Agreed in principle but we differ in terms of implementation. I would tell an Asian American facing discrimination in China to take pride in his descent and not to accept any discrimination on the part of Chinese employers. I would also direct that person to other countries and jobs where exterior looks do not play a role as they do in Chinese ESL. So, my approach is
1. to do what I can to help that person find a job,
2. and at the same time assisting the same person to get a job with dignity to work in dignity.

Foul compromises such as this one in that case do not adhere to the principles of dignity.

Mr Lee suggests that he was discriminated against in terms of finding a job in China, and that if he had of been a Caucasian his first choices for location would have been Beijing or Shanghai; nevertheless he was obviously determined to make a success of things and the final outcome in his words sound pretty successful to me-

Unfortunately, since I am Asian American I was not able to teach in cities such as Beijing and Shanghai which are definitely more fun and lively. But, I am happy where I am placed in Yantai and I am having a blast with all my students as well. Feel free to email me and I will gladly show you some pictures of my adventures so far. Will talk to you all soon, please stop bashing on this program as it did help me and I hope people can use it as well if they have no guidance or idea what programs to use for teaching.

It is wrong that Mr Lee had to pay an agent to find a job, but this is where we are at the moment, and it's a bit harsh in effect telling him to stick to principles and to not work in China at all unless he was able to land a job with the same ease as one of us and to stoically refuse to pay an agent. The more Asian Americans get to work in China the quicker they will be accepted by schools, students and parents, thus obviating the need for their successors to pay agents to find them jobs in the future. You need to temper your well-meaning refusal to budge with a modicum of common sense, otherwise no improvements will happen at all.