FOR ANYONE WHO'S LIVED BETWEEN OR AMONG CULTURES:
◉ Define yourself before anyone else does. Not the checkbox version. Not the "what are you" answer you give strangers. The real, full, complete version that takes more than one sentence.
◉ Name the moments that shaped you. The microaggressions that accumulated. The times you questioned whether you were the problem. The isolation of growing up with zero representation. You'll see them clearly on the page for the first time.
◉ Reclaim the parts of your identity you set aside. The culture you didn't get close enough to. The heritage you're still learning about. The things you love about your combination that you didn't always appreciate.
◉ Write your own "I am" statement. Not what the world sees. What you know. Kimberly Ming wrote hers as spoken word. This journal gives you 10 prompts to write yours however it comes out.
◉ Make yourself seen. Starting with yourself. You'd be surprised how many people relate to the story you think is only yours.
Inspired by Episode 11 of CULTURS