Periagoge
Scenario

How to respond to persistent questions about your ethnic origins

I speak perfect English but people still ask where I am really from and I am tired of explaining that Minnesota is my real home.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Visible minorities face repeated challenges to their belonging regardless of their actual origins or cultural integration.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ethnic identity and heritage?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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