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A combination of growing older and being pushed outside of my high school forced me to mature and question my internal racism.

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Is this what I am living for? For the approval of men and women alike?

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It’s an all-too-typical scene for me: I walk up to the cashier at Manning’s and greet the cashier with a casual “你好.” Perhaps this is my giveaway – Chinese culture tends to be light on unnecessary formalities.

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If you’re going to bleed for something, bleed for an idea.

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This may seem like a no-brainer, but for many cultures, especially Asian ones, children bring pride and happiness to their parents through their choices.

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Both Black people and White people, not to mention Latinos and Asians and the rest of the rainbow, all commit crimes daily. Many of them are racially driven, not just the White-against-Black ones that currently splash the headlines.

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I can name so many good things about myself.

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13. Being asked, “Do you want to meet your real mother?”

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Or “racial privilege,” for lack of a better term?

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Don’t assume I speak your language.