The following images demonstrate the way in which students of color are responding to racial micro-aggressions. Four students who share the same last name of Nguyen, a common Vietnamese surname, used their yearbook quote to make a profound statement, "WE ARE NOT RELATED" in response to constantly being asked about their relationship.
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Frequently, individuals experiencing a racial micro-aggression experience a wide range of cognitive responses. First the individual determines whether what they have experienced is a micro-aggression. This decision is based upon their own life experiences. Next, the individual must decide how to react or proceed. The typical response is to ignore the micro-aggression and the subsequent feelings of anger and frustration. However, these four students choose to speak out and now their message has gone viral.
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However, this is not the first time students of color have publicly taken a stance against micro-aggressions, in 2012 eight students from a San Jose high school also shared the same last name of Nguyen responded with a very similar yearbook quote "We know what you're thinking, and no, we're not related!"
How do you respond to micro-aggressions?
http://www.mercurynews.com/sal-pizarro/ci_20657422/high-school-students-share-name-share-quote-share
https://www.yahoo.com/style/4-asian-high-school-students-185900411.html