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Understanding Your Past To Thrive In The Future

April 19, 2021 Ammy Sanchez culture, identity, language

Knowing three languages opens doors to wonderful opportunities, but who knew that living in three different countries could cause someone to hate their background? Almost two decades ago, two Ecuadorians—my parents—embarked on an adventure to Goiânia, a city in the countryside of Brazil, in hopes of finding better job… Read the rest at our website.

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We Are Stronger Together

October 5, 2018 Genesis Sotomayor Politics, Minorities, identity

Taking center stage in the Trump era is the topic of identity politics. While it takes various forms on different sides of the political spectrum, identity politics isn’t a new social phenomenon. For the greater part of the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries, identity politics have shaped and influenced… Read the rest at our website.

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There Isn’t One Way To Be Black

February 23, 2018 Aiyana Ishmael identity, black, stereotypes

I was sitting in my English class talking about a fight that broke out during lunch when a classmate told me, “You talk like such a white girl. I’m so glad you don’t act like a regular black person.” As a child, I didn’t understand the meaning behind this… Read the rest at our website.

Spanish speaking illustration by Aminah Brown.

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Does Language Define Your Identity?

January 12, 2018 Jasmine Machado Hispanic, culture, spanish, identity, Latino

Speaking Spanish is extremely important in Latino identity. But what if you don’t speak Spanish? Does that make you less Latino? I went to eat lunch with a friend of mine at a Mexican restaurant the other day. We’re both Hispanic and can speak the language. She ordered first.… Read the rest at our website.

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