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Why immigrant guilt persists even after decades

I moved to America when I was twelve and now at forty I realize I've spent my whole adult life apologizing for taking up space here.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The internalized message of conditional belonging can outlive the external conditions that created it.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The hyphenated identity and belonging?”

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