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#WritingCommunity & #readingcommunity, THIS IS NOT A SAD STORY, Episode Two comes out today and it& #39;s about my #heritage. So, in that vein, here& #39;s a little #honest talk about my heritage!
I am half-Asian / #Hapa, to borrow the Hawaiian term. (1/7)
I am half-Asian / #Hapa, to borrow the Hawaiian term. (1/7)
My mother is Korean, and my father is German /Hungarian/ English/Irish & the list goes on. When people meet me, some think I& #39;m white, some think I& #39;m Asian, some think I& #39;m Latina, and a few realize I& #39;m half-Asian. (2/7)
Of course, it& #39;s not like I walk around advertising myself, so they usually find out from seeing my parents. When I was younger, there weren& #39;t a lot of other half-Asians, but now they& #39;re all over the place! (3/7)
Here are some things I& #39;ve heard about my identity that I wish people wouldn& #39;t say about half-Asians:
1. That we look #pretty & #exotic b/c we& #39;re "the best of both worlds."
2. That we& #39;re not Asian enough or white enough.
3. That we should choose to be either white or Asian. (4/7)
1. That we look #pretty & #exotic b/c we& #39;re "the best of both worlds."
2. That we& #39;re not Asian enough or white enough.
3. That we should choose to be either white or Asian. (4/7)
4. (specifically for me) That my father must& #39;ve married my mom because he suffered from "yellow fever."
5. That interracial relationships don& #39;t work out long-term.
6. That half-Asians have both #whiteprivilege and "Asian advantage." (5/7)
5. That interracial relationships don& #39;t work out long-term.
6. That half-Asians have both #whiteprivilege and "Asian advantage." (5/7)
I love my #identity. It definitely influences my perception of the world! I& #39;m glad that there are more half-Asian, #biracial & #multiracial individuals out there nowadays, since it means that I& #39;m not an object of interest anymore. #heritage #AsianHeritageMonth 
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(7/7) Thanks for reading this! If you& #39;re interested in reading more about me & my #heritage & #familyhistory, watch out for THIS IS NOT A SAD STORY, Episode Two later today! You can check out Episode One here on the #blog: https://voyageofthemind.com/2020/05/20/this-is-not-a-sad-story-episode-one/">https://voyageofthemind.com/2020/05/2...
