Tag: ethnicity
How many times have I heard these questions? 🗺️ Where are you from? No, where are you really from? “Where are you from?” This seemingly straightforward question quickly becomes messy when you ask a second‑generation migrant or third‑culture individual. I reflect on my own encounters with this question and how the gospel provides a starting point for a new identity. As a child, my school friends were largely caucasian. As a teenager, my friendship group grew in cultural diversity. Throughout university, I mixed with people from every inhabited continent. Yet, over the years, the question is still asked. “Where are you from?” And…
