When Cindy Wilson enters a room, observers see an Asian American woman and make instant judgments about her character, her preferences, her roots. If they had waited to talk to her, they would discover an African American woman at her soul. Born in South Korea, Wilson was adopted by an African American couple stationed there on military assignment. Growing up back in the American South, she encountered puzzlement, bullying, and stereotyping, all of which she covers in her book, Too Much [Seoul] Soul.