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Originally posted by Prometheus.
Yeah. I know. I'm really big on my Japanese heritage and my friends know that and I express it whenever I can, but people that are just getting to know me always ask what my fascination with Japan is, or if I had been there. I then tell them I'm Japanese and sometimes people don't believe me 
The way I act is definitely because the way I was raised. My family ran into money after the Japanese internment camps and my mom never told me to hide who I was, but just don't make a big deal out of it and mind my own business. You could say her life motto was Waterfalls by TLC. |
Wow! that is absolutely amazing! not to sound weird but I always wished I was part Japanese when I was growing up because I adored the culture so much
I'm glad you still try to own up/ be proud of your heritage despite ppl always questioning you etc..I deff understand how it can be difficult because multi racial/bi racial erasure is alive and well! ppl like to set ppl in stereotypical 1 dimensional boxes.
There's always the question of "ya but you look more like this race...so what do you feel like the most?" etc..and it's annoying. just don't crumble, don't let them win. always respond with the truth as annoying as it may be to them. when they try to force you to erase a part of yourself/heritage never cave in.
for years as a kid i'd only own my White (heritage because my mom was worried for my safety in the area we lived in...then when we moved I only claimed my Moroccan side to seem tougher in the school I visited..it was only after graduating high school that I fully accepted myself for every part of me. I hope this transition happens to you too!! it's tough but it needs to happen k cutie?
