In this episode, we talk with Ishmael Maxwell, a senior Political Science major at Carleton College and president of the Carleton College chapter of Define American. With an Indian mother and an American father, Maxwell has spent his life working to reconcile these two identities. We discuss the challenges of this process and the tools that he used to resolve these tensions.
Our mission is to provide a platform for people to share their stories around community, identity, and displacement. By sharing unfiltered and openhearted conversations, we hope to cultivate a space where people feel seen, accepted, and valued. Throughout this process, we want to examine and redefine the concepts of personal identity, collective identity, and community.
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