Step in, Step out is an activity that is used to visually demonstrate how individuals identify.  Participants are instructed to form a circle, the activity is done in silence, and individuals are asked to step into the circle if they can identify with a statement that is called out by the facilitator.

During the last day of the conference, adults and students were grouped into racial, ethnic, and gender identity groups. Our group comprised of multiracial women. As facilitators, we chose to incorporate this activity as a way to claim our identities, feel the support of others who stepped in the circle, and honor the experiences we often share as multiracial individuals.

Below I have included the statements we used:

• This is my first year at PoCC/SDLC
• This is my first time in the multiracial affinity group.
• I had difficulty choosing my affinity group.
• I am trans-racially adopted.
• I identify as – African American/Black; Asian; Caucasian; Latina/Hispanic; Middle Eastern; Native American; Pacific
• Islander (Always ask if there was anyone who was left out.)
• I don’t look like my children, siblings, or parents.
• I am often “the only one.”
• I have been spoken to in a language I don’t speak.
• People often touch my hair without my permission.
• I have been questioned about my American nationality.
• My family is unaware of my experience as a multiracial individual
• I am disconnected from some part of my cultural heritage.
• I don’t have anyone to talk to about my experience as a multiracial individual.
• As a multiracial individual, dating is difficult for me.
• I have felt or currently feel privileged for being multiracial.