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Scenario

Why performative cultural celebration can feel more alienating than connecting

My community celebrates our culture once a year at a festival but the rest of the time we live completely mainstream American lives and it feels hollow

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Scheduled authenticity highlights how disconnected daily life has become from cultural practice.

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 Cultural belonging — heritage and diaspora?”

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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