With that being said, identity seems like such an abstract idea. It is not really anything concrete. Yet, as a recent victim of identity theft, I've become aware of how much of our identities are actually based on very actual concrete materials. My identity has been simplified to just a name, a number, an address, a signature, a card. Things that can very easily be taken on by someone else. My identity seems so transferable. Anyone can be me. Still not a U. S citizen, my identity relies on one little card that is my permanent resident card. Without that card, I am basically no one in the U.S. Can't find a job. Can't go to school. Can't do a lot of things. Basically I'll be an undocumented immigrant. If I go abroad, I won't be able to come back. Isn't that crazy?
Anyways, I guess that's just something I was thinking about when some random person made a card using my credit card number to purchase something in Hayward, CA....
Speaking of identity, I was looking at the Sartorialist blog, and the photographer took pictures of some of the street fashion in Japan. It is interesting how so much of the rest of the world is trying to emulate the ways of the West, including fashion. Yet, the pictures he took showed how distinctly unique the fashion is. Sure there are hints of Western fashion here and there, but it is still different, still has its own identity. I like it. I wish I was more fashion conscious when I went to China. Hopefully I'll get the chance to go to China again sometime soon!!
