Livのインスタグラム(livlogolding) - 8月22日 17時37分

I always feel awkward answering the simple question “where are you from”? Typically, I answer flatly “I am Taiwanese”. I understand. I wouldn’t believe me too. Confusing. More questions come up. I am used to the drill. I respond “My biological father is Italian”, but deep down I am apologising to the man I call Dad.
The truth is I AM TAIWANESE and I am a third culture kid. I was raised in a bilingual household in Taichung until 17 and hold a Taiwanese passport. My biological father didn’t raise me - in fact, I have never met him. My Dad, surname Lo, is from Hong Kong and raised us bilingually because they wanted a bigger world for our family. I am sorry Daddy, you have given me the world, and yet I have to say that I am half Italian to explain my race, not identity. I am not lying, but it’s not the truth too.
When I first watched #CrazyRichAsians it made complete sense to me. These were people like me. This is the world I grew up in. The actors could be Asians from around the world and have different accents hailing from England, Australia, and the US. Amongst all the milestones superseded from the book and film the world has nodded with new understanding of diversity, that it matters to us, and that we are celebrated for who we are. We don’t have to feel shy or explain who we are anymore. While I know we still have a long way to go I feel empowered from this journey to say that maybe one day it won’t be so confusing for me to say “I am Taiwanese” in an American accent. One day, in our ever globalised world, there will be a blonde hair blue eye individual who says "我是台灣人", and this will be acceptable too. Thank you @kevinkwanbooks for imagining this new world and @jonmchu for creating the picture of it. @crazyrichasians is the world I want to live in. #representationmatters ?:@nic.yeo

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