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When code-switching can't protect you from discrimination

I found myself explaining why I deserved to be in the parking garage of my own office building to a security guard and afterward I sat in my car and cried.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

No amount of adaptive performance can fully shield marginalized people from the violence of being seen as perpetually out of place.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Code-switching and double consciousness?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.