Asia's biracial children face challenge and opportunity

Prejudice remains widespread but global antiracist movements have helped

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Popular Thai vlogger Natthawadee "Suzie" Waikalo, who has a Thai mother and an African father, says Thais with an African or African American parent generally face greater discrimination. (From Natthawadee "Suzie" Waikalo's Facebook page)

DENIS D. GRAY, Contributing writer

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Born of a Thai mother and an African father, the popular Thai vlogger Natthawadee "Suzie" Waikalo says she was bullied by her schoolteachers and once fired from a job because her bosses said her color "made the company look bad." At times, she says, passengers on buses have moved away when she has sat next to them.

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