Want to get more connected with my culture - where to start?
For context, I’m a 1/4 Chinese, a 1/4 Jamaican, and half Dutch. My Dad (50/50 Chinese and Jamaican) and his side of the family were never a huge part of my life growing up and now we’re basically estranged.
I already feel weird saying that I’m mixed race, given that it’s 2 quarters making a half and not a whole half (does that even make sense). I want to get more in touch with that side of myself and that part of my culture but I have no idea where to start. I’ve tried cooking some of the food from both cultures but it always ends up feeling like I’m larping or just indulging in a white washed version of both cultures.
Does anyone have good tips for where I can start to learn more about Jamaican/Chinese culture, and maybe even the culture of the Chinese population of people living in Jamaica (this is how my grandma met my grandpa)?