Editor’s Note: Josephine Apraku is an author and scholar of African Studies, as well as a consultant on diversity. The views expressed in this commentary are their own. Read more opinion at CNN. Berlin CNN — As I move around my hometown of Berlin, I’m frequently complimented on my excellent command of German — sometimes, even after I’ve explained to the person I’m speaking to that I was born and raised here. All too often, the follow-up question I get is, “But tell me, where are you really from?” Josephine Apraku Dahahm Choi It’s as if cognitive dissonance won’t allow...