“For so long, we perceived Chinese people as being those who worked in restaurants and low-paying jobs. Now what is happening in China has turned that on its head. As a Chinese American, I am starting to see Americans respecting China more but also fearing China more. That puts people like me in an unpredictable kind of place, because I am nervous about the fear of China and the fear of Chinese people in this country. … Look at what happened to Japanese Americans during World War II. In America, there has always been a deep-seated fear of Asians. Otherwise, the internment of so many American citizens wouldn’t have happened, and I hope to not see history repeating itself in the case of the Chinese.”