As I’ve mentioned in my launch post, I want to commit to cultivating a safe place for civil discourse and healthy community discussion. The space is here. Now, I’m handing over the mic to you.
What type of content do you want to see here? What topics are you interested in discussing? What things do you want me to share more of? What things do you want to share with others? I’ll use these topic ideas for future essays, podcasts, discussions, etc.
I asked y’all this question on Instagram and here are some of the responses I got:
There was one that caught my eye…
Yeah…uh…stay tuned for tomorrow’s post 👀
Have any other suggestions? Anything you wanna co-sign? Let me know in the comments!
Thank you so much for this forum. Navigating this world as a mixed human [I’m White/Asian (Pakistani)] is such a unique challenge. It’s like we’re all on an island together, but also kinda on our own islands individually😂 Bc like you said everyone has a different experience. Something I found super fascinating last year is that even though my siblings and I share the same parents, grew up in the same house, attended the same Masjid/Mosque, same schools, etc, we have COMPLETELY different experiences with acceptance/rejection within either community, as well as with our shared relatives.
Thank you for being so open with your personal experiences. It’s comforting and empowering to know that we are not alone in our struggles. I look forward to reading more about your journey!
This post really validated how I feel without even knowing how much I needed it. I’m Filipino, Black and Mexican and still trying to navigate what that all means…. Especially in a sense that I never feel like any one of my ethnicities because it’s not 100%.
It's a frustrating journey to go through because everyone keeps telling what you are and are not and as a result you end up feeling like you're nobody. There's a certain sense of liberation that comes from deciding that you're not gonna let people tell you who you are anymore. It takes a lot of work to get there and people will still try very hard to invalidate who you are, but in the end it's so so worth it. ❤️
Thank you so much for this forum. Navigating this world as a mixed human [I’m White/Asian (Pakistani)] is such a unique challenge. It’s like we’re all on an island together, but also kinda on our own islands individually😂 Bc like you said everyone has a different experience. Something I found super fascinating last year is that even though my siblings and I share the same parents, grew up in the same house, attended the same Masjid/Mosque, same schools, etc, we have COMPLETELY different experiences with acceptance/rejection within either community, as well as with our shared relatives.
Thank you for being so open with your personal experiences. It’s comforting and empowering to know that we are not alone in our struggles. I look forward to reading more about your journey!
This post really validated how I feel without even knowing how much I needed it. I’m Filipino, Black and Mexican and still trying to navigate what that all means…. Especially in a sense that I never feel like any one of my ethnicities because it’s not 100%.
It's a frustrating journey to go through because everyone keeps telling what you are and are not and as a result you end up feeling like you're nobody. There's a certain sense of liberation that comes from deciding that you're not gonna let people tell you who you are anymore. It takes a lot of work to get there and people will still try very hard to invalidate who you are, but in the end it's so so worth it. ❤️