12. Adopted into a White Family, Overcoming Racism & Complex Cultural Identity - Julitha Amara's story

Today we are joined by Julitha Amara, an artist, model and baker with one of the most complex cultural identity stories I have ever come across. Julitha was a Sri Lankan born orphan baby, whisked away to a new life and home in Melbourne Australia and assimilated into a white family. Later in her adolescence, Julitha ran away from home and was socially adopted by an African family and assimilated into the black community. When she entered into her adult years, she underwent a DNA test that revealed she also had some indigenous blood in her, which lead her to learn about her indigenous heritage. The circumstances of her life's journey have lead her to accumulate a variety of difficult question marks, which she explains how she managed to mentally balance and reconcile in this week's episode.

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