“Holy shit, you’re not black?” the patient exclaimed as he examined me from head to toe. My partner and the two police officers burst out laughing. “No sir, I’m more of a twinkie,” I said.
A non-American American
I don’t think anyone ever saw it coming. The creation of a non-American American.
In other words, me.
Third Culture Kids often [...]
Not “coming home” alone
I had only known Caleb for three months before he died.
We were just getting past the stereotypes. Him: a tall, [...]
Expatriate Patriotism
So Chinese-born superstar Gong Li recently became a Singaporean citizen—and people in China are completely freaking out. Even though her [...]
The white lies TCKs tell
Goddamn my American accent. “You’re from Singapore?” the girl sneered in her all-too-real Singaporean accent. “Born and bred?” I know I’m not the only one who does a “little dance of white lies” when asked where I’m from.
