My father was born and raised in Sierra Leone, and my mom was from Bermuda.

Growing up, I didn't know about the Japanese internment camps until I saw a movie of the week as an adult. I remember going, 'How come that wasn't covered in history class?' Moving to California, you run into people whose grandparents lost everything and their businesses and were put in these internment camps.

I am first-generation American, so I didn't grow up in the South or have any relatives who were slaves. My forefathers were colonized.

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