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Tag: mixed race

My mom is Japanese-American and my dad is American. And I keep getting asked, “So are you Japanese?”

Posted on December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 by J LeClair

What it’s like when you don’t look like either parent.

I am the FIRST American Junior Vegetable Sommelier (with 99.999999% certainty)

Posted on October 7, 2016October 17, 2016 by J LeClair

It SEEMS like I am the first American to earn the title of Junior Vegetable Sommelier.

Japanese Boy Band Prompts Deep Soul Searching Questions.

Posted on August 9, 2016October 17, 2016 by J LeClair

Last week, I went on a Japanese boy band themed Ferris Wheel. The group was called “Boys and Men.” Apparently… Read more Japanese Boy Band Prompts Deep Soul Searching Questions.

The Travel Bug Bites (again). Which means… Daily Japan photos coming soon!

Posted on July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 by J LeClair

Yesterday my dad asked me, “How is it living like a nomad?” I think what he meant was – how it is living with an infestation of travel bugs around you.

Short, With Brown Hair, & Other Ways I am a Disappointing American

Posted on June 7, 2016June 9, 2016 by J LeClair

6 ways that I don’t quite live up to expectations about Americans.

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