Do you live in a Pyramid ?!
Antoinette Abdelmalek, Trabuco Canyon, CA Funny right. But I feel as though if you really want to laugh I should share some of my personal...
Tenth generation American, still asked origin.
Leah Perlongo, Sunapee, NH. Ever been asked “Where are you from?” and the answer they expected was not the town you were born, but a...
I’m actually from the United States
Katherine Ellis, American Fork, UT. I stood alone by the playground, kicking pebbles. Someone approached me and I glanced up eagerly, hoping for a friend....
I am American no qustions needed
Demetrios Pathammavong, Sanger, CA. I am an American, although my grandparents are from Laos. It is often a repeated questions of where I am from....
You’re American? Were you born here?
Araceli, Pasadena, CA. No I wasn’t born here. Does it really matter? My family moved to this country when I was 2.5 yrs old. I...
I feel uncertain about the future
Cara Rose, San Jose, CA. I’m White. Formerly, I was Mixed; Portuguese and British/German. I only became White when the US census bureau declared the...
That is Mr. “Mutt” to you!
Chris Cochran, Murrieta, CA. Where are you from? It’s a loaded question in that I could answer where I was born, where I was raised,...
No I am still from India
Amal Nazeem, Shrewsbury, MA. My parents are Muslims from Southern India. Growing up, I had many friends from all over India. They were mostly Hindu...
Able bodied Financially Successful Minority Male
AJ, Falls Church, VA. I am a white American female with multiple disabilities. I realize that generally speaking, my whiteness and U.S. citizenship is a...
“You’re Not Chinese; You are Filipino!”
As a 12 year old, I had encountered in many times where people say very messed up things including something racist. Since I’m a brother...
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...
“But where are you FROM from?”
Roshni Brahmbhatt, Muncie, IN. It’s probably the most infuriating thing that I hear on a daily basis. I work at an electronics store and I’m...
“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...
“Where’re you from?” Up to you.
Ami Bogin, England. I get “where are you from?” so often (or the polite “Your accent’s different…” of the British, or the more rude “You...
Is that integrated housing or something?
Christopher Allen, USA. As far as we can go back thanks to grandparents, my family were farmers. More often for survival than profit. Now my...
