<p>This episode will share a story of my friends and how their ethnic origins are different from where they identify as themselves from. The question “where are you from” sometimes may seem like it's “why are you different looking from the others” and may hurt those who are being asked. It also may imply that because you look a certain way, you cannot possibly be from the country you denote.</p>

This episode will share a story of my friends and how their ethnic origins are different from where they identify as themselves from. The question “where are you from” sometimes may seem like it's “why are you different looking from the others” and may hurt those who are being asked. It also may imply that because you look a certain way, you cannot possibly be from the country you denote.

Do ancestral roots and ethnicity define “where am I from”

This is a 7 episode podcast series that will discuss the question “where are you from”. My argument today is to ask people to stop asking the question “where are you from”, and should do so by becoming educated on the issue. Some of the main discussion points reflect how race, ancestral roots, language, and other factors all play a role in defining the question “where are you from”, where the question itself causes many negative implications and sensitivities.

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Do ancestral roots and ethnicity define “where am I from”

Do ancestral roots and ethnicity define “where am I from”