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Why citizenship doesn't automatically create cultural belonging

I became a US citizen last year but I still feel like an outsider when people make cultural references I don't get, and I wonder if belonging is something you earn or something you feel.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Legal status cannot bridge the gap between official inclusion and the intimate knowledge that creates true cultural fluency.

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