Growing up South Asian American without any representation in film, television or even mainstream books, you become an expert at seeing yourself in the stories of other cultures and races — you don’t have any other choice. You learn to overlook the offensive Asian stereotypes that abound even as they bring you shame by association, because...
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How Changing My Name Gave Me a Deeper Respect for the Resistance Trans Folks Face
There’s no doubt that so much of our identity is wrapped up in our name. Studies have shown how insidiously institutionalized racism and sexism appear when changing the gender or apparent race of a job applicant’s name. Economists have done studies on how people with African-American sounding names will be less likely to receive job...