A Colorful Case for Outside-the-Box Thinking on Identity | Olivia Vinckier | TED

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: ืื“ืžื™ืช ืคืจื ืขืจื™ื›ื”: zeeva livshitz
00:05
When I was in first grade,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ืโ€ฒ
00:07
I remember learning my colors.
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ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืฉืœืžื“ื ื• ืขืœ ื”ืฆื‘ืขื™ื ืฉืœื™.
00:09
We started by learning about the primary colors:
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ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืœืžื“ื ื• ืขืœ ืฆื‘ืขื™ ื”ื™ืกื•ื“:
00:12
red, yellow and blue.
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ืื“ื•ื, ืฆื”ื•ื‘ ื•ื›ื—ื•ืœ.
00:16
Our teacher taught us how they were the pure colors of the rainbow.
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ื”ืžื•ืจื” ืฉืœื ื• ืœื™ืžื“ ืื•ืชื ื• ืฉื”ื ืฆื‘ืขื™ ื”ื‘ืกื™ืก ืฉืœ ื”ืงืฉืช.
00:19
No two colors could be combined to create them.
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ื”ื ืื™ื ื ืชื•ืฆืจ ืฉืœ ืขืจื‘ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ ืฆื‘ืขื™ื.
00:23
Our next task was to mix them into something more complex:
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ื”ืžืฉื™ืžื” ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœืขืจื‘ื‘ ืื•ืชื ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ:
00:27
green, purple and orange.
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ื™ืจื•ืง, ืกื’ื•ืœ ื•ื›ืชื•ื.
00:31
These secondary colors, especially green,
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ืฆื‘ืขื™ื ืžืฉื ื™ื™ื ืืœื”, ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื”ื™ืจื•ืง,
00:33
stood out to me.
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ื”ื™ืžืžื• ืื•ืชื™.
00:35
I was fascinated by how two primary colors could be mixed together
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืจื•ืชืงืช ืžื›ืš ืฉืฉื ื™ ืฆื‘ืขื™ ื™ืกื•ื“ ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชืขืจื‘ื‘
00:39
to create something nuanced and completely unique.
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ื•ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื•ื ื” ื•ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“.
00:43
When our teacher told us
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ื›ืฉื”ืžื•ืจื” ืฉืœื ื• ืืžืจ ืœื ื•
00:44
that our next task was to draw a picture of our family,
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ืฉื”ืžืฉื™ืžื” ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื ื•,
00:46
I couldn't wait.
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ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื—ื›ื•ืช.
00:48
I started by drawing my stick-figure mom, dad and brother,
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ ืืช ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื”ืจื–ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื™ืžื™, ืื‘ื™ ื•ืื—ื™,
00:52
but then filled in the white space with something else.
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ื•ืื– ืžื™ืœืืชื™ ืืช ื”ื—ืœืงื™ื ื”ืœื‘ื ื™ื ืขื ืžืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ.
00:55
Iโ€™d used the washable paints I had mixed just a few minutes ago
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ื”ืฉืชืžืฉืชื™ ื‘ืฆื‘ืขื™ ื”ืžื™ื ืฉืขืจื‘ื‘ืชื™ ืจืง ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ืจื’ืขื™ื
00:58
to create the colors of my family.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืฆื‘ืขื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื™.
01:00
I colored my mom yellow, my dad blue
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ืฆื‘ืขืชื™ ืืช ืื™ืžื™ ื‘ืฆื”ื•ื‘, ืืช ืื‘ื™ ื‘ื›ื—ื•ืœ
01:03
and my brother and I green.
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ื•ืืช ืื—ื™ ื•ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื™ืจื•ืง.
01:06
Every time someone asks about my background,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื•ืืœ ืื•ืชื™ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืฉื•ืจืฉื™ื ืฉืœื™,
01:09
I'm reminded of that art class.
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ืื ื™ ื ื–ื›ืจืช ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ืืžื ื•ืช ื”ื–ื•.
01:11
My mom is 100-percent Ashkenazi Russian Jewish,
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ืื™ืžื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื 100 ืื—ื•ื– ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื™ื” ืžืžื•ืฆื ืืฉื›ื ื–ื™-ืจื•ืกื™,
01:14
and my dad is 50-percent Korean and 50-percent Belgian.
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ื•ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื 50 ืื—ื•ื– ืงื•ืจื™ืื ื™ ื•-50 ืื—ื•ื– ื‘ืœื’ื™.
01:18
So what does that make me?
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ืื– ืœืžื” ื–ื” ื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื™?
01:20
How should I describe myself?
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ืื™ืš ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืชืืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™?
01:22
Where do I fit in among the color spectrum we were all taught in first grade?
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ืœืื™ืคื” ืื ื™ ืฉื™ื™ื›ืช ื‘ืžื ื™ืคืช ื”ืฆื‘ืขื™ื ืขืœื™ื” ืœืžื“ื ื• ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ืโ€™?
01:28
By definition, race is a categorization of humans
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ืœืคื™ ื”ื”ื’ื“ืจื”, ื’ื–ืข ื”ื•ื ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื
01:31
based on physical and social qualities.
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ื”ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืขืœ ืื™ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืคื™ื–ื™ื•ืช ื•ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช.
01:33
The term was first used to refer to speakers of a common language
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ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ ื‘ืžื•ื ื— ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœื“ื•ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืฉืคื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื”
01:36
or to denote national affiliation.
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ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกืžืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืœืคื™ ืœืื•ื.
01:39
But by the 17th century, the term referred to physical traits.
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ื‘ืžืื” ื”-17 ื”ืžื•ื ื— ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœืžืืคื™ื™ื ื™ื ืคื™ื–ื™ื™ื.
01:43
So am I white or am I Asian?
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ืื– ื”ืื ืื ื™ ืœื‘ื ื” ืื• ืืกื™ื™ืชื™ืช?
01:46
The question of race has followed me around
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ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื’ื–ืขื™ืช ืœื™ื•ื•ืชื” ืื•ืชื™
01:48
for as long as I can remember.
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ืžืื– ืฉืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื™.
01:50
Ever since I started taking standardized tests
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ืžืื– ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื‘ื—ืŸ ื‘ืžื‘ื—ื ื™ื ืจื’ื™ืœื™ื,
01:52
or filling out online surveys,
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ืื• ืœืžืœื ื˜ืคืกื™ื ื‘ืจืฉืช,
01:54
Iโ€™ve been asked to select my race.
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ื ืชื‘ืงืฉืชื™ ืœืกืžืŸ ืืช ื”ื’ื–ืข ืฉืœื™.
01:56
And every time, I take a pause to think about which box I should choose.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืื ื™ ืขื•ืฆืจืช ืœืจื’ืข ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืื™ื–ื• ืžืฉื‘ืฆืช ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ.
02:01
I'm white and Asian,
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ืื ื™ ืœื‘ื ื” ื•ืืกื™ื™ืชื™ืช,
02:03
but I'm not allowed to click both.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืฉื ื™ื”ื.
02:04
So which do I pick?
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ืื– ื‘ืžื” ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ?
02:07
Well, when I was younger, I would always choose white.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืขื™ืจื”, ืชืžื™ื“ ื‘ื—ืจืชื™ ื‘ืœื‘ื ื”.
02:10
I simply concealed a portion of my identity
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ื‘ืคืฉื˜ื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืืชื™ ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ืฉืœื™
02:12
to make my life easier.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืงืœ ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™.
02:14
Instead of having to think about what "other" meant on those surveys,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื• ืฉืœ โ€œื”ืื—ืจโ€ ื‘ื˜ืคืกื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
02:17
I would compress my identity into one single box.
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ืื ื™ ืื“ื—ืก ืืช ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœืชื•ืš ืงื•ืคืกื” ืื—ืช.
02:20
It was a quick and easy fix.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžื”ื™ืจ ื•ืงืœ.
02:23
But as I got older,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ืชื‘ื’ืจืชื™,
02:24
I realized that "other" better reflected my multiracial background.
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉโ€œื”ืื—ืจโ€ ืžืฉืงืฃ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืช ื”ืจืงืข ื”ืจื‘-ื’ื–ืขื™ ืฉืœื™.
02:29
But that choice of "other" comes at a cost.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื”ื–ื• ื‘โ€œืื—ืจโ€ ื”ื™ื” ืžื—ื™ืจ.
02:32
Even though I'm surrounded by loving and understanding people,
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ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ ืชื•ืžื›ื™ื ื•ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื,
02:35
every time I go to check that box,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืื ื™ ืžืžืœืืช ืื™ื–ื” ื˜ื•ืคืก,
02:37
I'm forced to think of myself as "other,"
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ืื ื™ ื ืืœืฆืช ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™ ื›โ€œืื—ืจืชโ€œ,
02:39
or someone who doesn't exactly fit in,
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ืื• ื›ืžื™ืฉื”ื™ ืฉืœื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืฉื™ื™ื›ืช,
02:41
like I'm some sort of anomaly or evidence of something strange.
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื ื™ ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื—ืจื™ื’ื” ืื• ืขื“ื•ืช ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืžื•ื–ืจ.
02:46
I don't want the world to see me as "other,"
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ื™ืจืื” ืื•ืชื™ ื›โ€œืื—ืจโ€œ,
02:48
or the given box on those surveys.
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ืื• ื›ืœ ืื—ืช ืžื”ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื ืชื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ื˜ืคืกื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
02:50
I know there's so much more to me.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืขื•ื“ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื™.
02:52
But clearly, society doesn't see it that way.
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ืืš ื‘ื‘ื™ืจื•ืจ, ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืื™ื ื” ืจื•ืื” ื–ืืช ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ืื•ืคืŸ.
02:55
They want a simplified view of who each of us are.
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ื”ื™ื ืจื•ืฆื” ืžื‘ื˜ ืคืฉื˜ื ื™ ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื–ื”ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
02:58
But these days, are any of us that simple?
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื•, ื”ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื›ื–ื”?
03:01
One of my best friends says it perfectly:
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ืื—ื“ ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื™ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืžื ืกื— ื–ืืช ื ืคืœื:
03:04
"People are like an entire rainbow,
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โ€œืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื ื›ืžื• ื”ืงืฉืช ื›ื•ืœื”,
03:05
and shouldn't be defined by any one of their colors."
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ื•ืืกื•ืจ ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื ืœืคื™ ืฆื‘ืขื.โ€
03:09
The one-box rule from test surveys
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ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืจืง ื‘ืžืฉื‘ืฆืช ืื—ืช ื‘ืฉืืœื•ื ื™ื,
03:11
has confused multiracial people since the beginning of the US census.
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ื‘ืœื‘ืœื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘-ื’ื–ืขื™ื™ื ืžืื– ืชื—ื™ืœืชื• ืฉืœ ืžืคืงื“ ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ืŸ ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช.
03:15
For the longest time,
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘,
03:17
you could only select one box on being asked about your race.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืžืฉื‘ืฆืช ืื—ืช ื›ืฉื ืฉืืœืช ืขืœ ื”ื’ื–ืข ืฉืœืš.
03:21
The Census Bureau didn't start to allow choosing more than one box
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ืœืฉื›ืช ืžืคืงื“ ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ืŸ ื‘ืืจื”โ€œื‘ ืœื ืืคืฉืจื” ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžืฉื‘ืฆืช ืื—ืช
03:25
until the year 2000.
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ืขื“ ืฉื ืช 2000.
03:27
2000. That was only 22 years ago.
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2000. ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืจืง ืœืคื ื™ 22 ืฉื ื”.
03:32
Every multiracial person living in America before the year 2000
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ื›ืœ ืื“ื ืจื‘-ื’ื–ืขื™ ืฉื—ื™ ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ืช 2000,
03:36
had to, at some point, fill out a form
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ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืžืกื•ื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื• ืœืžืœื ืื™ื–ื” ื˜ื•ืคืก
03:38
stating that they identify as one, singular race:
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ื•ืœื”ืฆื”ื™ืจ ืขืœ ื–ื”ื•ืชื• ื”ื’ื–ืขื™ืช ืžืชื•ืš ืื—ืช ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช:
03:42
white, Black, Asian, Indigenous, Pacific Islander.
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ืœื‘ืŸ, ืฉื—ื•ืจ, ืืกื™ื™ืชื™, ื™ืœื™ื“ ืื• ืžื”ืื™ื™ื ื”ืคืกื™ืคื™ื™ื
03:45
For everyone in that situation, you probably chose one of those,
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ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”,
03:48
reducing your racial makeup into one box.
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ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืฆืžืฆื ืืช ื”ื”ืจื›ื‘ ื”ื’ื–ืขื™ ืฉืœื• ืœืชื•ืš ืžืฉื‘ืฆืช ืื—ืช.
03:51
Or you chose "other," like me,
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ืื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื•ื—ืจ ื‘โ€œืื—ืจโ€œ, ื›ืžื•ื ื™,
03:53
because you're an aware secondary color of the rainbow.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ืžื•ื“ืข ืœืฆื‘ืขื™ื ื”ืžืฉื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืงืฉืช.
03:56
So what does "other" mean?
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ืื– ืžื”ื™ ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื‘โ€œืื—ืจโ€œ?
03:58
The definition is, literally,
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ื”ื”ื’ื“ืจื” ื”ื™ื ื‘ืคืฉื˜ื•ืช
03:59
someone who is different than one already known about.
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ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉื•ื ื” ืžื–ื” ืฉื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืขืœื™ื• ืงื•ื“ื.
04:03
But these people who choose "other" aren't different --
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืฉื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ื‘โ€œืื—ืจโ€ ืื™ื ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื --
04:06
we're comparing apples to oranges.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉื•ื•ื™ื ืชืคื•ื—ื™ื ืœืชืคื•ื–ื™ื.
04:09
10 percent of the American population is multiracial,
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10 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื™ื” ื”ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ืช ื”ื ืจื‘-ื’ื–ืขื™ื™ื,
04:12
which measures out to about 33.8 million people.
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ื–ื” ืžืกืชื›ื ื‘ืขืจืš ืœ-33.8 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื.
04:16
Within that number,
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ื‘ื”ื™ื ืชืŸ ื”ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื”,
04:17
there are so many combinations of cultures and races,
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ื™ืฉื ื ื”ืจื›ื‘ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืชืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ื’ื–ืขื™ื,
04:21
yet we're all forced to fit into one box.
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ืขื ื–ืืช, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื•ื›ืจื—ื™ื ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืœืžืฉื‘ืฆืช ืื—ืช.
04:25
Not only is a multiracial person's experience
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ืœื ืจืง ืฉื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืื“ื ืจื‘-ื’ื–ืขื™
04:27
different from those who are of one race,
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ืฉื•ื ื” ืžื–ื” ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื’ื–ืข ืื—ื“,
04:29
but that experience also varies from person to person.
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ืืœื ืฉื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื–ื• ืžืฉืชื ื” ืžืื“ื ืœืื“ื.
04:33
There's a wide spectrum forcibly contained into one small square,
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ื™ืฉื ื• ืกืคืงื˜ืจื•ื ืจื—ื‘ ืฉื ื“ื—ืก ื‘ื›ื•ื— ืœืชื•ืš ืจื™ื‘ื•ืข ืงื˜ืŸ,
04:37
an effect that minimizes the racial experience.
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ืืคืงื˜ ืฉืžืฆืžืฆื ืืช ื—ื•ื•ื™ืช ื”ื’ื–ืข.
04:40
Look what just happened: the same color, but five different ways.
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ืจืื• ืžื” ืงืจื” ื›ืืŸ: ืื•ืชื ื”ืฆื‘ืขื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ื—ืžืฉ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื•ืช.
04:44
Categorizing all multiracial people as "other"
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ืงื˜ืœื•ื’ ื›ืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืจื‘-ื’ื–ืขื™ื™ื ื›โ€œืื—ืจื™ืโ€
04:47
is just like saying that navy and periwinkle are the same shade of blue.
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ื–ื” ื›ืžื• ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืฉื›ื—ื•ืœ ื›ื”ื” ื•ื›ื—ื•ืœ ื‘ื”ื™ืจ ื”ื ืื•ืชื• ื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื›ื—ื•ืœ.
04:53
And that number, in America, is rapidly growing each year.
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ื•ื”ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื”, ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื”, ืขื•ืœื” ื‘ืžื”ืจื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”.
04:56
In the last 10 years, there was a 276-percent increase
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ื‘ืขืฉื•ืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœ 276 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื
05:01
of multiracial-identifying individuals.
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ืฉืœ ืื™ื ื“ื™ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืืœื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื–ื”ื•ืช ืจื‘-ื’ื–ืขื™ืช.
05:03
At some point in the future,
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ื‘ืฉืœื‘ ืžืกื•ื™ื ื‘ืขืชื™ื“,
05:05
there will be more people choosing "other"
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ื™ื”ื™ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื™ื‘ื—ืจื• ื‘โ€œืื—ืจโ€œ,
05:07
than the handful of given boxes on those surveys.
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ืžืŸ ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืฆื•ืžืฆืžื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื‘ืฉืืœื•ื ื™ื,
05:10
Though this everexpanding rainbow is a beautiful thing,
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ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื”ืงืฉืช ื”ืžืชืจื—ื‘ืช ื”ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื™ืคื”ืคื”,
05:13
having all of those people have to categorize themselves
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื›ืš ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืฉืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืงื˜ืœื’ ืืช ืขืฆืžื
05:16
as "other" in society is not.
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ื›โ€œืื—ืจื™ืโ€ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื”.
05:19
That's why I introduce a new idea of racial categorization
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ื–ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžืฆื™ืขื” ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื—ื“ืฉ ื”ืขื•ืกืง ื‘ืงื™ื˜ืœื•ื’ ื’ื–ืขื™ื
05:22
in the form of an open-ended question.
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ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ืฉืืœื•ืช ืคืชื•ื—ื•ืช.
05:25
It would recognize a spectrum that's lacking in our world today.
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ื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื™ืจ ื‘ื—ืœืง ืฉื—ืกืจ ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื ื• ื”ื™ื•ื.
05:30
One study, done by scientist Alicia Tran and others,
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ืžื—ืงืจ ืื—ื“ ืฉื ืขืฉื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืžื“ืขื ื™ืช ืืœื™ืกื™ื” ื˜ืจืŸ ื•ืื—ืจื™ื,
05:33
showed that an open-ended question provided an experience once deprived
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ื”ืจืื” ื›ื™ ืฉืืœื•ืช ืคืชื•ื—ื•ืช ืžืกืคืงื•ืช ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืฉืื™ื ื” ื‘ืื” ืœื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™
05:37
when being asked about race with only a few options.
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ื›ืฉื ืฉืืœื™ื ืขืœ ื’ื–ืข ืขื ืžืกืคืจ ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช.
05:41
An open-ended question would give people an opportunity
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ืฉืืœื” ืคืชื•ื—ื” ืชื™ืชืŸ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช
05:44
to express pride in their multiracial backgrounds.
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ืœื”ื‘ื™ืข ื’ืื•ื•ื” ื‘ืฉื•ืจืฉื™ื ื”ืจื‘-ื’ื–ืขื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื,
05:47
As our world continues to racially intertwine,
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ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœื ื• ืžืžืฉื™ืš ืœื”ืชืขืจื‘ื‘ ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ื’ื–ืขื™ืช,
05:50
we will reach a point where it will become impossible
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื ื’ื™ืข ืœื ืงื•ื“ื” ืฉื‘ื” ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™ ,
05:53
to categorize people by a handful of outdated and predetermined boxes.
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ืœืงื˜ืœื’ ืื ืฉื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืงื•ืžืฅ ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื•ืœื ืžืขื•ื“ื›ื ื•ืช.
05:59
Even now, we're seeing a declining population
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ื™ืจื™ื“ื” ื‘ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื™ื”
06:01
of reds, yellows and blues,
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ืฉืœ ืื“ื•ืžื™ื, ืฆื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืœื™ื,
06:04
and an increasing community of oranges, purples and greens.
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ื•ืขืœื™ื™ื” ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ื›ืชื•ืžื”, ื”ืกื’ื•ืœื” ื•ื”ื™ืจื•ืงื”.
06:08
As such, we can no longer expect people to define who they are
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ืœื›ืŸ, ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืฆืคื•ืช ืžืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืžื™ ื”ื
06:12
by simply checking a primary color.
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ืจืง ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฆื‘ืข ื”ื™ืกื•ื“ ืฉืœื”ื.
06:15
Although race is a social construct
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ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื’ื–ืข ื”ื•ื ืชื•ืฆืจ ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื”,
06:17
built on a structure of assumptions and stereotypes,
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ืฉื‘ื ื•ื™ ืขืœ ื”ื ื—ื•ืช ื•ืกื˜ืจื™ืื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื,
06:20
we cannot simply get rid of race altogether.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื”ื™ืคื˜ืจ ืžืžื ื•,
06:23
However, the simplicity and ease of an open-ended question
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ืขื ื–ืืช, ื”ืคืฉื˜ื•ืช ื•ื”ืงืœื•ืช ื‘ืฉืืœื•ืช ืคืชื•ื—ื•ืช
06:26
could truly lead our society into a more inclusive and accepting world
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ื‘ืืžืช ืืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื ื• ืœืขื‘ืจ ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœื ื•ืžื›ื™ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
06:31
that acknowledges the spectrum of racial identities,
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ืฉืžื›ื™ืจ ื‘ืกืคืงื˜ืจื•ื ืฉืœ ื–ื”ื•ื™ื•ืช ื’ื–ืขื™ื•ืช,
06:34
a world where all the shades of greens, purples and oranges
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ืขื•ืœื ืฉื‘ื• ื›ืœ ื”ื’ื•ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื™ืจื•ืงื™ื, ืกื’ื•ืœื™ื ื•ื›ืชื•ืžื™ื
06:38
are just as recognized as the reds, yellows and blues.
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ืžื•ื›ืจื™ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ื”ืื“ื•ืžื™ื, ื”ืฆื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ื•ื”ื›ื—ื•ืœื™ื.
06:42
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
06:43
(Cheers and applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื ื•ืงืจื™ืื•ืช ืขื™ื“ื•ื“)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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