Khody, lives in Jamaica, grew up in Senegal, identifies as Senegalese. Sherley Cooney, lives in NJ, grew up in Haiti, comes to Queens to get her hair done, identifies as Haitian American

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Paul, lives in Howard Beach, grew up in Queens, works in Jackson Heights & Ozone Park, identifes as American

Kohinoor, lives in Jackson Heights, grew up in Bangladesh, works in LIC, identifes as Bangaldeshi

Mohamed, lives and works in College Point, grew up in Yemen, identifies as American

Frank, lives in Whitestone, grew up in Whitestone, identifies as Italian American

Trini, lives in Jamaica, grew up in Brooklyn, works in Manhattan, identifies as Jamerican

Lindsay, lives in Forest Hills, grew up in Plains, MT, works in Livingston NJ, identifies as Italian American

Thomas, lives in Ridgewood, grew up in the South Bronx, identifies as Irish American

Tishka, lives in Jackson Heights, grew up in the Bahamas, works in Queens, identifies as Tishka.

Ravindra, lives in Richmond Hill, grew up in Guyana, identifies as Guyanese

Debra, lives & grew up in Brooklyn, works in East Elmhurst, identifies as Hispanic