Our neighborhood book club is all white women except for me and my neighbor who's also Latina, and they keep picking books about immigration trauma and looking at us expectantly during discussions like we're supposed to be their cultural translators. My neighbor seems fine with it but it makes my skin crawl.
More people experience this than they realize.
The burden of representation distributed unequally, creating tension between those who embrace the teaching role and those who resist it.
“Where Are You with The minority experience of belonging in majority spaces?”
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.