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Why mixed identity confuses everyone else

I'm mixed-race and I'm exhausted from people asking what I am and then telling me I don't look like what I say I am.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your complex identity doesn't fit others' categorical thinking, forcing you to constantly explain and defend your existence.

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