Why do my co-workers keep confusing me with other people? Because I’m Asian.

“Hey,” a co-worker said. “Did you ask IT for help?”

“Yes,” I said. “How did you know?”

The IT guy had gone over to another co-worker’s desk to coach her on commands in Excel — a request I had put in. Why had the IT guy confused me with Chunzi? For the same reason Chunzi’s checks ended up on my desk, my mail ended up in her hands and an editor asked me about my trips to New York, which I never took but Chunzi did. It’s because we’re both young Asian women.