By Melissa Guida-Richards — 2021
My parents successfully passed me off as a dark-skinned Italian for 19 years of my life.
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Impostor syndrome is not a unique feeling, but some researchers believe it hits minority groups harder.
In the past year and a half, Asian American Christians have been calling out the anti-Asian bias they see in their own congregations.
Racism, or discrimination based on race or ethnicity, is a key contributing factor in the onset of disease. It is also responsible for increasing disparities in physical and mental health among Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC).
Psychologist Riana Elyse Anderson explains how families can communicate about race and cope with racial stress and trauma.
Sometimes, doing the work means looking at yourself and your actions first.
As a Filipino-American, Jo Encarnacion understands the intergenerational trauma and pain triggered by the latest wave of Asian hate and violence. She also understands that staying silent is no longer an option.
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Knowing how environmental issues affect different groups of marginalized people in unique and often overlapping ways can help us build a more sustainable and equitable world.
“If LGBTQ people get assaulted or beaten up in a hate crime on tribal land, it’s often not prosecuted,” one advocate said.
“Imposter syndrome,” or doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud at work, is a diagnosis often given to women. But the fact that it’s considered a diagnosis at all is problematic.
Every year, thousands of Americans choose adoption among the many paths to parenthood.