That desire to belong is powerful, I know. I was raised between cultures, and there’s nothing quite so disruptive to your sense of belonging as not fully belonging anywhere, as being brown when everyone else is white in a place that notices these things. But don’t be fooled. When they play on those feelings, when they tell you they can return you to a glorious past, offer a community of people just like you, who share your values and your dreams, a common history, they are selling you a myth. Enjoy your culture or religion, have pride in where you live or where your ancestors came from if you
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