I am proud to be a Canadian, but I am more than that. I symbolize my parents and the generations before them, so it’s important to me to also tell people that I am Indian to honour my family
I have one of those names that is hard to pronounce. It’s unusual even for the country that my parents came from. I used to hate it and thought of legally switching my name to Sabrina when I became an adult.
When strangers see my name, I can tell that they are trying to figure out where I am from. Some ask me what type of name it is and I know that what they really want to ask is “Where are you from?” I can answer that: I was born in Toronto. But I know they are not asking me about what part of the 6ix I am from. Answering that I was born at North York General Hospital is a guaranteed way to end the conversation.
I am proud to be a Canadian. But I am more than that. I symbolize my parents and the generations before them. I represent the journey that my parents took when they left their country and their families to start their own family in a new country. It’s important to me that I also tell people that I am Indian in order to honour my family.
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