so far says West Africa, I know.

I know my West Africans.

I already want to guess.

Are you from Nigeria?

- Mmmmmm.

- Igue?

Apparently I don't know much about West Africa.

(suspenseful music)

- [Interviewer] Hi.

- Hi.

I am Fatuma.

- [Interviewer] Where are you from?

- I'm from Kenya.

- [Interviewer] Do you get asked that a lot?

- I do.

- [Interviewer] Does it evert annoy you

when people ask you that?

- Yes, because it makes it seem like

if you look like me, you have to be from somewhere else.

And I mean yes, I am from someplace else.

- [Interviewer] Today, you're going to be guessing

what country people are from.

Do you think you'll do well?

- Well I think so.

I think I'm gonna do pretty well.

I'm hoping to get 50% or more correct.

- [Interviewer] How's your geography?

- I'm pretty good with geography.

I've met a lot of people, so I'm hoping

this will help in making conclusions.

But at the same time, you really never know

because just because people look a certain way

doesn't mean they are from a certain place.

- [Interviewer] Alright, who's our first person?

- We're doing one at a time? - Yeah.

- Nice to meet you, I'm Fatuma.

Wait, why did you dye your hair?

- I did not dye my hair.

Does it look dyed?

- [Interviewer] Is this related?

- Yes, 'cuz there's some people where some have

lighter hair and some have darker hair

in some regions, and so--

- My hair does grow lighter.

Even in elementary school, I would get some

yellow blond strands in the summer.

- See, okay.

All right, so for holidays, what kind of holidays

does your family celebrate?

- Not Christmas, but some of us like the theme

and the aesthetic, but we don't celebrate it officially.

But it's cute, you know?

- Okay, but you're not Muslim?

- I identify as Muslim, yeah.

- Hey, see!

Okay, got one down, okay.

Is your country predominantly Muslim?

- Yeah, 97% yeah.

- Do you consider yourself African?

- Yeah, it's kind of a little shaky.

I'm all African pride whatever, you see it

I'm like yeah, but I'm also from the sidelines

'cuz I'm not black.

'Cuz I get it, it's more about black pride

than African pride, but I do identify as African 'cuz I am.

- So my next question is do you identify as Arab?

- We're Arabs and African.

- Okay, I think I have a country in mind.

Your country is Tunisia.

- Yeah.

Yeah. - Okay.

- High five. - Yes.

I was like "It's that region right there, somewhere."

- [Interviewer] Between the two of you who's more African?

- 100%. - Yeah.

- The only African thing about us is our geography, kind of.

- Yeah.

Awesome, so great to meet you.

- Yeah, you too.

- Hi. - Hello.

- What's your name?

- Jaimie. - Jaimie.

- Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

Am I saying it right, Jaimie?

- Yeah, Jaimie, yup. - Pretty name.

So, within your country, what would you say

is one thing that it's known for?

- Earthquakes.

- Oh my god.

Do you know anything about Kpop?

- Yeah.

- I think I got the country.

Are you from Japan?

- Yes.

Oh my god.

- I knew it.

- Do I look like someone who would be from Japan?

- The thing is, it wasn't the first thing

that came to my mind.

- Why was that?

I don't usually get that. - I don't know.

- I never get that.

My dad's black.

- I was about to say that, 'cuz I looked at you

and I was like "She really remind me of a black person."

Like your personality.

- That was great. - I'm hoping to get everyone.

- Yeah, no-- - Let's see

if I can get everyone.

- I wish you the best of luck. - Thank you, thank you.

- So, are both your parents from the same country?

- Yes.

- Was the place you're from ever colonized?

- We don't call it colonized, we call it occupied,

so it has been occupied a few times.

- And who was it occupied by, the British?

- No, there were the Spaniards, the Germans, the Japanese.

- Oh.

- Yeah, so it's had a couple of waves.

- Was your country ever a communist country?

- No.

- No, okay.

What would people most confuse you with?

- I mean they think I'm whatever restaurant I'm in,

they think I'm that.

People from back home don't really look like me, so.

- Oh, interesting. - Yes, I'm a little different.

- Are you from the Philippines?

- No, I'm from Saipan.

- Oh my god, that makes sense. - A little place, yeah.

- Okay, that makes absolute sense, okay.

- A tiny little island out in the Pacific.

- Do you go there often?

- I try to get back every couple years.

- Okay, thank you, thank you.

Very great to meet ya.

Okay, so right off the bat,

I think you're from a large country.

- A large country? - Yes.

- How large?

- One of the largest in the world.

- Are you referring to China? - I am referring to China.

- What makes you think Chinese about me.

- Your face is more round,

so I thought that would be the place.

I'm gonna guess China.

- You're wrong.

- Which country?

- Nepal.

- Oh my god, I'm so ashamed.

I'm so sorry to all my Nepalese friends out there.

- When people see me, they think South or they think

East Asian, but I'm brown.

- You are, yeah.

- So I have friends that look super Indian,

friends that look super East Asian,

but they're all Nepalese, so I relate to both.

- I like that a lot, wow.

I did not guess that. - I'm so glad.

- Oh my god, I was hoping I'd get it right.

- [Interviewer] Alright, we're going to switch out.

- All right.

- Nice meeting you. - Nice to meet you too.

I don't know if I'll get you right.

- I think you gonna get me, but we gonna see.

- You think so?

- We gonna see.

- Okay, he said we gonna see. - I got faith in you, okay.

- Everything about his personality so far

says West Africa, I know.

I know my West Africans, I know you all.

So, my friend, are you from West Africa.

- Listen mami.

- Hey, I know exactly where.

Are you from Nigeria?

- Mmmmmmm.

- Igue?

- Mmmmmmm.

- Does anybody have a map?

(all laughing)

- Anybody, c'mon please.

- Oh you gonna point it on the map,

that's your last chance. - Uh uh, yes.

- This is your last chance.

- If I don't get this one. - I'm not going to

give it to you.

- So there's Senegal, there's Ghana.

Ivory.

- Ah, let's go! - He's from the Ivory!

He's Ivorian. - Let's go!

- Hey! - My sister, she got it.

(both singing)

Let's go. - I got it!

Thank you for the map, what would I do without you all?

(both laughing)

Good to meet you. - My sister, good to meet you.

Thank you very much. - Yes, I'll probably

see you around Seattle.

Nice to meet ya.

- Nice meeting you, yes.

- C'mon up.

So, I notice you have a little pop to your step.

Do you dance at all?

- I do.

- What's your favorite dance?

- I like Salsa, I like Tango.

- I have an idea

of the country already. - You have an idea.

Is it in Latin America?

- Yes.

- Is your country one of the biggest?

- It's a big size.

- I got this, okay.

Chile?

- Close.

Argentina.

- How could I?

Thank you, thank you.

Nice to meet you.

What was your name? - Dianna.

- Dianna, nice to meet you.

I'm Fatuma. - Nice to meet you.

- So I already have questions. - Okay, go for it. Go for it.

- You already have questions. - I already have questions.

For one, it starts with your tattoo.

Where you're from, is it common

for people to get tattoos? - No.

- Okay, why did you get yours?

- I worked at sea for a long time.

So that's a compass and an anchor.

- You have an accent!

He has an-- - I have an accent?

- You do have an accent.

Are you from South America?

- South America, no.

- Let me listen to your accent, okay.

Tell me about your background, how did you grow up?

- I'm the youngest of eight kids.

I had an amazing childhood.

- Okay, oh my god your accent.

Jehova, this is the hardest one.

- [Interviewer] Aright, you can tell her.

- Tell me!

- South Africa.

Come on!

Not even--

- I should know!

- Of course you should! - I should know!

- Of course you should, yeah.

- Oh, damn. - South Africa.

When you think of South Africa, what do you picture?

- Well the thing is, a lot of South Africans I've met

look a lot like you.

- Well there we go.

- It's interesting I didn't make the connection.

Wow, Africa.

I'm so mad that I got it wrong.

Nice to meet ya.

- Nice to meet you too.

- They did not make this easy.

So, why did you move to the US?

- I moved because there was a war and I was in danger.

- How long ago was it since your country got into this war?

- Almost 30 years.

- 30 years.

Are you able to go to your country now?

- I am, yeah.

- You are. - Yeah.

- Was it ever under Ottoman rule?

- It was.

- You're not Bosnian?

- Yo.

What!

Come here! - Oh my god.