{"id":1091,"date":"2023-07-06T14:49:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T12:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.divers2023.ch\/?page_id=1091"},"modified":"2023-07-12T11:29:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T09:29:55","slug":"origin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.divers2023.ch\/en\/origin\/","title":{"rendered":"Origin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n

Where do you come from?\n<\/h2>\n\n
\n

Ethnic origin refers to a person\u2019s roots. External features can be, among others, skin colour, linguistic peculiarities or affiliation to a particular ethnic group.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\n
\n

If a person looks different to the majority, that person is quickly perceived as alien or foreign and asked, \u201cWhere do you come from?\u201d The question may seem innocuous, but the person asked often gets annoyed because the question also means, \u201cYou\u2019re not from here\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People perceived as alien or foreign often experience discrimination, be it when looking for accommodation, applying for a job or during police checks. Often these are people with an immigrant background or indigenous population groups in colonialized countries. The more striking the difference, be it due to skin colour or a religious symbols like a headscarf or a kippa, the stronger the reactions. And how those affected perceive themselves and whether they are locals or foreigners, refugees or migrants, is irrelevant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n