Back in Hong Kong
And I'm back in Hong Kong. It's a long story. Someday I'll tell it. For now, I've been recently inspired to write poetry like stories. The first is my journey to figure out my racial identity. For the record. I am a biracial- white and black American woman. I was adopted by a white family and grew up in a predominantly white town, and for most of my education from K-12, I was either the only brown child in the school or one of 2. Later, I tried to identify with my black side and realised I couldn't. The best way I can describe it is to imagine a white person going into a black community and trying to be black. Who am I describes that journey from that point to where I am now. Who Am I? Who am I but a scared child in a big, big world A small brown life surrounded by a sea of white, looking to connect They smile, they welcome me into their home. They tell me I belong here. Who am I, that small brown life looking for my place in the white puzzle Are you like me? Will ...