identity
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People are still surprised when I speak Swahili as a white-presenting person in Kenya. The fact that we are in 2026 and they are surprised surprises me (and disappoints me because it tells me how little other white people try).
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First posted in 2017, during my PhD research at UC Irvine on heavily researched populations. Lightly revised in June 2026 for reposting. Willoughby-Herard (2015) writes about why she decided not to write about and research black South African women, despite attempts by South African archivists to redirect her toward them. She states: “We do not…
Angela Okune, PhD. 