#bothnothalf

[thisiskayleigh]

'Love us like you love our food.' I saw this quote from an article on @refinery29uk I read yesterday, and it really hit home. (full version 👉) I'm not great at articulating my feelings at the moment, so drawing has helped offload a little bit. I also feel that my personal experience doesn't need spotlighting right now, so I'm going to continue sharing stories, articles and resources that really need to be read in my insta stories. ❤️ Please know though that if you are also mixed Asian/other, and you've experienced racial transgressions big or small, that your experiences are valid and important. ❤️ . Also quick note: I've chosen to represent Thai food because I am Thai, but this carries across all ESEA ❤️ . . . . . . #stopasianhate #stopasianhatecrime #hateisavirus #asianyouth #bothnothalf #illustration #illustrator #art #artist #illustratoroninstagram #artistoninstagram #digitalillustration #drawing #digitalart #asian #thailand #esea #thaifood https://www.instagram.com/p/CM0Om_zDV3V/?utm_medium=tumblr

[raciallyconfused]

Jassa Ahluwalia

he is one of the people I truly look up to when it comes to his work, especially regarding speaking about his racial identity. it is genuinely emotional to the point of bringing me to tears when I listen to him talk about his experiences as a mixed race individual and the sense of fulfillment and realisation that I’m not alone is one I’ve never felt before. his approach of describing himself as #bothnothalf gave me an epiphany. that sense of claiming one’s entire identity was something I had never had before.