Being an Asian in a more advanced nation than where you came from is very difficult. Although there are laws against it, discrimination is something that's really difficult to eradicate.

I had to bear with racial discrimination every single day at work. I get snide remarks from my employer and although it's really hard to give instances of it, there had been a lot of times when offensive things against Asians like me just come out of his mouth. He'd talk to a bunch of us and he'd try to insert statements like how people in my country never succeed in a lot of things and how the nation I came from remains to be poor and struggling because the people are this and that. It's really demeaning, and I really hate how my officemates agree with the boss most of the time, which I can tell by the way they look at me.

What can I do to stop this? I know quitting my job won't help because I'm bound to experience the same thing again wherever I'd work.

Your employer should know that it is unlawful for him to discriminate against anybody in terms of race, ethnicity, color or national origin. In fact, under the The 1976 Race Relations Act, it doesn't matter anymore whether an employer's discriminating behavior is done on purpose or not. What matters is whether you are being treated unfavorably because you belong to another race.

I suggest that you deal with this matter by talking to your boss and making it clear to him that you know what he's doing is discrimination and that you also know it's unlawful. That should help him change his ways.

What if my boss will just say I'm much too confident to actually be talking about discrimination with him. It's going to be very easy for him to deny it. And it will just be a matter of my words against his.

Well, how does she know that she's being discriminated against, and it's just not a sign of paranoia?

First, chinkyasian, you should know that there are 4 main kinds of discrimination, and you should be able to tell which one applies to your situation and be able to cite instances related to any of these.

1. direct discrimination, which is a deliberate discrimination
2. indirect discrimination, which means working practices, provisions or criteria that disadvantage members of any group
3. harassment, which means participating in, encouraging or allowing behaviour that offends someone or that creates a hostile atmosphere
4. victimisation, which means treating someone less favourably because they have complained or have been involved in a complaint about racial discrimination

Now, regarding your concern? That should fit right into number 4. :-)

And what if talking to the boss proves useless? What can be done?

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If no amount of talking to your boss and to your co-employees about how you feel regarding their discriminating behaviour, then you could make a claim of race discrimination to an Employment Tribunal. Try getting in touch with the Equality and Human Rights Commission or your local Racial Equality Council, if any, for advice.

Your boss is very narrow minded I think to see that there are more poor people in your country than anywhere else. Observe if your HR Manager has the same notion about Asia people if not then you could really seek his advice on what to do. Resigning is definitely not an option here because as you have said it, you would experience the same thing over and over again.

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I think that most people do not have to resort to this. A lot of employees are just not aware of what their actions mean to other people and if you talk to them they will listen and change!

UA is a very diverse campus and there are plenty of Asians that attend school there. Look up UA alumni or student groups on Facebook or MySpace and get a feel for the people there. I have many friends who have went there and they all enjoyed it.

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