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When I was younger, it wasn't a problem since I hadn't been to many places. It was easy for me to say, "I'm from the mainland," since I had just moved to Hawaii from Los Angeles, which is where I was born.
Although my parents and most of my close relatives had been born and raised in Hawaii, the seven years I spent in L.A. made me very different from other local children. I was really different. I didn't sound like the other children who spoke pidgin. I had a mainland accent. I was a wimp compared to the other girls on my street.
I had a hard time fitting in.
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