Nicholas Masuda

Apr 11, 2024 | mec.cuny.edu | Nick Masuda |Nicholas Masuda

By Nick Masuda  |  [email protected] must be good at math. You must be rich. You must love Panda Express. Senator John Liu has heard it all. His resume might include time as a New York City City Councilmember, Comptroller of the City of New York or his current spot as the 16th District’s New York State Senator — but that doesn’t exempt him from the plethora of biases that face Asian-Americans throughout the United States. “So, where are you from?” he’s asked.