When Susan Hussey asked that of a black British charity boss, she echoed the words of many who alienate people of colourPhotograph: Kin Cheung/APPhotograph: Kin Cheung/APhere are you from?” is a question that every person in my family has been asked, from my parents in the 1960s to my little nephew, crying on his way back from school.
The grandest invitation I ever received as a journalist was to attend an exhibition at the palace. It arrived in a small cream envelope, with my name – spelt correctly – in calligraphy. There were jokes about the “exotic” art in reference to the Asian pieces. Someone recognised one of their aristocratic ancestors in a portrait on display as if that were ordinary – it consolidated how somebody like me could never belong in the establishment.
Where are your parents from? Should move things along.
Great that you can see inside people’s heads
Great that you can see inside people’s heads
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