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Being Black and White isn't black and white.

Designing our necklace took many months. We wanted it to be subtle yet overflowing with meaning. It had to be unique - just like each one of us - a new design with no pre-existing significance. And most importantly, it would embody the mixed experience - the duality - the imperfections and the beauty.  

I did not know then but the insistence on putting me in a box would continue for a long time.

1. Having a mild panic attack every time you have to fill out the part of a form that asks for your race/ethnicity. Bonus panic if it specifies “Select one.”