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When external threats awaken dormant ethnic identity

My Jewish identity was never important to me until antisemitic incidents started happening at my kid's school and now I feel this fierce protectiveness I did not know existed.

Juana
Online
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Discrimination against one's community can suddenly activate previously unexplored aspects of cultural identity and belonging.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ethnic identity and heritage?”

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