My Experience With Transracial Adoption as an Asian Person in a White Family
It felt like I was dying unseen.
Stay updated with breaking news from How Experts Explain. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
It felt like I was dying unseen.
The idea of white privilege isn't new. In the 1930s, W.E.B. Du Bois, an American sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist, described the "public and psychological wage" that allowed poor white people to feel superior to poor Black people. In the late 1980s, Wellesley scholar Peggy McIntosh listed 50 examples of white privilege in an essay, covering everything from how white people have access to better housing, health care, and education because of the color of their skin. Since George Floyd's death at the hands of a white police officer in May 2020, and the ongoing coronavirus pande...