Aleksandra Arnold answers “What is Mia Warren's ethnicity/racial...”

Claire Woodley asked this question about Little Fires Everywhere:

What is Mia Warren's ethnicity/racial identity? Was that ever revealed or was it ambiguous?

Aleksandra Arnold She is Caucasian. Here is the answer from the author Celeste Ng:
"I've grown up in white communities my whole life, and like most people of color in t…moreShe is Caucasian. Here is the answer from the author Celeste Ng:
"I've grown up in white communities my whole life, and like most people of color in the United States, I have a pretty good understanding of what it's like to be white in America — so I feel comfortable writing characters who are white. On the other hand, I don't claim to know what it's like to be black in America. I can imagine some aspects of it, but I don't feel I know that experience well enough to write about it. That's part of why I didn't write Mia as a black woman, as I mentioned above; I wasn't sure that was a story I personally could tell."(less)

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