James has another job interview tomorrow. We're hoping it will go well, but we've also decided hope is no longer enough. Elaborate ruses and deception are now in order.
The idea came to me a week ago.
"You should just tell your next interviewer you're Mexican." I suggested.
Most of James' interviewers have made it clear they don't want an Asian person as their foreign English teacher. It's easier to get a foreign teacher job here as a white-looking person who isn't a native English speaker than it is for an Asian-looking person who is a native English speaker. Thus, I figure the best thing James can do is convince everyone he isn't Asian.
James doesn't look Mexican at all. But there aren't very many Mexicans here, so maybe they'll buy it, I thought.
"Naw, I should say I'm Native Alaskan."
"OOOH GOOD IDEA!"
James doesn't look Native either, but it's marginally less of a stretch than Latino. Plus, Alaska is listed as his birthplace on his passport. So plausible enough, no?
Unfortunately Tienshing, his very Chinese middle name, is also printed on his passport.
"Just say it's your Native Alaskan name. Make up an alternate pronunciation. AND DON'T admit you speak Chinese."
James plans on applying all of the above tomorrow. Wish him luck, and I'll let you know if it works or not.
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