It's hard to be a minority. People look at you a different way, like you don't belong, and I don't think many people realize just how difficult it is to live as a minority. Where I come from, we learn to tolerate one another. Whether one is of Chinese descent or Malay descent, what matters is we're part of the same country, the same world.
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"It's hard to be a minority. People look at you a different way, like you don't belong, and I don't think many people realize just how difficult it is to live as a minority. Where I come from, we learn to tolerate one another. Whether one is of Chinese descent or Malay descent, what matters is we're part of the same country, the same world." — Andrea Hirata
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It's hard to be a minority. People look at you a different way, like you don't belong, and I don't think many people realize just how difficult it is to live as a minority. Where I come from, we learn to tolerate one another. Whether one is of Chinese descent or Malay descent, what matters is we're part of the same country, the same world. — Andrea Hirata
About Andrea Hirata
Andrea Hirata was a Author from Indonesia (1967–present).
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Who said "It's hard to be a minority. People look at you a different way, like you don't…"?
This quote is attributed to Andrea Hirata, a Author from Indonesia.
When did Andrea Hirata live?
Andrea Hirata lived from 1967 – present.