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I am mixed as hell so I’ll give you the races and ethnicities.
Black/African:
My ancestors came to the “new world” as slaves.
Some of my family came from Cape Verde and were mixed with Portuguese.
Polynesian:
Hawaiian
Native American:
Cherokee, Choctaw, and Taino.
Latino:
Puerto Rican
White:
Polish
I really could never pick one race to be .While being mixed can sometimes lead to you being ostracized I am rather grateful to be mixed and I think it has allowed me to see things from more than one cultural and social position. I was raised primarily as Black and Hawaiian. Everywhere I have ever lived has either been predominately Black or Asian/Polynesian and so I was exposed to those things the most. If I’m filling out a form and I can only pick one race I choose Black. I often have to adjust to living in within the different cultures of my various races and I think I’m better for it. It’s what has made me want to be a linguist and given me such a strong interest in anthropology.
I think that knowing your heritage and your culture is important and gives you something to lean on and draw strength from. Plus I really like that most people can never quite figure out what race I am. It gives me a bit of an edge.
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