Discussion: The connection between identity and ethnicity

Introduction

Part of your assignment requires you to discuss the connection between identity and ethnicity. For this, you should take into consideration Corina Zappia’s article “Losing Whiteness When You Lose Your Father”, and the video “Multiracial American Voices: Identity” by Pew Research Center. It might be an idea for you to focus on the pros and cons of identity and ethnicity being linked.

Whiteness 

In her article, Zappia implies that people believe being white is better than being Asian. She does not openly express this idea, but it comes up several times when she provides personal stories about her white father and her Asian mother. Although both Zappia’s parents were educated people, Zappia still is confronted with the prejudice that her As...