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When cultural identity exists between worlds

My parents immigrated here when I was young and I feel too American for their community but too foreign for my classmates and I do not know where I fit.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Growing up between cultures can create a unique form of homelessness that exists in the space between belongings.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging vs. fitting in — the distinction that matters?”

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