Name: Don't ask where I'm from, ask where I'm a local
Uploaded: 2015-09-29T15:09:28Z
Duration: 15 min 54 s
Description: When someone asks you where you're from … do you sometimes not know how to answer? Writer Taiye Selasi speaks on behalf of "multi-local" people, who feel at home in the town where they grew up, the city they live now and maybe another place or two. "How can I come from a country?" she asks. "How can a human being come from a concept?"

When someone asks you where you're from … do you sometimes not know how to answer? Writer Taiye Selasi speaks on behalf of "multi-local" people, who feel at home in the town where they grew up, the city they live now and maybe another place or two. "How can I come from a country?" she asks. "How can a human being come from a concept?"

Taiye Selasi: Don't ask where I'm from, ask where I'm a local

Don't ask where I'm from, ask where I'm a local

Reframing 'Where are you from?' to 'Where are you a local?' shifts focus from national affiliation to individual experience.

The concept of multi-locality challenges traditional notions of identity, advocating a more inclusive understanding of belonging.

Exploring identity beyond national ties, embracing 'multi-local' as a reflection of true experiences in specific locales.