Document Type

Brochure

Publication Date

8-2020

Keywords

HHMI IE, Inclusive Excellence, Equity, Cultural Awareness

Disciplines

Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies | Social Justice

Abstract

What does it mean to be white? Whiteness, as with all other races, is a social construct. There is nothing that inherently identifies a person as white, yet when we use the word, we have a certain collective understanding of what it means. Whiteness has generally been associated with people of European origin but has not always collectively represented all Europeans. There are other ethnic groups with light-colored skin who are labeled white in some context but not others. So, what makes a person white and what does this mean in our society?

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