My daughter's teacher keeps mispronouncing her name even after I have corrected her three times and my daughter now wants to change it to something easier and I do not know how to protect her without making school harder.
More people experience this than they realize.
The heartbreak of watching your child internalize shame about their identity while feeling powerless to shield them from systemic erasure.
“Where Are You with Belonging for immigrants and refugees?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.