Diary: Citizenship

I’m neither black or white. But in South Africa, Blacks took me as Black, Whites took me as White. As a member of this sensitive society, I actually found myself having the passport to both sides. I can’t identify myself as neither, yet feel close to both.

I am both Chinese and Taiwanese. But in China, Chinese take me as Taiwanese; in Taiwan, Taiwanese take me as Chinese. As a member of this big unhappy family, I never was given the license to enter neither of the societies. I identify myself as both, yet being recognized as neither.

My quest for opposition and prejudice did not come out of a sense of justice; it is simply a splinter in my life. The wall is a condition following me on all Chinese territory. If everyone has and needs an imaginary enemy, this wall is my enemy.