Monday, February 13, 2012

我不是中国人?!

Clearing up misunderstandings.

So, there are people who think I'm a wanna-be Chinese just because I don't speak it and I honestly don't understand why I would need to pretend to be something I'm not? Especially if I'm already Asian? It's not like being Chinese is a one of those asian hypes at the moment like korean and japanese. My dad speaks cantonese while my mom speaks a few words. I was born in Sha Tin, Hong Kong but I lived in Kowloon for the majority of the time I was there. My dad's side is from Guangzhou, China while my mom is from Hai Phong, Vietnam. Vietnamese is my mother tongue therefore that's what's primary spoken in my house. I am Vietnamese and Chinese.

Either way whatever nationality I claim won't change my origin.

I am what I am.