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casual racism

Posted inNonfiction

My Seat at the Table

by Bernice L. McFadden August 5, 2021October 18, 2022

A tale of racism.

Posted inNonfiction

Jersey Girl

by Longreads December 31, 2019December 30, 2022

Too Japanese for Americans and too American for the Japanese, one New Jersey native traces the influence of racism on her parents’ careers and her own life.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Other People in Springfield

by Sari Botton December 29, 2017October 19, 2022

A personal essay in which Imran Siddiquee considers how his identities — as a Bangladeshi-American and as a man — were shaped by growing up in the shadow of The Simpsons.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Story

Woman of Color in Wide Open Spaces

by Minda Honey March 29, 2017October 19, 2022

While visiting national parks to detox from the oppressive whiteness of the MFA experience, Minda Honey is reminded the only places to retreat from whiteness in this country are the spaces women of color hold for each other.

Posted inEssays & Criticism

Woman of Color in Wide Open Spaces

by Minda Honey March 29, 2017October 19, 2022

While visiting national parks to detox from the oppressive whiteness of the MFA experience, Minda Honey is reminded the only places to retreat from whiteness in this country are the spaces women of color hold for each other.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes

‘Hey, Friend, All Asians Are Not Interchangeable!’: Nicole Chung Weighing Responses to Casual Racism

by Sari Botton January 8, 2016October 19, 2022

The social pressure on people of color to keep the peace, not get mad, just make sure everyone keeps having a nice time — even when we hear these remarks in public, at our workplaces and schools, in our own homes and from our friends’ mouths — can be overwhelming, bearing down on us in […]

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