My teenage daughter is dating a white boy and his parents keep asking her to teach them about our culture like she is a museum exhibit instead of their son's girlfriend.
More people experience this than they realize.
Interracial relationships often place disproportionate cultural education burdens on young people of color while positioning them as representatives rather than individuals.
“Where Are You with Postcolonial identity and decolonization?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.