When People Get Your Ethnicity Wrong.....

[Alohawithspice]

 Do you correct them or just let it go? Personally, I correct them because I'm proud to be Hawaiian. So when people assume Native American or Latina, I have to say something...politely of course.

[education_mom]

I correct them politely beacuse like you, I am proud of my heritage. I often get mistaken for Chinese. 

educationmom (google it if you're curious as I"m not allowed to post a URL). :)

[foxysugarlove]

Sometimes I politely correct but other times I just smile and keep it moving. It depends on who I'm talking to.

[Army_Angel83]

I correct them, it gets really funny if you get me, my half sister and my cousins wife together.

I'm Japanese, my sister is Korean, my cousins wife is Filipino

We have a blast messing people up

[jen_keiko]

I correct people, only because they ask... "Are you...?" I guess b/c i'm hapa (half & half) I look white-something but it's pretty ambiguous. LoL I'm also proud to be Japanese b/c that was the side of the family I was raised by (my dad's family lives in Oklahoma & I grew up/live in Hawaii)

[guam_mama]

I'm half white half pacific islander and I have gotten called EVERYTHING under the sun, no joke, you name it people have mistaken me for as...black, white, japanes, chinese, korean, hispanic, spanish, french, native american, eskimo...but I love it because it's entertaining LOL plus it makes me feel unique.

[mamavalor]

People think I am Korean because of my married name and people think hubby is Chinese because he looks Chinese.

[mychinababy]

People will often mistake my children for being half Mexican and I will always correct them. They are half Chinese.

[0Glitter0]

hi, i am researching my family tree, i am from all over the place, lol people think you are suppose to look a certain way and put people into these  categories, trust me i know, my grandmother is  mixed with NA, German, African American and she has blonde hair , blue eyes and pale white skin, when i would tell them her background they would laugh, people need to learn alot more, that is what i am doing, i love the spice of life!

[Sama2Mamma]

People always think im korean. Even Filipinos and Koreans think that lol.

[jellybeanjean]

I usually correct them. Most people don't know the country where my mom is from(Myanmar - formerly knows as Burma) so it kind of turns into a lengthy explanation ....that gets a little tiring. Plus I'm mixed to I kind of expect people to get it wrong!