There are lots of things I share with both Asian and white people, but there are experiences novel to being wasian.I've been told multiple times by some people that I'm too white to be Asian and by others that I'm too Asian to be white. For a long time, I felt rejected by both communities.Recently, Icelandic-Chinese singer Laufey assembled a cast of fellow wasians — including Heated Rivalry actor Hudson Williams, Olympic gold medallist figure skater Alysa Liu, KATSEYE member Megan Skiendiel and The Summer I Turned Pretty actress Lola Tung — to star in the music video for her latest song, Madwoman.As soon as the video came out, criticism swiftly followed I wanted my natural colour back.A few months later, when I told some of my female Asian friends that I was growing out the blonde in my hair, many expressed that they had been on a similar journey. One joked that it was a "canon event" for Asian women: to give in to the Western standard of beautiful, blonde hair, only to return to your roots and grow it out again.Even if I felt lacking in biracial representation during my teenage years, I'm glad that someone like Laufey is championing her cultural heritage today.Just as Laufey made Madwoman for her younger self, I hope that my younger self would be proud of the person I've grown into.Julia Faragher is an artist and writer living in Melbourne/Naarm.