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Racial Identity



Coming to terms with our racial identity can be a journey of celebration and struggle. Our racial identity can be tied to our physical appearance, the way we speak, our customs and beliefs, and both the recent and historic political history of our ancestral peoples. Like many other public aspects of our identity, there can be a disconnect or tension between how we see ourselves and how others see us. And for those of us in multicultural or immigrant families, we may feel like we need to choose or constantly switch between identities, never fully belonging anywhere. Figuring out how we fit in as part of “my people” can be an internal and external struggle of belonging, recognition, and respect, but it can also lead to authenticity, wholeness, and joy.

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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years.

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Why the Term “BIPOC” Is so Complicated, Explained by Linguists

There is no “one size fits all” language when it comes to talking about race.

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What Pacific Islanders Want You to Know

“I had to teach myself about myself.”

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America Is in the Heart: A Personal History

First published in 1943, this classic memoir by well-known Filipino poet Carlos Bulosan describes his boyhood in the Philippines, his voyage to America, his years of hardship and despair as an itinerant laborer following the harvest trail in the rural West, and his coming to terms with America.

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When Black History Is Unearthed, Who Gets to Speak for the Dead?

Efforts to rescue African American burial grounds and remains have exposed deep conflicts over inheritance and representation.

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Asian American Women Share Struggles With Beauty Standards

For most women, the pressure to be "beautiful" is difficult, but Asian American women face a unique challenge.

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Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong fearlessly and provocatively blends memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose fresh truths about racialized consciousness in America.

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LGBTQ+ Celebrities Making It Easier to Be Black, Out, and Proud

These black women and gender-nonconforming individuals have created a space for other young girls and nonbinary persons to feel seen and heard.

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Can Latinos Benefit from White Privilege? - The Kat Call - Season 2 Ep 2 - mitú

White privilege, that’s just a Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber thing right? Wrong! Kat brings insight on how some Latinos can actually benefit from white privilege and how to use our privilege for good.

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Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism

Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR A timely and groundbreaking argument that all Americans must grapple with Latinos’ dynamic racial identity—because it impacts everything we think we know about race in America.

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