We tell our Chinese friends that we are from America and yet we are from Chinese descent. We thought they understood, but for some of our friends, they don't seem to grasp that ethnicity can be different from nationality, and that Americans can be more than just Caucasians.
We laugh these days when we get comments from friends regarding Meliya:
"Wow, she looks Chinese!"
(On the phone) "Does she look more Chinese or American?"
(After lifting up her hair) "There is no gold hair at all, but she is American."
Hmm. I don't quite understand. I mean, we are standing right there, and we have no gold hair. Maybe this woman has never studied even a simple unit on genetics. It is amusing to hear these comments. =)
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No need to see golden hair, but how about more recent pictures?
i visited China during a summer break in college for 1 1/2 weeks. it was the first time that i realized that most countries are fairly homogenous. we ARE a melting pot, and i have always felt that it is more of a strength than a weakness. =)
The first time I visited Eric's relatives in Italy, one distant aunt made a comment (which they translated) that it was strange that I was an American with Chinese eyes. We're fortunate to live in such a diverse society :).
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