Even Progressives Don’t Understand Anti-Asian Racism. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Kimski chef Won Kim created this graffiti art in response to the #StopAsianHate campaign.

I was so excited to be starting my first year in college. I remember walking into the university bookstore to buy what I needed for my classes. I walked up to the cashier, laid out my items, and saw the total on the register add up and up and up. I had never spent so much money on books before.