As a mixed race adoptee who was raised in a white family, this piece really resonated with me. I wasn't given any information regarding my heritage so I had to guess. A lot of people told me they thought I was mixed race but I am very light so whilst I thought there must have been some mixing along the way, I assumed it would be Hispanic or something else. But I did know for certain I wasn't 100% white. When you talked about identifying as mixed race without knowing the mix - that really resonated with me.
I've been lucky enough to recently find my biological family and get the answers I needed but, even now knowing my black/white mix, it still raises questions for me about a sense of identity when you have been adopted and nature/nurture. It is hard not being 'black enough' and not being 'white enough' and this is why I'm so thankful articles like this are written.
As a mixed race adoptee who was raised in a white family, this piece really resonated with me. I wasn't given any information regarding my heritage so I had to guess. A lot of people told me they thought I was mixed race but I am very light so whilst I thought there must have been some mixing along the way, I assumed it would be Hispanic or something else. But I did know for certain I wasn't 100% white. When you talked about identifying as mixed race without knowing the mix - that really resonated with me.
I've been lucky enough to recently find my biological family and get the answers I needed but, even now knowing my black/white mix, it still raises questions for me about a sense of identity when you have been adopted and nature/nurture. It is hard not being 'black enough' and not being 'white enough' and this is why I'm so thankful articles like this are written.