am i asian enough? Sasha Goldstein

i consume asian media and trends i drink boba i watch anime i listen to kpop but am i asian enough?

i can’t connect with that part of myself no matter how much i seem to try traveling to the philippines getting a traditional tattoo i still don’t feel asian enough

am i asian enough?

By Sasha Goldstein

growing up i knew i looked different people would make jokes call me slurs bring me down for talking about my culture i still don’t feel asian enough i was born in america

i can only speak english i have a jewish name in a predominantly white neighborhood i never felt asian enough

people told me i wasn’t white enough i wasn’t jewish enough they only saw me as asian as their token person of color i still don’t feel asian enough

i can’t find a connection to my asianness it feels so distant although it’s all some people see it’s not what i feel i still don’t feel asian enough

“where are you really from?” “you don’t look jewish” “what kind of asian are you? “you talk too much about being asian” i still don’t feel asian enough

i feel like i’m fighting a losing battle with myself how do i find the connection i’m striving for? will i ever feel asian enough?

Phtoto from Sasha Goldstein

Vol. Xl, Issue I 15