Ruth Ozeki - The American society around me looked at me and saw Japanese. Then, when I was 19, I we...

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The American society around me looked at me and saw Japanese. Then, when I was 19, I went to Japan for the first time. And suddenly - what a shock - I realized I wasn't Japanese; they saw me as American. It was an enormous relief. Now I just appreciate being exactly in the middle.

Ruth Ozeki

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Die amerikanische Gesellschaft um mich herum sah mich an und sah Japanisch. Als ich 19 war, ging ich zum ersten Mal nach Japan. Und plötzlich - was für ein Schock - wurde mir klar, dass ich kein Japaner war; Sie sahen mich als Amerikaner. Es war eine enorme Erleichterung. Jetzt schätze ich es einfach, genau in der Mitte zu sein.

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