Because I worked in East Harlem as a white man, I had to explain that, and vice versa.
So, it's a source of embarrassment and sadness to me as an American that I had to explain to my colleagues in Addis Ababa why infant mortality is still a U.S. problem.
But also, Stephanie doesn't have that much screen time, so I had to explain with as little dialogue as possible why she is the way she is.
As a graduate student at Harvard, I had to explain quite a few times that I was allowed to attend a university as a woman in Iran.
They looked at me as though I was a freak and I had to explain I was "circumcised".
"I feel like I have to explain myself as to why I don't do Botox".
She remains steadfast in her pursuit of knowledge and opening doors for women globally, and I don't know why I have to explain that as being good.
As a parent, I've had to explain to my kids that everyone is not a winner.
"He wasn't well travelled at that time; I felt as if you had to explain things to him as you would with a child.
I was working at an internship in 1989, 1990 at a two star restaurant and the chef de cuisine brought over a plate of sushi and said, 'What is this?' I, as the Asian-American, had to explain.
