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Being adopted comes with its own particular form of rootlessness. You grow up in a family that loves you, but… Read more

There’s a specific kind of sadness that comes with being the third or fourth generation removed from immigration, from displacement,… Read more

You’ve probably felt it before—that strange hollowness when someone asks about your heritage, your traditions, your cultural background. You pause.… Read more

Brazil occupies a unique position in discussions of race and ethnicity in the Americas. Unlike the United States’ rigid racial… Read more

In the 1930s, hundreds of thousands of people fled the Great Plains. Drought, economic collapse, and environmental catastrophe had made… Read more

In the hills of West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and other Appalachian states, there exists a Christian tradition that most Americans… Read more

You fill out your census form and check the box marked “White.” Two weeks later, you’re at the airport, and… Read more

Walk down Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn and you’ll find some of the oldest Arab American businesses in the country—Syrian bakeries… Read more

In 1979, the Iranian Revolution transformed Iran from a secular monarchy into an Islamic republic, sending shockwaves that would reshape… Read more

Check the box marked “White” on your census form. Walk through TSA security and get pulled aside for “random” additional… Read more