I wasn't allowed to go outside because my parents told me that it was dangerous.
I went to elementary school, middle school, and high school in Japan, but my family moved back to the U.S. permanently when I was 16. Originally, the plan was to live in Japan for three years, but because our family loved it, we decided to stay for another three years.
I suspect my parents were nervous because I don't think they had full confidence in our capability, as their children, to adapt from going from a Japanese and Belizean culture to a full-blown American culture. I would also often get asked if I was Mexican because of my surname, even though I don't look Mexican. I'd clarify that I wasn't Mexican, and some people would say,"Yeah, you are, because your last name is Enriquez, so you're Mexican." So, I started telling people that I was American, as I didn't want to keep having the same conversation about where I was from.
I then wondered if the way I wore my hair was going to prevent me from advancing at work. Perhaps this person was saying out loud what other people were thinking. That was very disconcerting. In May 2018, I gave birth to my daughter. She is half African American and half Belizean. Raising her in the U.S. has been difficult, which I think is the case with most little kids. It took her a while to realize that she is Black. I used to tell her that she has Black girl magic and she'd say,"No, I don't. I'm not Black."
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