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Names and Freedom
Historians Douglas Egerton and Leon Litwack explain the process of freedpeople adopting new surnames.
Names and Freedom (en español)
In Spanish, historians Douglas Egerton and Leon Litwack explain the process of freedpeople adopting new surnames.
Still Me Inside
A teenager describes how changing her appearance affected the way that others perceived her identity and how she thought about herself.
Still Me Inside
In Spanish, a teenager describes how changing her appearance affected the way that others perceived her identity and how she thought about herself.
My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States
Get the print or PDF version of our unit designed to launch a course on US history, literature, or civics through an investigation of identity.
What Kind of Asian Are You?
This short video satirizes the way we sometimes rely on stereotypes about race, ethnicity, and nationality to make assumptions about each other.
Contemporary Armenian Experiences
In this set of texts, a Syrian Armenian and an Armenian American offer reflections on what it means to them to be Armenian.
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Contemporary Armenian Experiences (en español)
In this set of texts, a Syrian Armenian and an Armenian American offer reflections on what it means to them to be Armenian. This resource is in Spanish.
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Thoughts on What it Means to Be Armenian
In this essay, Houry Mayissian, a Lebanon-born Armenian, reflects on the complexity of Armenian identity in the contemporary world.
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