I am aware that the term "half caste" is derogatory when used to qualify humans. The correct term is "mixed raced". That is, persons whose biological parents are of different races.

I am also aware that the term half caste is casually used by Nigerians to describe people of mixed racial heritage, with out any negative insinuations.

I am a mixed raced girl.

My mother is half Indian (punjabi) and half Nigerian (Igbo) ;

My father is Nigerian ( Igbo), which means, I am 1/4 Indian and 3/4 Nigerian ; What Nigerians would call "Quater caste"

My mother is light skinned. Her hair is dark, soft, curly and silky, while her face reflect some look of Indian.

My Dadd is dark complexioned with strong dark C4 hair. (He's a stoutly masculine handsome).

Now, I and my two other siblings came out light skinned like Mumm, while the rest four came out chocolate complexioned and dark complexioned respectively.

All seven of us came out with our hairs long growing, strong, shinny, and curly. Mine is kinky straight when combed dry and curly/wavy when combed wet.

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From childhood, my parents and siblings knew that we were mixed but no one bordered to inform me, until I was fourteen. Before then, I see Grandpa looking somewhat white and different from other people around, but I didn't read a meaning to that.

My experience from kindergarten years were mixed up ; Privileges, Confusion, Difficulties.

Clinically, there were several other kids in school who were lighter skinned than me, since we lived in the Eastern Nigerian (Igbo) region where there is an appreciable proportion of light skinned pure natives. However, I always stuck out among them ; I am always told that I looked "different"

The said privileges

school mates would gather around me during break period to touch and caress my hair. Some nice kids would come to me privately to ask me to be their friend. ( I attended girls- only secondary school).

My teachers were nice to me, eventhough I can't tell if it was because I made good grades or because of any racial concerns.

Again, up till recent years, I usually manover certain human obstacles just by giving out a smile. I don't usually queue up at the banks ; once I walked into a banking hall and see a long queue, I would just stare around with a smiling face, thanks to God,  some front tellers (either males or females) will signal me to come to their desk for some assistance ; I cherish friendly people.

There was a day I rushed to a bank, here in Abuja, at some minutes past 4 o'clock. ( Bank reception has closed.) I stood at the gate with other customers pleading to be allowed in. As we stood there, a white man came out of the building and on approaching the gate to exit, he glanced at me and jokingly said to the gate man "Heeeh Bro ! Please let this girl in. She's Oyibo oo". 

I tell you the truth, this was a racist remark and offensive to the society, but the gate man smiled and eventually opened the gate and let me in, while still prohibiting the rest customers. I took advantage of the situation but felt inwardly offended by it.

Coming to being attractive to men, yes, our Nigerian men / guys seem to like mixed raced girls very well. Yes, they do come after me,  but some of them have selfish motives ; It's either they want to show you off or they assumed you are rich. However, there are Real guys here with good intentions.

The said confusion

I can't fathom how I look or how people see me. I always get asked"Are you a half caste ?". "Are you a Nigerian?"  "Where is your father from?  What about your mother ?" but some Indians and white folks say I am simply a black. Its all fun. I am mostly black, anyway.

The said difficulties.

Truly, I have experienced some sort of antagonism, pressures and verbial attacks owing to my heritage; In school, I'm called names like

"Channel 5'0', Mamiwota, Baby rubber, Baby nwenwe, Chinwe Americana."

I have severally overheard students discuss how they don't like my "foreign accent" ( My accent might have been influenced by the countries my family has lived.

Again, even though I believe I look black like an average Nigerian, I have lived all my life being always questioned "Are you a half caste". Sometimes, I get stopped on the street just to be questioned about my natural hair or my racial history.

In the campus, most students and lecturers place high expectations on me which they didn't put on others. They always expect me to make high grades ; they ask around to know my grades, and some often boast about my *brilliance". So, that put me under pressure (though it's positive) to work much harder. likely, I tried to impress them or not to disappoint them. Also, as a young student in the university of Abuja, I have been questioned why I was driving Audi 80 instead of a bigger car, and I unreasonably paid attention to those pressures and pestered my Dad for a bigger car. I no longer reason like that.

Furthermore, I remember walking down the streets of Damijah, Trans-Ekulu in Enugu, one day, when two boys walked past me. One of them uttered "see an Indian girl", only for the other one to spit back "Are you okay? Is this how flat Indian faces used to be?".

Hearing that, I felt both embarrassed and amused.

Conclusively, being of mixed race makes me feel secure. It has also exposed me to a dual set of cultures.

However, I would not like my music career or celebrity life to center on it. I have other important messages to pass across to the people, and I uphold my nationality ,Nigeria as well as my Indian ancestry any day, any time.

JESUS CHRIST is the Lord of alI.

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