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Staples claims that the amount of times he gets racially stereotyped as a black man, even when trying to conform to America's social ideas of what "civility" looks, he is still targeted, which is unfair.

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"To her, the youngish black man– a broad six feet two inches with a beard and billowing hair, both hands shoved into the pockets of a bulky military jacket – seemed menacingly close." 

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"To her, the youngish black man– a broad six feet two inches with a beard and billowing hair, both hands shoved into the pockets of a bulky military jacket – seemed menacingly close." 

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The author uses imagery to support their claim by showing how the "white, well dressed ... early twenties" woman was terrified of him, given their opposite physical characteristics, even though he was doing nothing provocative.

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Tan makes the claim that "broken English" shouldn't be seen as a flaw, and instead as a form of English that makes it unique and helps capture a person's true character, just as much as what one would consider with "perfect English."

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"We were talking about the price of new and used furniture and I heard myself saying this: 'Not waste money that way.'"

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"We were talking about the price of new and used furniture and I heard myself saying this: 'Not waste money that way.'"

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The author uses imagery to support her claim by explaining how this type of English was a surprise to come out of her, because she had been used to talking in "professional English" for so long that the "broken English" was just very unnatural for her.

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Dumas makes the claim that, even a unique trait that you have (such as your name) may act like an inconvenience to others, you should not change it because it is a part of what makes you, you.

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"In Berkeley, and only in Berkeley, my name drew people like flies to baklava. These were usually people named Amaryllis or Chrysanthemum, typed who vacationed in Costa Rica and to whom lentils described a type or burger."

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"In Berkeley, and only in Berkeley, my name drew people like flies to baklava. These were usually people named Amaryllis or Chrysanthemum, typed who vacationed in Costa Rica and to whom lentils described a type or burger."

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The author uses imagery to support her claim by showing that if one surrounds themself with unique things in their lifestyle, a person like Dumas wouldn't even have to think about changing themself because it wasn't seen as an inconvenience in the first place.

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"[My mother] said she had spoken very good English... Still, she said, the hospital did not apologize when they said they had lost the CAT scan... And when the doctor finally called...me, who spoke in perfect English...we had assurance the CAT scan would be found... " 

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"[My mother] said she had spoken very good English... Still, she said, the hospital did not apologize when they said they had lost the CAT scan... And when the doctor finally called...me, who spoke in perfect English...we had assurance the CAT scan would be found... " 

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The author uses imagery to support her claim by showing how the hospital did not prioritize the mother's CAT scan because of her "broken English," but when confronted by the daughter who spoke "perfect English," they began to take the situation seriously.

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"...I've been asked...why there are not more Asian Americans represented in American literature. Why are there few Asian Americans enrolled in creative writing programs? Why do so many Chinese students go into engineering!"

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"...I've been asked...why there are not more Asian Americans represented in American literature. Why are there few Asian Americans enrolled in creative writing programs? Why do so many Chinese students go into engineering!"

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The author uses imagery to support her claim by showing how very little Asian Americans/Chinese go into literature, and how they rather aim for other subjects.

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"My life became one big know, especially when friends who knew me as Julie met friends who knew me as Firoozeh. I felt like those characters in soap operas who have an evil twin. ... I couldn't blame my mess on a screenwriter; it was my own doing."

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"My life became one big know, especially when friends who knew me as Julie met friends who knew me as Firoozeh. I felt like those characters in soap operas who have an evil twin. ... I couldn't blame my mess on a screenwriter; it was my own doing."

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The author uses imagery to support her claim by showing us how these two different identities with two different associations (from other people) made her feel like a mess, suggesting that she should've just gone with one of her names.

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"I recently went to have blood drawn for a physical exam. ... Every ten minutes, a name is called and everyone looks to see which cough matches that name. As I waited patiently, the receptionist called out, 'Fritzy, Fritzy!'"

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"I recently went to have blood drawn for a physical exam. ... Every ten minutes, a name is called and everyone looks to see which cough matches that name. As I waited patiently, the receptionist called out, 'Fritzy, Fritzy!'"

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The author uses imagery to support her claim by showing how her name is something that people horribly mess up and butcher all the time, even in public places, but she has to deal with it anyways.

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"I worked as a journalist in Chicago. One day, rushing into the office ... I was mistaken for a burglar. The office manager called security and, with an ad hoc posse, pursued me through the labyrinthine halls, nearly to my editor's door. 

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"I worked as a journalist in Chicago. One day, rushing into the office ... I was mistaken for a burglar. The office manager called security and, with an ad hoc posse, pursued me through the labyrinthine halls, nearly to my editor's door. 

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The author uses imagery to support their claim by showing how his looks and haste combined lead the staff to believe that he was up to no good, despite the fact that he worked at the building.

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"At dark, shadowy intersections, I could cross in front of a car stopped at a traffic light and elicit the thunk, thunk, thunk of the driver – black, white, male, or female – hammering down the door locks."

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"At dark, shadowy intersections, I could cross in front of a car stopped at a traffic light and elicit the thunk, thunk, thunk of the driver – black, white, male, or female – hammering down the door locks."

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The author uses imagery to support their claim by showing how the way he looked was was enough to make drivers believe that he was a threat (which made them lock their car doors), especially in such a suspicious area like they were in.