Hiding

I haven't decided what to tell students when they ask about my birthplace, age, or Chinese skills. However, this was decided for me today. While introducing me to his class (which I'm currently observing), my boss told students I'm 24, born in the US, and speak no Chinese. I'm not sure yet how I feel about all this. I understand it's to protect me and my job...yet, I can't help but feel saddened. Perhaps change is about making sacrifices and I must sacrifice a part of my identity to change the bigotry here...