being asian. Options

[cherryberry]

So...I guess it always differs depending where you are and who you are with (if you're with a large group of asians, or if you're only one in a crowd of white people)...but, here in the US, is there a general perception of Asians?

I know some people can be a bit more ignorant than others, and I'd like to think that most people aren't. Its just that sometimes, I get a bit surprised when people who I don't know misjudge me and ask where I come from (as in, I'm like a tourist...) or have certain expectations about me...?

[tokyo-rose]

I live in New York City, where there are a lot of Asians, specifically Chinese people. I guess general misconceptions/stereotypes that non-Asians have about Chinese people is that we're cheap, loud (okay, this one isn't a misconception--big family dinners at restaurants can get pretty loud), smart at math and science, get flipped out at and/or beaten if we (kids) don't get all A's in school, and know martial arts (but I don't think I've ever met a non-Asian who asked if I know karate/kungfu/etc.). I have gotten quite a few people who asked where I'm from, like just because I'm not white then I must have been born in Asia. I always tell them my parents are from Guangzhou and Hong Kong, but that I was born and raised in NYC.