Ask Code Switch: 'Since You're Black, You Must Be ... '
This week, we answer a question from a multiracial reader who looks black but feels Filipino. Let's get into it.
Welcome back to Ask Code Switch, a segment where we dissect your trickiest questions about race. This week, we're tackling one version of a question that we hear all the time: What do you do when people just won't stop making assumptions about you because of how you look?
Franchesca in San Francisco writes:
I am mixed Filipino and black, but was raised by my Filipino side. Because I identify more with being Filipino, I get offended when people assume
