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an exploration of family lineage in the absence of information
I set up a voicemail box asking callers to answer the question: “what do you know about your heritage and how has that shaped your identity?”
These are the responses
Jorge
“...I am undocumented. I don't feel like I belong in this country, but since it's been so long since I've been in Mexico, I don't feel close to my Mexican Heritage either.”
Hee Eun
“Being a trans and queer Korean person, in a very religious environment isn't something that's very welcoming.”
Dane
“my grandmother is a first-generation immigrant from Portugal and she does not speak any Portuguese because her parents were embarrassed of it.”
Fredériqué
“Other than the fact that I do probably look Indian, I mostly feel very French Canadian.”