What does "I made sense" mean in the context below? (from a book called "Crying in H Mart") I didn't have the tools then to question the beginnings of my complicated desire for whiteness. In Eugene, I was one of just a few mixed-race kids at my school and most people thought of me as Asian. I felt awkward and undesirable, and no one ever complimented my appearance. In Seoul, most Koreans assumed I was Caucasian, until my mother stood beside me and they could see the half of her fused to me, and **I made sense**. Suddenly, my "exotic" look was something to be celebrated. Is it close to the meaning of "I(the author) finally understood"? Or is the part marked in stars connected to "until my mother..." and translated to "People in Korea thought I was Caucasian until [they saw my mom next to me and I(the author's appearance) made sense to them]", as in "they could see/understand why I looked like this"? It's confusing cause I'm not used to this usage of saying "*a person*" makes sense. Thank you in advance.