I recieved this is my email today:

dear colleen,

this is a hard one. now i'm partially to blame for your heritage. all i can say is , sorry. do you want to try changing your name? how about chan, its easy to spell which is to your benefit. remember you are relatively short so you could fake it. try walking around without contacts. all that squinting should convince people. and driving without any glasses should certify you as another crazy oriental on the road. perhaps carrying a eggroll around will help. i am expecting that you can handle the accent. well, i'm all out of prejudicial observations.

Love, Dad