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Scenario

How to handle ignorant questions about your background

I am Native American and my coworkers keep asking if I get everything for free from the government and I am running out of patient ways to educate them.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The emotional labor of correcting misconceptions falls repeatedly on those who experience them rather than those who hold them.

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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