World Citizen Storycast

In this episode, Bernie Low shares her experiences as a Singaporean studying in Japan. Among the unexpected adjustments to life there for her has been the realization that Asian foreigners and Western foreigners are not always treated the same way. Is it an advantage or a disadvantage? Hosts Marcia and Lisle discuss their own experiences with the “Superstar Phenomenon” of Americans in China. Lisle also shares an embarrassing experience he had, and he and Marcia wonder under what circumstances it might be OK in the United States to assume someone who looks Asian might not be American.