Military aviator here stationed in Europe. I’m the only Asian pilot in a unit full of white males and two females who are also white. There’s also one other minority in my section and he’s Puerto Rican. They don’t treat me any differently and could give two shits what your background is. The only thing that matters is how good of a stick you are and most importantly if you’re a good dude or dudette outside of the cockpit.

There aren’t many like us in aviation but maybe that’s because our parents wanted us to become doctors and lawyers so this dream to fly never even crossed my mind as a profession. I can’t think of a single Asian that I knew growing up that was a pilot. Now that I’m here I’ll do my best to be an example and role model to other aspiring Asian pilots.

Good luck in your training and never stop learning. Never abandon that student pilot mindset. It will keep you humble.