the financial situation is a big part of why i want to become a nurse. there are jobs almost everywhere. for example, if you live in san francisco bay area and a nice house would cost you 1 million. the capital of california is only 2 hours away from san francisco and a nice house is only 1/4 of the cost of san francisco. the problem is that san francisco bay area has a wide variety of higher paying jobs but capital of california, sacramento may only have a few high paying jobs available. (nursing or government jobs). i still like california cuz the sunshine is very nice. i used to be an engineer graduated from college 2 years ago but got laid off in march this year. i was very ****** off because the pay wasn't not even high and you are bounded to stay in the san francisco bay area cuz there are no jobs for my type of work in the suburban area like sacramento, stockton, santa rosa and tracy. those are where all the pretty looking girls live. you won't find that much pretty looking girls in the busy city like san francisco. when girls don't need to work that hard, they become prettier. i don't like to work too hard either cuz its just not worthy. i like to work regular hours and do nothing but chilling after work.

i thought i would go ahead and correct your pricing of sacramento homes. if you are gonna say $1,000,000 for san francisco, then use $500,000 for sac comparable. it sure as heck ain't $250,000. as for the pretty girls, my man, they are everywhere. i like mine hard working, for the record. har har. (and she probably likes me for the same reason)

actually, anywhere you go is what you make of it. if you hate it, hate the people, hate the weather, etc., you're gonna hate it.