Ethnic Identity Vocabulary

noun the unauthorized adoption or use of the customs, practices, ideas, etc., of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society

• The issue of cultural appropriation has sparked debates among scholars and activists.
• Some people don't realize that cultural appropriation can be harmful.
• Stop appropriating other cultures, it's not cool.
• Cultural appropriation is like wearing someone else's identity as a costume.

noun A person of mixed Chinese and Mexican descent or heritage.

• The term 'Chinexican' is sometimes used to describe someone of Chinese and Mexican descent.
• I heard that new restaurant in town serves Chinexican fusion cuisine.
• My friend likes to joke that he's a Chinexican because of his mixed heritage.
• The cultural exchange between China and Mexico has created a unique Chinexican identity in some communities.

noun a term referring to the cultural, social, and political identity or characteristics of Afrikaners, a South African ethnic group with Dutch, German, and French Huguenot roots

• Afrikanerdom is a term used to describe the cultural, social, and political aspects of the Afrikaner people in South Africa.
• Many Afrikaners take pride in their Afrikanerdom and heritage.
• Some people have misconceptions about Afrikanerdom and what it represents.
• The influence of Afrikanerdom can still be felt in modern South African society.