Growing up across six countries and navigating many different schools, cultural landscapes, and languages, I noticed early that difference often created discomfort. The immediate response to differences was not curiosity; it was distance. Most people fail to engage with the unfamiliar and seem unwilling to expand rigid identity categories. My curiosity to understand “difference” and make meaning of my own experiences is what drew me to anthropology. By working in diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting firms, I wanted to understand how people experience their workplaces and help organizations close the gap between the values they espouse and the culture they build. [...]