Peer pressure to pass as one race when you're mixed

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Peer pressure to pass as one race when you're mixed

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If you are mixed, you may, at some point, feel the pressure to pass as one race or the other. Ultimately, that is just another form of peer pressures. It's something, that if you have a strong sense of self, a strong sense of self-esteem, you will be able to understand any pressure to pass.

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Christina Simon

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Christina Simon has a Bachelor of Political Science degree from UC Berkeley and a master’s degree in urban planning from UCLA. Christina is a past winner of the prestigious California State Senate Fellowship. She is a former vice president at Fleishman-Hillard, a global public relations firm. She is the mother of a son and a daughter who attend elementary school at The Willows Community School in Culver City. Christina served as the Co-Chair of the Willows School Auction in 2007-2008 and was actively involved in the annual fundraising campaign for several years. Christina was born and raised in LA. She currently lives with her husband and two children in Coldwater Canyon.

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