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Q: I was born and raised in Texas until age eight and then moved to Pittsburgh, after which I went to college in Arizona. Now living and working in New York City, I am confused as to the proper answer when asked, "Where are you from?"
Kate von der Porten
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
A: It is your birthright to claim Texas as your place of origin, and you are absolutely right to do so proudly when asked. Unlike Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, George W. Bush, and a mess of other so- called Texans, you were actually born here. Furthermore, you resided here until the ripe old age of eight, by which point, if your childhood was anything like the Texanist's, you had engaged in such authentic local rituals as plinking cans off cedar fence posts, drinking your dad's Lone Star, and riding your Schwinn in the cloud behind the DDT truck.
The answer to the question "Where are you from" can...
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