@lnchinel: “I’m #Black #Japanese #Okinawan #Chinese & #Filipino 🇺🇸🏴🇯🇵🇨🇳🇵🇭 I was born and raised in #Japan, I moved to the states after college. I was always insecure physically but when I moved here it was amplified. I was “exotic” but an object, at least that’s how I felt. I never felt that back home, not one Japanese person had ever asked to touch my hair or ask why I was so black or dark and was #mixed, or why my hair was so kinky if I was half. I’ve learned ignorance doesn’t discriminate & people don’t know boundaries. But thankfully I was raised in my cultures equally my dad always made sure we knew how we got our last name our roots our history. My mother always embraced our features and made sure we knew how proud she was of her “Black daughters“ because she knew the world would see us as just that until we spoke up. #Beingmixed sometimes feels like a trend, sometimes we’re in, some mixes better than others and who’s more #exotic.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! DM me your experiences of being a #mixedracenative / #mixedraceindigenous for a feature! 🇺🇸🍂🌎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Check out my How To: Be Featured Story for a Shoutout! ☝️ Following me is required! Want to be featured faster?? Follow my personal page @donnisbutterfly and make sure to tell me you submitted! 💋 #mixedgirl #blasian #mixedgirlproblems https://www.instagram.com/p/CHlUEjeF1BH/?igshid=x2mavf9qm75l