Just as a preface, some, if not all, of the contents of this article might seem to be basic knowledge or just plain and simple common sense. Well, they are. But for those of whom have been living in ignorance, this is for you.

1. Asians only consist of East Asians.

Without looking it up on your Google search engine, how many Asian countries can you name? For most people, the list mainly consists of China, South/North Korea, Japan. Guess what? Asia consists of 48countries, 2 of which are Russia and Turkey. That means that there are more countries in Asia than just the four aforementioned countries, includingIndia, Pakistan, Afghanistan. (No, those countries are NOT in Africa) We might not all be pale and light-skinned, but that doesn't mean we're not all part of the Asian clan.

2. Asians are the "model minority" which basically means they are more academically, economically, and socially successful than any other racial minority groups.

This one really gets under my skin. The model minority myth inherently pits Asian American students with other racial minority students creating interracial tension. The group comparison superficially compliments the success of one group, as it implicitly points to failure of another group. It creates a distorted portrait of all Asian American students as hard working, studious, persevering without complaint; while all other students of color are lazy, disruptive, and complaining. This title creates an unfair burden, expectation, and pressure placed on Asians simply because of their race and ethnicity.

3. All Asians are good at math or science.

Even though this seems ridiculous, there are some people who still believe this. Well, I hate to break it those folks, but it's not true. Some Asians suck at STEM, myself included. Trust me, if this stereotype was true, my life would have been a hell of a lot easier fulfilling my College-Wide Requirements. My friends and family can personally attest to the fact that my math skills end at basic algebra (maybe). Thank the Lord for the Humanities and Social Sciences or my non-STEM butt would have withered away in a deep pit of failure and mediocrity a long, long time ago.

4. Asians are bad at driving.

Same thing with people saying that women are bad drivers, completely unsubstantiated claims. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2006 (for example) the crash fatality rates for Hispanic, white, and African American populations were all around 12-13 deaths per 100,000 people. The real differences show up with Asians: whose fatality rate was only 4 deaths per 100,000 people. Instead of watching out of Asian drivers, Asian drivers should be watching out for you!

5. All Asians look alike or have small eyes.

No further comment.

6. Having "Yellow Fever" or an "Asian fetish" makes you more desirable.

I never understood why people think it's a good idea to tell others that they have a disease that causes fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, or in more severe cases: fatal heart, liver, and kidney conditions. That's so incredibly attractive...not. Let's stop fetishizing and objectifying Asian women because trust me, it's not getting you anywhere in the first place.

7. "You're so exotic because you're Asian"

Saving the best (or the worst) for last. This statement always confused me, and yes I actually had this said to me multiple times by different people.

Asia is the largest continent in the world out of 7 continents, situated in the eastern and northern hemispheres. Asia has an overall area of 44,579,000 sq. km. (that constitute 8.7% of the total surface area of the earth) and a population of nearly 4 billion people out of a total 7 billion in the world (60% of the world's population). China alone has 1.4 billion people compared to the United States' measly 318.9 million. Using my Asian math skills, basically that means that there are more of me than there are of you in the world.

Who's the exotic one now?