Asian immigrant designer VS. white privilege, racism, and microaggressions in the workplace

Trisha Tan
9 min readOct 13, 2020

This small minority owned agency in the heart of New York’s Union Square neighbourhood seemed like a safe, welcoming work space for LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and immigrants. I was offered a lead position and felt it to be a great place to contribute my skills and experience with opportunity for career growth. Prior to accepting the offer, I did…

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Trisha Tan
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Female, non-immigrant, person of colour in NYC. Designer by trade. Always learning. Writing as a way of experimenting with my research.