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Scenario

How success gets coded as cultural abandonment

My mom is proud of my job but also worried that I am becoming too white and forgetting where I came from.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

When achievement is racialized as assimilation, personal growth becomes synonymous with cultural betrayal.

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 First-generation identity?”

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.

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