Kickingbackonsundays

I found this post on a blog that I follow, and it really got me thinking:

“Something you should know about me, is that I am adopted. One of those kids adopted at birth, so I guess that makes me partially international, right? This is something that has always kind of made me struggle a little bit.

Am I an Asian, or am I just Asian, or am I neither? Who am I?

I always just considered myself an Asian American, because you know, I am both Asian and American. A friend of mine who has grown up in my home country for a good portion of her life sees things a bit differently. She made a point to tell me, that all she sees is an American, based on socialization. I never really got a chance to grow up and live in the culture of my motherland, and I never got to learn the language. This was something that had me taken aback at first, and then I felt a little angry, but now all I can think is that my friend and I are both entitled to our own opinions. Neither one of us is right or wrong.

She thinks how she sees, an American who just appreciates other cultures, but then I see an Asian American who is proud of being Asian, and also lives in America.

So who am I? An Asian American, a person who thinks she is Asian based on skin tone, or other? Which one is it?”

What do you think? Fair arguments, and such differing opinions. I mean, if growing up in a culture makes you, then there are a lot of “Fill in the blank Americans” who are just Americans.

Do you think adopted kids in the US are just Americans who appreciate other cultures even if they are introduced to the country they were born in?

Found at: ashortuniverseunfolds.wordpress.com