Portrait
Controlled by Stereotypes
Clip: 6/12/1991 | 3m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
Mura fought the urge to be controlled by stereotypes, but even then, he says...
Mura fought the urge to be controlled by stereotypes, but even then, he says, reacting to the stereotype is being controlled by it. But he points out had he been raised differently, he might have married and Asian-American instead of his wife who is white.
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Portrait
Controlled by Stereotypes
Clip: 6/12/1991 | 3m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
Mura fought the urge to be controlled by stereotypes, but even then, he says, reacting to the stereotype is being controlled by it. But he points out had he been raised differently, he might have married and Asian-American instead of his wife who is white.
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