I am like an orange tree
Born in an cherry orchard
Learning to be small and red
Being big and orange instead


Sometimes I wish I was Asian. I mean seriously, I've lived 18 years of my life in Asia and eight years in the States, two of which I can't remember. Being Asian would fit my life so much better. I feel like I am Asian American but everyone looks at me and assumes I’m a plain old American girl. Not that being a normal American is bad per se, but there’s culturally more to me and people just can’t see it. I’m layered and digging down to the layer of my multiculturalness just takes too much effort. Sometimes it's easier to fulfill people's expectations than try to reprogram their brain.

I wish that without any effort on my part people could just look at me and understand my cultural past.