In our efforts to become more sensitive to racial and ethnic heritage, we may have fallen into the trap of assuming we can easily and neatly define what that heritage is. The fact is, there are increasing numbers of students whose individual backgrounds are a complex blend of many races and ethnicities. The author calls this “the diversity within,” and here he explains why we need to pay special attention to it.
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