“People in Hawaii don’t know how to process a Muslim other than what they see on TV,” he said.
Please do not insult the intelligence of people of Hawaii, your quote is very condescending.  In my opinion, Mr. Chin seems to harbor resentment towards being a "..stereotypical “smart Chinese kid that got straight As.”  and unless I may be mistaken, may be laced with discriminatory bias towards President Trump (Whites?)  and even those (regardless of race) who did not accept him within social circles  "...Chin said he felt as if he was invisible during his time in an overwhelmingly white suburban Seattle high school,..."  Perhaps it wasn't because you were Asian, perhaps it was you.  Take a step back, reflect and do your job properly. Address the issue(s) objectively versus injecting your personal and perhaps political bias.