Category: Ethnicity
Ethnicity is different from race, as it groups individuals based on shared culture, learned behaviors and other regional similarities beyond physical appearance. Ethnicity is associated with cultural experiences, history, upbringing, nationality, language, customs, geographical background and more. Common examples of ethnicity include Hispanic or Latine, Irish, Jewish or Cambodian.
Meet Dr. Ia Xiong, a Hmong Psychologist Helping Her Community
Many people have experienced intergenerational trauma. Among those are the people in the Hmong community. Many Hmong people in the US came as refugees from…
The Surge of Mexican Film Creators in America
Hollywood has recently made strides in diversifying its creators: producers, writers, and directors. For quite some time, only one perspective had a voice; even today,…
The Surge of Indigenous TV and Film Creators in America
Hollywood has recently made strides in diversifying its creators: producers, writers, and directors. For quite some time, only one perspective had a voice; even today,…
The Surge of Indian American TV and Film Creators in America
Hollywood has very recently made strides in diversifying its creators: producers, writers, and directors. For a long time, only one perspective had a voice; even…
Sepak Takraw: Southeast Asia’s Popular yet Unknown Sport in America
Kicking a ball. Headbutting a ball. Nets. That’s something you would usually relate to football or American soccer – it’s the biggest sport in the…
Las chicas del barrio, meet Natalia Estrada and Britney Conroy.
Natalia and Britney met in 2017 and became inseparable friends. During the pandemic, they talked about how their mental health has changed during the lockdown,…
How Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty increased diversity in Fashion Industry
Rihanna’s lingerie line Savage X Fenty just released its third edition of their annual fashion show on September 24. This year’s edition happened in Los…
How High is Diversity in the Heights, Anyways?
In the Heights, a film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical was applauded by many in the film industry for casting a largely Latinx cast.…