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‘On Being Mixed’

What do you think of when you hear the term "Native Land"?


In today's society, people are often categorised based on various visual and cultural factors, such as ethnicity, skin colour, and religion. The word native can refer to someone or something that is original to a particular place or environment, or to a person who has been born and raised in a particular place. The term "native land" refers to the place or region where a person or group of people were born or have lived for a long time and to which they have a strong cultural and emotional connection. Is it possible for an individual to have multiple native lands? If someone has mixed ethnicities, can they choose the land of their ancestors and identify as a native of that land without having lived or visit the region? Maybe the issue with our society is that we often assign labels and categories too frequently. However, it is important to understand who you are and how you came to exist.

For those with parents from different or contrasting cultures, it's common to wonder which side they identify with more, they may even feel torn between the two. But why? One could argue that society places pressure on individuals to conform to a binary way of thinking because it is easy to view the world as simply "black or white," so to speak.

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