That Time Someone Mixed Up Awkwafina With Ali Wong

Not again.

Rapper and actress Awkwafina took to Twitter Wednesday to describe an encounter at a CVS thats, unfortunately, all too relatable for many people of Asian descent.

The Crazy Rich Asians star explained that a man approached her, telling the actress that shes his favorite comedian who inspired him to follow his dreams. Except he wasnt referring to her at all.

A man came up 2 me at CVS and told me Im his fave comedian n how I inspired him to follows his dreams. I was v flattered by his words, even felt a lil emotional. He then asked if i was actually pregnant during Baby Cobra bc this bitch rly thought I was @aliwong

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A man came up 2 me at CVS and told me Im his fave comedian n how I inspired him to follows his dreams. I was v flattered by his words, even felt a lil emotional. He then asked if i was actually pregnant during Baby Cobra bc this bitch rly thought I was @aliwong
AWKWAFINA (@awkwafina) April 10, 2019

Cmon dude. Awkwafina and Ali Wong dont look remotely similar. After the actress shared her story, however, several other Asian-Americans, including celebrity chef Dale Talde and renowned food writer David Lam, shared their own stories of being mixed up with other Asians. Its just all too common.

Once I took an Uber, and the driver couldnt stop talking about how much she loved me on @BravoTopChef, and how I should have won. I said thank you. Then she asked if I would sign an autograph for her niece who is the biggest Sheldon fan. She thought I was you @chefwonder

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Once I took an Uber, and the driver couldnt stop talking about how much she loved me on @BravoTopChef , and how I should have won. I said thank you. Then she asked if I would sign an autograph for her niece who is the biggest Sheldon fan. She thought I was you @chefwonder
Dale Talde (@DaleTalde) April 11, 2019

I once had dinner in a restaurant next to a couple who paid their bill, left, then came back 2 minutes later to say to me, \"I'm sorry, I just had to come back to say I am a huge fan!\" I smiled and she said, \"I LOVE Momofuku!!\"

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I once had dinner in a restaurant next to a couple who paid their bill, left, then came back 2 minutes later to say to me, "I'm sorry, I just had to come back to say I am a huge fan!" I smiled and she said, "I LOVE Momofuku!!"
Francis Lam (@Francis_Lam) April 11, 2019

I was also at CVS and someone came up to me and said, I love all your movies youre so funny, they then turned around took their shirt off and said hey can you also check this rash out? @kenjeong

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I was also at CVS and someone came up to me and said, I love all your movies youre so funny, they then turned around took their shirt off and said hey can you also check this rash out? @kenjeong
Boon Z. Quah (@BZQuah) April 10, 2019

Some kid thought I was the Yellow Power Ranger. (late Vietnamese American actress Thu Trang). It must have been the straight black hair.

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Some kid thought I was the Yellow Power Ranger. (late Vietnamese American actress Thu Trang). It must have been the straight black hair.
Candy T (@CandyKhai) April 10, 2019

In January, fellow Crazy Rich Asians stars Ronny Chieng and Remy Hii called People Magazine out for royally screwing up the names of the cast members in a photo at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Hii explained that mixing up names and faces represents a larger issue.

When you fail to recognise our faces, when you consistently misattribute our names as though any asian performer is interchangeable, you erase our identities & you erase our humanity, he wrote on Twitter. You negate our achievements & talents with your ignorance. Were not going to take it. Do better.

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So, for the people in the back: Not all Asians look the same.