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So, where are you from?

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April 12, 2017

So, where are you from?

No. Where are you really from?

Get this a lot? Even from complete strangers? The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wants to talk to you.

And if you have a habit of asking these questions, we’d like to talk to you, too.

We’re writing about these questions and what they mean for Re: Race project, a new body of coverage on how we experience race and ethnicity in Georgia.

Email reporter Arielle Kass at akass@ajc.com to share your experience.

About the Author

Willoughby Mariano is an investigative reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where she focuses on housing and criminal justice issues. She previously worked for the AJC's PolitiFact Georgia, where she fact checked the claims of elected officials, and at the Orlando Sentinel, where she covered crime and breaking news.

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