I definitely know that I'm quirky. I know that I'm different. Red hair definitely made me different growing up.

I knew I was Chinese, but growing up, it never occurred to me that that had any particular implication or that it should differentiate me in any way. I thought it was a minor detail, like having red hair.

I've had years of teasing about my red hair, but I definitely think it toughened me up. If you're ginger, you end up pretty quick-witted.

Red hair stigmatizes you.

I love my red hair. It makes me spunkier.

When I was growing up, my father would not allow me to get a perm, so I straightened my hair for special occasions.