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Scenario

How food requests become cultural performance demands

At neighborhood barbecues people always ask me to bring something ethnic and when I bring a regular dish they say oh I thought you would make something more authentic.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The expectation of difference transforms social gathering into unwilling exhibitions of otherness.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Microaggressions and the slow exclusion?”

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.

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