For immigrants like me, the 'Great Pretend' doesn't work anymore

For immigrants like me, the 'Great Pretend' doesn't work anymore Priya Singh, who is Indian American, writes: "For all my years in America, I've been acting out 'the great pretend' -- the code-switching, concealing, and compromising that women like me have subjected ourselves to for decades, voluntarily." Cultural camouflaging became part of her identity. To build a better America, she writes, immigrants should be free to embrace their uniqueness and expect their fellow citizens to embrace it too.

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