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Scenario

How to address loving but harmful assumptions

I am Mexican American and my white mother-in-law keeps serving me increasingly spicy food thinking she is being considerate and I do not know how to tell her she is stereotyping me.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Family relationships complicate the navigation of bias when good intentions mask cultural assumptions that still diminish.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The minority experience of belonging in majority spaces?”

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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