When We See People as “Other”

“Other” causes us to forget, justify, misplace, or misidentify our perceptions.

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Last week, I was telling a co-worker about my family’s recent trip to New York. I was describing the area of Brooklyn where we were staying, a predominantly Russian neighborhood, and also visiting Chinatown. These two areas were filled with languages I couldn’t understand, street…