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Hyphen-Nation: Michaela

"Why would I want to be white?"

Aired 02/16/2017 | Rating NR

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Hyphen-Nation: Michaela

Clip: Special | 2m 18s

"Why would I want to be white?"

Her lighter skin meant she could play with all the kids – until one kid's mother found out her family was black.

Aired 02/16/2017 | Rating NR

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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...

Hyphen-Nation: Amanda

"The question I get is 'Where are you from?'" (1m 33s)

Hyphen-Nation: Armando

"The unfortunate reality is a sense of being othered." (1m 46s)

Hyphen-Nation: Ayman

"We're going to check your bags a little bit extra." (1m 50s)

Hyphen-Nation: Jason

"Black man first, American second." (1m 45s)

Hyphen-Nation: Mallika

"I don't like hyphenations because I am American." (2m 1s)

Hyphen-Nation: Roy

"Not from here and not from there." (1m 29s)

Hyphen-Nation: Russell

"Being black and having an accent was two strikes." (2m 7s)

Hyphen-Nation: Wendy

"It's literally because of the way I look." (1m 32s)

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