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I see that this question has already been asked, so this might be a bit redundant, but even after doing some research, and talking with friends that have taught in China, I can't seem to figure out if the bias against Asian-American teachers really exists.

I just applied to a program to teach English in Shanghai and now I'm starting to get nervous that I'll be facing an uphill climb against discrimination once I get there. I have a BA in English, I've been a book editor for a number of years, and I'll have my TOEFL before leaving. I was born and raised in the US, heck my Cantonese is as bad as it gets (and no Mandarin at all); will my appearance still trump any qualifications?

In a somewhat unrelated note, my wife has applied to the same program and happens to be white. It'll be interesting to see how our experiences differ, especially since we're insisting on being placed in the same school.

Any insight would be great. Our fees have been paid, so we'll be going through with this regardless; just wanted to know what to expect.

Thanks for reading everyone.

sorry, just read replies to other posts and they were quite helpful. now if I can only figure out how to delete my post....