I sit at the table during the lunch break with colleagues I have not met before. “What are you originally?” one of the ladies asks me. As a person of color, I get this question all too often, and I don’t appreciate it. I decide to say something about it this time. “Madam, I was born and raised in Leiderdorp!” I answer firmly. “No, I mean your profession.”
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A version of this article also appeared in the newspaper on August 23, 2023.