i'm having a racial identity crisis. In america, people seem to think if ur tan ur hispanic. They don't even have any doubts in their mind what ethnicity i am, they just assume. I don't have the stereotypical "asian look" b/c i'm malaysian and malaysians tend to have darker skin color and big set eyes. Many asians don't welcome which depresses me and i dont feel anything in common with the hispanic community. i just feel out of place.
2006-09-25 14:37:04 · 9 answers · asked by dnice 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
how can i learn to feel good, when i keep getting rejected by people?
Its hard to find a racial group that i can identfy with.
2006-09-25 14:54:10 · update #1
Instead of trying to relate to a group based on race, try relating to a group based on your interests. Do you like sports? Do you like art or music or collecting weird things? Do you like to dance or sing or cook? Find a way to relate to all races and forget the people that simply judge you based on your looks. I know it seems easier said than done.
Good luck.
2006-09-25 15:49:11 · answer #1 · answered by ♥i KnwUc It♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just be urself and dnt lean toward any cultural groups. U will find friends of all races im sure. Dnt feel like u have to identify with any one group.
2006-09-25 15:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by Laura J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be out and proud...wear malay style influenced clothes, eat malay food, and so on. Invite your non-malay friends to share in your culture. Trust me, here in the US, so many of us left our ethnicity and cultures at Ellis island. Millions of people wish they could remember their songs, stories, languages, recipes. Be proud of who you are, and do what you can to share. You can't influence the mob, but you can influence people, one dinner, one conversation at a time. Have fun with that... When someone starts talking like your spanish....whip out some malay, and smile!
2006-09-25 14:42:04 · answer #3 · answered by Sad-Dad 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm filipino and I get along with other asian. I've notice they just talk to me out of nowhere, because i'm asian.
2006-09-26 12:27:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry so much, just be who you are. Those that stereotype are fools anyway. If they dont like you for who you are, you dont need them anyway.
2006-09-25 14:40:24 · answer #5 · answered by mr_fixit_11 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people are just ignorant, but many are just plain stupid. Just tell them you are AMERICAN and nothing else counts!
2006-09-25 14:39:25 · answer #6 · answered by Elizabeth L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not quite sure what you're asking?
2006-09-25 14:49:33 · answer #7 · answered by honey_bear_21_1999 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sympathize with you, but what's your question?
2006-09-25 14:39:22 · answer #8 · answered by Lydia B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asian
2016-03-27 09:40:38 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋