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Half Dutch/Half Filipino

shygirl1986 March 28th, 2016

I'm a half Dutch and half Filipino woman who lives in Canada. AMA

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PacificSunrise March 28th, 2016

@shygirl1986 Do you identified with Dutch or Filpino or is it a combination of both?

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shygirl1986 OP March 28th, 2016

@PacificSunrise To be honest, sometimes I feel a bit confused. When I was growing up I was raised more Dutch in terms of my grandma taking care of me and we mostly ate Dutch food although I was introduced to a lot of different foods. I was also raised more in the suburbs with mostly white children. As I get older, I've definitely embraced more of my Filipino side but I still proabably identify more as white just because of how I was raised. Sometimes I feel confused and frustrated, but when I say frustrated it's more for things like makeup colours and hair products that are harder to find for my skin tone or hair.

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PacificSunrise March 29th, 2016

@shygirl1986 Thank you for sharing your insight. I can see that embracing two cultures is not easy but doable.

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shygirl1986 OP March 29th, 2016

@PacificSunrise Definitely. I like the fact that I get the best of both worlds and I'd call myself pretty cultured.

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