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Why long-term code-switching can obscure authentic identity

I've been code-switching for so long that when I try to 'just be natural' I don't know what that means anymore.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Adaptive strategies for survival can eventually make it difficult to access one's unperformed self.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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