More than meets the eye

I’m part African, but you wouldn’t know that by looking at me. My dad grew up in Zambia before moving to San Jose when he was 16.

My mother was born in India, and then moved to Kenya before growing up in England, but that’s not something you’d see in my face.

Being born and raised in California meant that I am disconnected from my Hindu roots. I don’t identify with my culture. That’s not something you can recognize by glancing in my direction.  I’m unable to relate to my family members who have grown up immersed in our Hindu celebrations and fasts.