afterword
This project has been a learning experience, to say the least. More than anything, I have learned that I had such little understanding of how much there was to discover when I first began writing about biraciality.
With learning, however, comes the desire to know more. I thought that I would find closure through my research and personal reflection—yet I feel further from it than ever before.
A beautiful, and necessary, characteristic of biraciality is that it will never be solved. I began this project by looking for answers that simply do not exist, and never will.
With that being said, learning more about the nuances of biraciality has helped me to feel that I am not alone. This isn't something that everyone else has figured out. I didn't miss the "how to navigate life as a biracial person" memo.
In creating this project, I found myself frequenting my gateway project on Colorism. This was for several reasons: the topic relevance, and the familiarity of completing a project without "solving a problem." Though my desire for a feeling of completion was less present during the creation of my gateway project, it was there nonetheless.
As this semester comes to a close, I am hopeful about my ability to carry this project with me through the next chapter of my life and beyond.