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Mina Robertson: “I'm immensely proud of all the parts of who I am”
The designer on what it means to be Jamaican, how her heritage influences her designs and standing on the sidelines of the party
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Esther Manito: “Every element of you becomes up for debate and discussion”
The comedian on morphing to fit the environment, forming her identity and English tolerance
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Amanza Smith: “I feel like I’m still catching up to being Black”
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Jordan Alexandra: “Why does a white person get to define how I'm seen in society?”
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Miquita Oliver: “I was so scared about how Black I was that I forgot I was white”
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Priyanka Yoshikawa: “People might say I’m less Japanese, but I don’t care”
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Elizabeth Yu: “All these parts of who I am are revealed to me every day”
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Jack Fowler: “There's an infinite amount of mixes you can have – everyone looks so unique”
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Michele Scott-Lynch: “Arriving in Ireland feels like home”
The Bouclème founder on not knowing her history, seeing echoes of her past in her daughters and feeling like a fraud
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Emily Chin-Sillah: “This country is so big on making sure you’re labelling yourself ‘correctly’”
The illustrator on paying homage to her Chinese heritage, identifying with countries over labels and comfort in her upbringing
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Bernardine Evaristo: “You define yourself for yourself, everyone else can go hang”
The author on not being raised with Nigerian culture, finding her space in Black communities and why we’ll never finish telling the biracial story
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Ciaran Thapar: “I never felt isolated, one of my cultures was always in reach”
The writer on changing borders, conversations around race and leveraging life-long pondering
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April Werle: “I forced myself to feel things, getting used to those parts of myself again”
The artist on messages from her ancestors, disappearing cultural habits and perceptions of community
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