My partner and I have been applying for teaching positions in Taiwan, and as usual, they ask for a photo. When I emailed the company back regarding the status of our application, they emailed me back regarding a few isues that might go against us getting work over there such as the colour of his skin! She said that Taiwanese were more accepting of White people, and my partner may not look "White" enough to get a job! Has anyone else come across this type of prejudice before?

Hi Sophie, There is absolutely this kind of racism in China. However, some schools are so desperate for teachers (including the College I teach at) because of the new visa rules that anyone who qualifies should be accepted now. In my experience, Filipinos and South Africans usually end up in the countryside. Some Americans I know with higher degrees have been accepted by universities in major cities.

I was in Changchun jilin china about 4 Mon's ago, yes there is racism there even up north china, Black's of any race are not welcome, about all people they prefer White's .
but in a pinch they will accept any color. that was my first hand experience there, also they Chinee teachers tend to be a bit prejudice to any outside English teachers cause of the difference in the pay English teachers are paid way more.

Thanks for the replies. We will keep looking and hopefully something will come up.