Practicing Awareness of Microagressions

I need to admit that I used racial microaggression with Dr. Wing Sue when I saw him for the first time while watching the video. I did exactly the same thing the "white woman" did to him, asking him where he was born. My first impression when I saw him was that he is from China or Japan, and he speaks English with a little accent. I quickly did a mental story about Dr. Wing Sue, which was far from the reality. I imagined him coming to America, with his parents, when he was a little boy. I do come up with stories about people, and sad to say, stereotyping and using microaggressions with them. Now, I am more aware of the microaggression concepts and the different kind there exists. I need to work harder and follow the recommendations or conditions to be in place in order to avoid biases.

This week I have the opportunity to talk with a co-worker (Ana) who has a son that is getting marry soon. He is Hispanic, and his fiance is African American. Ana did not want to meet her daughter-in-law at first because she was not Puertorrican. I know this couple , and they are subtle people, and I explained Ana that the little time I have spent with this couple, I noticed how pleasant she is, not looking at races or anything. Microaggressions are everywhere, either you do it with people around you, or you become a victim of microaggression.