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Andrea Kong is a typical American teenager. She plays in the youth symphony, likes English and math, and serves as treasurer of the student government of her high school in Bakersfield, California. But there is another side to Andrea: her unique cultural heritage. She is Chinese, Korean, and American.
"I feel unique being a multiracial American," Andrea, who was born and raised in Bakersfield, tells Choices. "Because I'm Asian, many of my friends ask me what I am, and it's cool to say that I'm both Chinese and Korean, but I was born in America."
What does it mean to be multiracial? A multiracial person has more than one racial background. For example, say one parent is Mexican and the other is African and they live in the United States and have children who were born in the U.S. Those children are hispanic, African, and American.
Deeper Meaning
The term multiracial has come to mean more than just racial background. "Being multiracial is broader than race," says Deborah Johnson, a social worker who runs Kindred Journeys International, an organization that puts together trips to countries for families looking to explore their cultural heritage. "It also incorporates culture and ethnicity."
That means a multiracial person has more than one culture in his or her family. For example, a Chinese-Jewish-American...
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