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22.3.8
It's really easy to irritate many Asian-Americans by asking them what country they're from. It doesn't bug me, because it's a question I ask myself a lot anyway. But if I had a clear single answer which I knew would disappoint people (e.g. "America, I was born here"), the question would get old fast.

Sometimes I kind of want to try a bunch of different answers and see what responses I get. Like,

  • "Taipan" (or some other nonexistent Asian-sounding country, Sainam, Chong Kong, Hainesia)
  • "It's a disputed zone."
  • "I'm from Asia. . . . . Yeah, Asia's a country."


oOo


say

  1. Seitan!
    —    08.03.22, 7:17pm    #
  2. heh, from a museum guy in pennsylvania when we were on a summer school field trip: “what state is taiwan in?”
    —    08.03.22, 9:04pm    #
  3. Much luck to you on the MFA. And I love your “where you (really) from?” responses.
    —    08.03.22, 11:27pm    #

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