Stereotyping places unreasonable expectations on Asians

There was a moment during the recent Student Association elections when I experienced a feeling I don't think I ever expected to encounter at Rice - I felt ashamed.While reading the ballots for the Rice Student Volunteer Program candidates, I came across a write-in ballot that read, "some Asian girl." It is difficult to express in words how that comment made me feel, but I can come close by calling it an overall sensation of embarrassment, sadness and anger. In that moment, I was ashamed to be an RSVP member, to be a Rice student and most of all, I was ashamed of being Asian myself.