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By Nassim Khadem

Why racially marginalised women hide their identity by 'code-switching' to act 'white' at work

Why culturally diverse women hide their racial identity at work, (Nassim Khadem)

After suffering racist abuse during her formative years, Angelica Ojinnaka spent most of her working life concealing part of her identity.

"I was called a multitude of different animalistic racial slurs — told to change my skin in different ways," she explains, but deliberately avoids repeating the exact words that were used or detailing the violence she experienced as she says it remains traumatic.

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