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Description: By Luan | Subscribe: bit.ly/sub2storybooth For Luan, growing up as an Asian American wasn't easy. Luan was born and raised in America as an American citizen, but his parents are Vietnamese immigrants who escaped their country after the Vietnam War. Even though Luan was born an American citizen, all people seem to see was his Asian heritage. When Luan was in elementary school, kids would make fun of his features - his small eyes and flat face - and they would say incredibly hurtful things. When he would pull out his lunch in the cafeteria, kids around him would say mean things like, "EW, is that dog?" Luan hated the way people made him feel. As Luan got older, things seemed to get worse. He'd go to school every day and kids would say the same hurtful things. They would scream, "Hey ling ling" or "ching chong." They would call him terrible names and belittle him. After a while, Luan got so used to the way he was treated that he even made racist jokes about himself. He began to hate who he was and feel ashamed of his culture. When the COVID pandemic hit, things got even worse for Luan. People would ask him, "How did the bat taste?" When he would walk down the street, people would say, "Ew, stay away from me, you have COVID!" Luan was made fun of even more, since everyone believed that the virus came from China. When Luan found out about the shooting in Georgia that targeted Asian-owned salons, he was really scared. His parents owned a salon, and he couldn't imagine what he would do if the same thing happened to his family. Every day, as Luan scrolled through Instagram and Twitter, he would see videos of Asian Americans being attacked for no reason. Everything seemed to get worse for Asian Americans during the pandemic, and Luan thought to himself, "Don't blame me for COVID-19." Recently, though, Luan has learned to love his culture. He realized that his special features, the food he eats and his family's heritage are what make him special and unique. He has learned to love himself and his heritage. He wants to end racist attacks against Asians and spread the STOP ASIAN HATE message. From now on, he will always remember to be proud of where he came from. Record your story @ storybooth.com or our iPhone app for a chance to get animated. ______ What's your true story? storybooth wants to hear it! LINKS: Website: storybooth.com Instagram: @thestorybooth instagram.com/thestorybooth If you liked this storybooth storytime (story time storybook story booth) animation watch our themed parity playlist collections full of true stories: Being Yourself: goo.gl/89enEN Love and Heartbreak: goo.gl/mfaoKw Embarrassing and Funny: goo.gl/5GjxrW Bullies and Mean People: goo.gl/THS3LB Overcoming Challenges: goo.gl/pbxRa9 #storybooth #noscripts #novoiceactors