Jaddu, oh yeah, Jaddu, born a white male named Adam, now considers himself a Filipino.

He drives around Tampa in a tuk tuk, an Asian derived vehicle used for public transit

in the Philippines.

Jaddu is part of a small but growing community of people who consider themselves transracial.

Okay.

Yeah.

It refers to someone born one race but identifies with another.

Jaddu says, I don't think this is strange.

He grew up enjoying Filipino food and events and the overall culture.

Whenever I'm around the music and around the food, I feel like I'm in my own skin.

He said, I'd watch the history channel for hours whenever it came, whenever anything

about the Philippines was on.

So he had like a light infatuation, huh?

Can you, do you understand why I'm bringing this up?

I have a question to ask here.

Dr. Stacy Schneckner is a licensed psychologist with a BA from Washington University, plus

MA and doctorate from Florida State.

She hasn't had a client who wanted to change their race, but has worked with many clients

who wanted to change their body in some way.

And she said, as long as you're not hurting yourself or anyone else, I don't only see

any problem with this.

Jaddu hasn't told his family yet because he believes they will laugh at the notion of

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