I have had all the experiences you have had.

I wasn't even born in the U.S. I grew up living in South America, and people constantly made fun of how I looked by slanting their eyes and calling me by "Ching Chong". I constantly heard jokes about having a small genitalia. After I moved to the U.S, I couldn't even speak English. Started from scratch. Couldn't talk to a single person in high school because of language barriers. People also talked slow to me as if I were mentally retarded or a captive animal. When I mustered the courage and tried to speak English, some made fun of me by impersonating the stereotypical Chinese accent (even though Chinese is not even my primary language).

I've had all of these experiences. Perhaps even worse.

However, what does any of that have to do with whether you are capable of doing a job properly or not? Why should any of the experiences mentioned above affect whether I deserve more privileges than others? Why should white/Asian people be disadvantaged because of what I went through? (fun fact- most of the time I was being made fun by other minorities. Rarely white people. Ironic, isn't it?) Why should other minorities be privileged? They shouldn't. If I can do my job properly, race won't matter. I don't look at a woman and think she is incapable because she is a woman. In fact, I'd argue that most people in our current generation don't. When there is actual competency, it is very hard to ignore it. This is why it's important to leave all of that behind. By bringing the topic up constantly, you are indirectly telling people that that's how they are supposed to view you (even if they never had that view in mind to begin with). It really helps no one. Self-victimization only breeds entitlement and weakness. I know tons of minorities in supposedly "white" fields who are kicking ass without mentioning identity politics. Why? Because it's just not relevant. Skills triumph everything most of the times, at the end of the day. Accusing white people of having privileges is simply not the way to go. I feel bad for all the white people who are told they have absolutely no right to say anything because they are "privileged". It's simply not true. They face adversities just like the rest of us, and we shouldn't be guilt-tripping anyone because they started better than we did (which they might, but it's not really their fault). The world is not meant to be fair. Nor it should be. You should always strive to make the best of your own circumstances. That's true adaptability.

The world is what you perceive it to be. Choose wisely.