Amichann
Senior Member
Just kind of curious to see how many people on the forums are biracial/mixed in general!
I'm wondering what people are mixed with as well as any other general things or memories that stick out from being biracial/mixed.
Do you identify more with one race/culture? Or do you equally blend both cultures together? When you were younger, did you have identity struggles? How has your culture helped you growing up? Any stories in general?
I am Filipino/Black (Asian/Black), and growing up I didn't have really any identity struggles. I definitely grew up with more Filipino values, however I never really felt apart of black culture or (especially) Filipino culture because I do not know Tagalog (Filipino language). Sometimes it bothers me that I am distant from the Filipino community because of that reason, but other times I am like "oh well, if they don't like me, they don't like me." I feel this way cause most Filipinos know English fluently and still I have troubles connecting with them.
I'm wondering what people are mixed with as well as any other general things or memories that stick out from being biracial/mixed.
Do you identify more with one race/culture? Or do you equally blend both cultures together? When you were younger, did you have identity struggles? How has your culture helped you growing up? Any stories in general?
I am Filipino/Black (Asian/Black), and growing up I didn't have really any identity struggles. I definitely grew up with more Filipino values, however I never really felt apart of black culture or (especially) Filipino culture because I do not know Tagalog (Filipino language). Sometimes it bothers me that I am distant from the Filipino community because of that reason, but other times I am like "oh well, if they don't like me, they don't like me." I feel this way cause most Filipinos know English fluently and still I have troubles connecting with them.