Acting Japanese
"I need to act more Japanese."
Every day is a survival from discrimination.
I try to talk like Japanese,
think like Japanese,
look like Japanese,
and like like Japanese.
I need to blend in. Don't stand out. Being an outsider or having mixed roots is tough in this country.
Am I doing it right? Has anyone thought I'm strange?
I need to be careful not to slip out any weird words when I talk.
I can feel my hands sweating.
"Isn't the way he/she talks kinda strange?"
"I know. The way he/she thinks too."
"Hush! He's/She's a foreigner."
"Oh, so he's/she's not Japanese?"
Don't treat me differently. I'm the same Japanese, and I want to be treated the same way.
Every day is a challenge.
A challenge to survive.
A challenge to be Japanese.
I survived today.
Will I do well tomorrow?
"I need to act more Japanese."
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