Where are you from?

Interview with Samy 7 years old.
Samy’s Mother is a Malaysian Chinese and her father a native Swede.

Question: Where are you from?
Samy: Mostly from Sweden a bit less from Malaysia.
Question: Why is it like that?
Samy: Because I’m born in Sweden and live here.

Question: If you think of your brain, is it Swedish or Chinese?
Samy: More Swedish and less Chinese.
Question: Why is that?
Samy: My brain is born in Sweden therefore it is more Swedish

Question: And your body where is it from?
Samy: Mostly from Malaysia
Question: Why more from Malaysia.
Samy: I look more Chinese. It just happened like that even if I’m born in Sweden.

Question: And where does your heart come from?
Samy: As much Swedish as Chinese and Malaysian:
Question: How do you explain that?
Samy: The heart is the same where ever you are born.

Question: What is good in being half Chinese and half Swedish?
Samy: You become more beautiful and you learn to speak both Chinese and English. You learn to eat with chopsticks and you get to eat both Swedish and Chinese food.

Question: Anything bad in being half Chinese and half Swedish?
Samy: No.

Question: Have you ever been to China?
Samy: No.
Question: Have you ever been to Malaysia?
Samy: Yes, my Grandma and Uncle live there and in Singapore.

Question: Did anybody ask you where you come from?
Samy: Most people ask where my mammy comes from.
Question: What do you answer to that question?
Samy: Malaysia.

Quiestion: Has anybody asked if you are Chinese?
Samy: Yes.
Question: What do you answer?
Samy: That my mother is from Malaysia.

Question: Do you call yourself Swedish?
Samy: No, Malaysian and Swedish.
Question: Why do you call yourself Malaysian and Swedish?
Samy: Because my mother is from Malaysia and my father is from Sweden
Question: Is that important to you?
Samy: Yes.
Question: Why?
Samy: Because it’s the truth.


Samy is a strong character. She is very sure of herself and very direct, but also very sweet and Lovely.
Samy demonstrates in her answers that she is fully aware of her ethnic mix and double origin. She is actually in full control.
As most kids in her age she shows strong loyalty to both her parents, none of them are favoured. She also makes a point that the truth is important.
She is proud of being mixed though she indirectly saying that she is beautiful and she only sees advantages and no disadvantages with being mixed.

Also note that food is important in Samy's life, as it is in most Malaysians. Right?

Isn’t that inspiring? !!