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For 14 years I grew up in Vietnam, like most people around me at that time, I sometimes judged a person whether they are GOOD or BAD based on his/her appearance, especially their skin tone.

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The Caucasian are nicer than the Mongoloid and the Negroid because of their color

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In our culture, white skin, by common consent, is more favorable than darker skin.

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East Asians should be the representatives rather than South East Asians because of their whiter skin

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In our culture, white skin, by common consent, is more favorable than darker skin.

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A photo of 2-year-old me with my 7-year-old brother

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As you can see in the photo, I had bright skin (kinda) when I was small, and Adult tended to give compliments like:

She looks so cute like a Korean baby!
(Con bé này xinh giống Hàn Quốc nhể)

Not only because of the details like mouth, nose, etc., but also the similarity in the skin tone. Koreans tend to have brighter skin.

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As a result, I hold the view that lighter skin is always better than darker tone.

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In addition, I was also firmly of the belief that people with darker tone are not as civilized as the whiter ones. (eg: culture, education, etc.)

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In Southeast Asia, since the majority of Vietnamese have lighter skin compared to other island countries, such as Indonesian and Filipino

I used to think Vietnamese are more superior than them

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My perception has been changed forever by a special girl whom I met on Instagram in 2016.

Her name is Balqis Dina, an Indonesian, and we're at the same age.

Before we entered the chat, based on her darker skin color/race, I thought she would be rude and maybe not as good as me. BUT I WAS WRONG

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She was lovely and we chit-chatted as if we were good friends, although it was just the first time we talked to each other 🤣

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When she was trying to write my name 🤣🤣 'Saranghae Hông Anh' *literally means I luv you Hông Anh*

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When she was trying to write my name 🤣🤣 'Saranghae Hông Anh' *literally means I luv you Hông Anh*

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And I also realize that our daily life are alike. Every day, we wake up, go to school, have fun with our friends and family.

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Class in Vietnam (left) and class in Indonesia (right) are pretty much the same😊📚

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This is Balqis's post on her graduation day 🎓🎓 CONGRATULATIONS MY GIRL

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She is kind-hearted, humorous and smart too ❤️

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She is kind-hearted, humorous and smart too ❤️

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That Indonesian girl has taught me a lesson of life

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That Indonesian girl has taught me a lesson of life

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No matter who we are, where we come from, how we look, we are all born equal. No one is more superior than any one.

Regardless of our differences, we are all the same    (Marshall B. Rosenberg)