“I’ve heard lots of jokes about my religion.”

“A student asked what my favorite fried chicken place was.”

” “During lunch of my first year at JBS I was wearing a shirt that had Japanese writing. I had a job that day so as I was doing my job, one of the upperclassmen called me over and asked what it said on my shirt. […]

At first, I didn’t have much of a reaction because I’ve become so accustomed to being asked questions like that over the years. […] Maybe this wasn’t with bad intention, but I hope that our students know better.”

“I’ve been bullied and harassed due to my mental health. People found it funny to spread facts about my mental health and joke about it around me and to me.”