Just right before I left Japan, I saw the TV program discussing about one's identity. That topic was brought up because of this year's Nobel prize in Physics. Only Japan reported that all three prizes were awarded to Japanese; but the fact was that Dr.Nambu, one of 3 winners, was used to be Japanese but now American. He obtained the American citizenship more than 40 yrs ago. Later, Japanese broadcast corrected as 2 Japanese winners and 1 American winner. And there was some disappointment among many Japanese citizens

Why can't we call him "Japanese"? He was born/raised in Japan!
Because Japan does not allow a dual citizenship, technically he is "American" and not "Japanese" any longer. But if he was asked "what is his identity?", would he answer as "American" or "Japanese"? What is identity? Nationality? or Ethnic identity? or Something else?
I don't think there is any right answer for that. Each individual would give a different answer. How about my case? That question stuck in my mind and wonder what my identity is. As many people in the US, my parents' nationalities were not the same. My father is Japanese; my mother is now Japanese but was Korean who was born/raised in Japan. My nationality is Japanese and I always felt that way. But it's also true that I cannot change my background and I've had a question where I belong to.
Since I live in the States, I feel more and more that I am Japanese but at the same time, I see myself americanized in many ways. So now it's all mixed... In another word, I created my own identity.
To me, identity is not the nationality, not the ethnic identity either (I never consider myself as Korean). Probably it's closer to the cultural identity or social identity. My identity was carved in Japanese culture/society and was influenced by American culture and also by people that I met. My identity is definitely evolving over the time!

There are so much to learn from different cultures; so much to take in, and I would like to keep taking them in as long as I live