Lauren Gonzalez

Oct 14, 2024 | npr.org | Lori Lizarraga |Schuyler Swenson |Courtney Stein |Lauren Gonzalez

Ask Code Switch: Am I the "token" at work? Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1258323361/1259209476" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript You've heard it before – someone being referred to as a "token." Like the token Black friend, the token Asian – and tokenism isn't limited to race or ethnicity, either. You can be the token lesbian, the token Gen Zer, the token hetero bff...

Oct 7, 2024 | npr.org | Lori Lizarraga |Schuyler Swenson |Leah Donnella |Lauren Gonzalez

Ask Code Switch: Is it a preference or fetish? Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1258323362/1259202555" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript This week on Ask Code Switch, we're talking about "talking about" race with your significant other. Dating a white person obviously isn't racist – just like dating a person of color isn't inherently anti-racist.

Sep 30, 2024 | npr.org | Lori Lizarraga |Schuyler Swenson |Leah Donnella |Lauren Gonzalez

Ask Code Switch: Is picky eating about taste or race? I don't remember when spicy food became part of my personality. What I do know is that Flamin' Hot Cheetos fill a significant portion of my suitcase on trips to see my family in Mexico and Ecuador (where such Frito-Lay delicacies have yet to take over store shelves).