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When colleagues expect you to speak for your entire culture

My coworkers always ask me to explain what is happening in my home country during political crises as if I am responsible for representing an entire nation and I am tired of being everyone's cultural interpreter.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The burden of being positioned as a spokesperson for complex realities you cannot represent while managing others' expectations of your expertise.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging for immigrants and refugees?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.