Topic: Essay on Racial and Gender Identities
1.) In November 2017, Ja Du (born Adam Wheeler) made headlines when they came out as a transgender Filipina. (See: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/man-transracial-white-florida-filipino-rachel-dolezal-philippines-ja-du-adam-a8053731.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.).
Watch the video, and read the above, and below news reports of their life: (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ja-du-filipina-transracial_us_5a0b04b2e4b00a6eece45800 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..)
Evaluate the claims made by Ja Du about their racial and gender identities.
Should we consider claims for Ja Du’s transgender and transracial identities as equivalent? Explain.
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(In addition to the 3 class readings 1 or more outside source)
No. of pages: 7