angryasiangirlsunited:Palestinian, Filipina, and white. I grew up in a family of mixed POC with nobo
angryasiangirlsunited:Palestinian, Filipina, and white. I grew up in a family of mixed POC with nobody of my mix. There was plenty of identity policing and neither side liked the other one’s culture or ethnicity. It’s taken me so long to get to the point where I can finally take pride in my heritage and no longer need anybody else’s validation and I’ll be DAMMED if anyone ever tries to take that away from me again. I am so proud to be Filipina and I’m proud to be Palestinian. My peoples are strong and have always fought for their homelands. There is absolutely nothing for me to be ashamed of but I have so much to cherish about every last part of my heritage. Here’s to all the other mixed girls who were ever made to feel ashamed or ‘not enough’! -- source link