Self Study

Family Vs. Self-Identity: Can You Have It Both Ways?

March 23, 2019 by

Examining cultural differences within her family, Melanie Ziment defines Judaism on her own terms.
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Not Your Exotic Babe: Navigating I.V. As Ethnically Ambiguous

March 11, 2019 by

A Gaucho breaks down why pickup lines that fetishize ethnic ambiguity are creepy, not cute.
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Perfect But Passive: The Problem With the ‘Model Minority’

March 7, 2019 by

Annabel Li breaks down the myth of the model minority.
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Growing Up Mixed

February 21, 2019 by

Kian Karamdashti examines the difficulties that come with growing up in a mixed-race household, and how that shaped his early adulthood.
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Pursue Your Passion or Please Your Parents?

December 12, 2018 by

What if the life you envision for yourself doesn't match up with the one your parents envision for you? Sanya Kamidi searches for a compromise.
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I Do Not Belong in the Motherland

November 29, 2018 by

Katherine Chen explores the complex reality of being caught between two identities.
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Where Birthright Went Wrong

October 4, 2018 by

Following her visit to Israel, Harper Lambert counters the narrative that the trip is politically neutral and propaganda-free.
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Jew-ish: The Gray Area of Being a Modern Jew

August 29, 2018 by

Hannah Jackson reflects on her experiences to explore the religious, cultural and ethnic nuances involved in identifying as Jewish in America today.
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A Love Letter to My Roots

May 9, 2018 by

Sanya Kamidi reflects on her cultural identity and what it means to be Indian.
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