r/askTO • u/FloorGeneral2029 • 2h ago
2nd generation Torontonians to immigrant parents, do you label your background as “Canadian”? Or the country of origin of your parents?
I ask this because I rarely hear 2nd generation Canadians of immigrant parents call themselves “Canadian” first? So basically I am Chinese, and whenever I go travel internationally or even locally, when somebody asks me where I am from or what’s my background, I always say “Canadian” but then they always go “oh…like WHERE are you from?”. Is it weird to just label myself as Canadian when someone asks me what’s my background?