IDENTITY

 
 
 

By SOPHIA蘇晨 (she/her)
Adoptee, 23
Nanchang Project Volunteer
From Beijing 北京; Living in USA

who am i?
chinese-american
but where’s the chinese
apart from looks?
as i grew up
i struggled
with being
different
finally felt right 
in california
there i saw 
people like me
who taught me 
about my heritage
it wasn’t until i had to leave
that i realized how
big a part being 
chinese-american 
played in my sense of identity

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