A. The other day met a fellow writer. We knew each other only by by-lines, never met before. He was surprised I was South Asian.
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C. Not sure if I should do anything about the lack of Indian-ness in my writing. I discuss it when it's relevant, but never emphasize it.
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@HeerJeet I didn't know you were South Asian (as am I). I thought you were African-Canadian (is that even a real term or did I invent?).
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@AmandaTintero Normally your explanation would be the right one but in this case the person was an Egyptian (and a fine writer on identity).
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@HeerJeet you know, I originally thought you were Dutch as well. Because in Dutch Heer means sir. You are Sir Jeet. -
@KathaPollitt A very common mistake! I once got an offer to join a Dutch-Canadian Credit Union
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@HeerJeet I initially thought you were Sri Lankan. -
@matthunte Close! I do have some Tamil in-laws.
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@HeerJeet writing is writing. how would you even go about making your writing more indian? unless you're writing *about* ethnicity/race -
@avneetdhillon Well, I do write about ethnicity/race, although only occasionally emphasize Desi roots. So maybe I should do more? Don't know
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