Yu | 20 | she/her | nationality: Swedish | ethnicity:Chinese
“Yellow”.
First thing that pops into my head is the saying inswedish “yellow is
ugly”. In relation to identity I have never kind ofseen myself as yellow?
Maybe because I’m adopted? I have sometimes when Iwas younger
joked about my skin color and referred to it as yellowwhen comparing
it to my white friends. But that have always beenwithout putting any
emotions into the conversation. I think I would seemyself as more
white than yellow, probably because the way I havebeen raised and
the people I have been surrounded with.
“Asian”.
Appearance, and genetics but also how you are raisedand by who
you’re raised. I also think the language plays a part.Food, clothes and
other things related to the culture.
Ethnicity|part1.
Chinese, Asian, Swedish, mixed feelings. Somedays I feel like I’m more
close to the Chinese part of me, but mostly I wouldsay I feel Swedish.
Today I am proud over my ethnicity but I have hada few struggles with
it when I was younger.
Ethnicity|part2.
I choose Chinese because that’s what my genetics andappearance
comes from. Swedish because that is what I feel likemostly. I am raised
in a Swedish home and most of my friends are Swedishor identify
them self as swedish. My culture is swedish and Ifeel as Swedish as
anyone who looks ethnically swedish. So of coursemy feelings towards
my ethnicity have been influenced by my surroundingsand everything
and everyone around me. I think as younger I struggleda bit with my
Chinese background just because I am raised in a Swedishculture and
most people around me have been white. I have alwaysfelt like I have
been different and, looked different from my friendsand have therefore
tried to adapt to be more like them. Now when I ammore grown up
and have had more time to reflect on everything Ifeel much prouder
over myself and my ethnicity. I don’t feel the sameneed to try and
adapt to anyone. Today I am glad to be me and to havethe background
I have.
Differ from Asian stereotype(s).
I’d say I differ from an asian stereotype becauseI’m raised in a western
and white country. I don’t see myself as asian muchmore than my
appearance and therefore is it hard for me to placemyself in the box as
a typical asian stereotype. My thoughts of asian stereotypesare very
specific or have been at least. The way asians havebeen pictured in
most Hollywood movies and series. Those are also thestereotypes I
think people around me have related me with even thoughI differ from
that stereotype a lot. So I would say that the stereotypesmostly have
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