Where are you from? From America?
Alene Brothers, Greenwood, SC. Two of the most common questions I hear are “where are you from” and “what are you?” People see dark tan...
“What are you? Let me guess.”
Reem Totonchi, Madison, WI. The guesses are almost never correct, unless they come from a fellow Middle-Easterner. “Where are you from?” they ask, eyes smiling...
Are you Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean or Japanese?
Tenzin Palmo, Fridley, MN. A question that get asks a lot to Asian people.
Ok, seriously, what race are you?
Jordan Beuch, Riverside, CA. A common question that I have been used to getting is, “Ok but really, What race are you?” It has always...
I’m sick of “what are you?”
Jeff Clune, Maple Grove, MN. I’m mixed race (Black,White, and Native) I’m always being asked “What are you?” it frustrates me because why should it...
“What are you? Where’re you from?”
Bettina Sferrino, Oakland, CA. As a mixed race person, I get these questions all the time. The persons asking have a strong desire to know...
So, what exactly are you anyway?
Lisa Dawson Andrzejczyk, Palm Coast, FL. I am black.. I never thought of myself as anything else. I am light-skinned for certain, clearly aware that...
Can’t fit me in a box!
Myriah, Arlington, VA. All my life I’ve gotten the “what are you?” question. It seems to be human nature to try and categorize people in...
Stop asking me WHAT I am.
Tory Marcus, NJ. Although I hold my uniqueness close to my heart, WHAT I am should have nothing to do with WHO I am or...
You’re not like other Asian people!
Julie Phan, San Jose, CA. Hey, what are you? Uh, I’m Asian…? Really? You don’t look Asian. You’re tan, and chill, and not like other...
I don’t know what I am.
Jordi A. Snell, The Netherlands. My mother is Dutch and my father is Moluccan (Melanesian I assume). I don’t exactly know what my father’s race...
No, I’m not Italian or Spanish.
Michele Warch, Georgetown, DE. My mom is English and Native American. My dad is Scotch-Irish and German. I speak Cherokee and read some Gaelic. I...
No, Not MIxed…Just Albino, Black
Brandi Green, Chicago, IL. I constantly am asked “what I am” or “are you mixed” Nope. I’m black and albino. 🙂 It’s a fascinating existence.
Mexican white girl what are you?
Gabriella Ortega, Riverside, CA. I live in a world where my own kind thinks I’m a shame because I’m Mexican and don’t know Spanish. They...
