Having lived the first 44 years of my life in a homogeneous society like the Philippines, racism was kind of a vague issue to me. But when I moved to United States and married an American , I was slowly introduced to this kind of order in America. I became an honorary black woman. I said that because I embraced not only him but also his "people" but still maintain my Filipino values and culture . Color blind as I am in my relationship with my husband and his family, I am was also aware of the ugly presence of discrimination and racism that lurks from time to time being a mixed couple - a black man and an Asian woman. My husband told me he was used to it and he understands why I was perplexed by it in considering the society where I came from. We suffered the curious looks, the disappointed looks, why I married a black man look, why did he marry an Asian look ,why did you take away our man look , maybe she just needs a green card look, y...