Thanks to the TARPers and my own evolving experiences, I’m finally starting to realize that we all have different relationships with our culture. There is no “right” way to do it. Before, I thought the only way to be Asian was to be like Xander. But I’m Gemma. Gemma, who struggles with Mandarin but can still make a joke in it, who will never eat Cheetos with her fingers again, and who is still a work in progress as to how she feels about her roots. And that’s okay.
