Hybrid Identity Quotes

I am Jewish, Italian, American, Catholic.

My dad's from Zimbabwe, and my mom is Danish, Irish, and Norwegian, so I have influences from a lot of different places.

My family is from Morocco, and I was born and raised in Canada, but I'm an Indian at heart, for sure.

I'm part Jewish and part Christian, but I'm mostly Jewish.

My mama is African American and from Wisconsin. My baba was born in Iran. My parents have stressed the idea of creating your own path, and creating your own identity is part of that. That's why embracing these two cultures is important to me.

It [being an immigrant] gave me a huge advantage. Being an immigrant is the best of both worlds. You’re programmed two different ways. You’re bringing the best from your culture—and Hispanic culture has so many great things—and mixing it with the greatest country in the world. That gives us an advantage in comparison to somebody who was born in the U.S., went to school here, and the U.S. is all they’ve seen. We’ve seen the other side.

I think of myself as an Indian comedian, but I've had British and American schooling. I always had this feeling of not fitting in anywhere, of observing situations from the outside.

I don't really identify myself as white or African-American. I'm just me. I'm Madison.

'Entropy' will be a kaleidoscope of thought processes and my identity as an Indian who grew up in California.

My mother is black and my father is Filipino. I got the best of both worlds.

I am Chinese, but I am thoroughly American.

When you look at me, you can't really tell what I am, but I'm black, white, Native, Spanish, and a little bit of Filipino.

My heart is half Puerto Rican, half Canadian. That is how I feel.

My mother is Irish, my father is black and Venezuelan, and me - I'm tan, I guess.

I feel as much British as I do American. There's not much difference between our countries.

When I think of my work, I'm aware that I'm American and African at all points and times. And without a doubt, my experience and understanding of America was shaped by having immigrant parents.

I think being biracial is a different experience. I think that, and coming from the U.K., I feel as much white as I do black. And so it's really important for me to address these issues of identity in my work. But also, you know, we're always stronger when we work on, you know, what we have in common. And I love exploring that in my work.

I'm still ambiguously ethnic. I could be Persian - I could be anything. But I'm Italian and Jewish, so I'm a citizen of the world; that's what I prefer.

I have learned to create from a hybridized point of view. It's an asset - something rather liberating.

My dad lives in Sicily, so I'm half Italian and half Irish - it's a fiery combination.

I have a sense that many Americans, especially those like me with European or foreign parents, feel they have to invent their families just as they have to invent themselves.

My experiences growing up in both a Chinese American household and the Catholic Church define much of who I am.

Every time I'm in Canada I feel more Swedish, and every time I'm in Sweden I feel more Canadian. I belong in both places and I love them both equally. It's funny because the Swedes claim me as their Swedish pride and the Canadians call me their Canadian girl. I'll take it all.

I don't even know if I'm British any more. I'm transatlantic, I'm European.

I am half Cuban American.