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Scenario

When colleagues expect you to be the diversity educator

My white coworkers keep asking me to explain racism to them and I'm exhausted but if I don't do it who will and if I do it wrong they'll think all Latinos are angry.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The burden of representation transforms individual identity into a teaching performance that serves others' comfort over authentic self-expression.

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 Diaspora identity — living between worlds?”

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.