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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting that Joanna sees her mother as “different.” I wonder if she’s even aware of how she’s swallowed whiteness as default.[/quote]

Koreans in Korea will consider her white.  She was born and raised in the US.  She’s culturally White.[/quote]
Is this Korea? No. [/quote]

In the US, people self identify.  She considers herself Asian American.  [/quote]
Unfortunately, in the US, you are categorized based on your skin color or features, so if you look more Asian, you will not be considered "white", except as someone stated,[b] it's convenient for white people to consider the half Asian as white[/b].[/quote]

[b]Who are these "white people" who do that, and why is it convenient for them?[/b][/quote]

Not the PP, but I'm assuming they're suggesting that white people don't want to list their kids as Asian, since full Asian kids in this area often have really high test scores--and so their half-Asian kid with lower test scores would be at a disadvantage, relatively speaking.[/quote]

This. My half-Asian kid is a genius compared to his white peers, but would be middle of the pack against his Asian peers. Fortunately, he looks totally white, so he’s considered white and not Asian.[/quote]

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