Personal Statement: Fresh Off The Boat

Fresh Off the Boat (FOB), it’s used as an insult to the immigrants who immigrated to the US and have lack of understanding of the new country; people should stop using it. Words are powerful. They can harmless or harmful at the same time. People have to use words wisely. As an Asian, I’ve never experience people calls me “FOB” in China until I moved to America when I was 13 years old. I remembered that the first time I walked into the school; I was very nervous and excited at that time. As I walked past the classroom’s window, I heard people laughing and giggling at me while I was waving my hand at them. The school principal had led me into a classroom. I still remember that the classroom was as quiet as a graveyard. When I was sitting in
FOB it’s starting to be used in fashion, medicine, technology, entertainment, and military more recently. In fashion: FOB pocket- a small pocket in trousers or waistcoats intended to hold a pocket. Key FOB, it’s a medallion used to identify a key ring, or a pocket watch to assist in handling. In medicine, FOB- Fecal Occult Blood is a lab test to check stool samples for hidden blood in feces. In technology, FOB means Frequency Operated Button- a small gray electric security token. It is used to gain access to a secured building. In entertainment: FOB- Fall Out Boy, an American rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois in 2001. It’s also a play by David Henry Hwang in 1980- a play about the differences between Asian American and FOB. Free on board (FOB)is also a trade term that indicates whether the seller or the buyer has liability for goods that are damaged or destroyed during shipment between the two parties. However, FOB means Forward Operating Base and Fractional Orbital Bombardment in military. Forward Operating Base- any secured forward military position that is used to support tactical operations while Fractional Orbital Bombardment is a method that used to deliver nuclear weapons in the