1 post tagged “diaspora”
So here's my story...I was born in Liberia (West Africa) of Caribbean parents. In '90 at the age of ~9 we left to London (England). We spent a year there then moved to Basel (Switzerland). I left Switzerland at the age of 20 to live in the US, where I currently reside.
I've always found it difficult when people ask me which country do I prefer. Just because they're all so different, beyond the point of comparison.
I've found it even more difficult to identify with a specific one of these places. I think what makes me me is that I take pieces of all of these identities and use them as needed.
Anyway, here's a book I'm currently reading on identity. It's quite amazing and straighforward ...
