“You’re sister’s Black? Are you joking?”

Ana Mendelson
USA

No, I’m not joking.

Some other questions I have been asked about my older sister:

“Where is she from? Africa?”
No, DC.

“Is she Jewish?”
Well, we adopted her when she was 11, so no.

“When did you find out she was adopted?”
Um…I guess I just always knew…


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