I'm Mexican-American and my white husband keeps trying to connect with my culture by speaking Spanish badly and making tamales wrong, and I love that he cares but I want him to stop performing my heritage.
More people experience this than they realize.
The desire to bridge difference can become a form of unwitting colonization.
“Where Are You with Love across difference — race class faith culture?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.