Identity
The unique characteristics by which a person or group is recognized.
Identity is shaped by how an individual sees himself or herself and is perceived by others. Identity can change over the lifetime of a person and is comprised of multiple factors like race, class, gender, sexuality, and age.
Suggested Reading: Joanne Oppenheim, Stanley Hayami, Nisei Son: His Diary, Letters & Story from an American Concentration Camp to Battlefield, 1942–1945 (2008).
