The American Identity Crisis
As students of the American education system, we are constantly asked the infamous question: “Who are you?”— a question tied deeply to identity. Whether it be for gruesome college applications or trivial first-day class icebreakers— our insistent focus on this question has extended beyond its initial means of genuine self-discovery and instead used as a conduit to instigate differences and divides within society. So, what happens when “identity” knows no limits? As new social categories like...