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Powerful personal testimony guides readers on a journey of racial insight, self-discovery, and empowerment. Racism. It’s a word we hear thrown around in accusation, in defense, and as a pin in a grenade that threatens...
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  • February 9, 2027
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Powerful personal testimony guides readers on a journey of racial insight, self-discovery, and empowerment.

Racism. It’s a word we hear thrown around in accusation, in defense, and as a pin in a grenade that threatens to blow up society as we know it. But what does it mean for racialized folks? Can a racialized person be racist?

Muted Colours uses the stories of fourteen racialized women to provide an insightful look into the concept of internalized racism and how it impacts life and identity. Racialized readers will learn language to name their experiences and recognize the biases they’ve been socialized to hold. White readers will gain a better understanding of how racism impacts racialized folks on individual and systemic levels.

Concluding with self-reflection questions and concrete strategies for unpacking and reducing implicit biases to action change in everyday life, Muted Colours powerfully strengthens our understanding of internalized racism and invites us to embrace our racial identities and work toward a more just society.
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Price: $21.99
Pages: 288
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Publication Date: February 9, 2027
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781459756885
Format: Paperback
BISACs: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Essays, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism
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Muted Colours shines a light on BIPOC women's experiences of internalized racism, a subject often silenced by shame and discomfort. I loved the mix of theory and personal narrative on topics such as racist bullying, colonized beauty standards, and intra-ethnic othering. This powerful, accessible book is a welcome addition to the literature on race and belonging and offers the reader a path to healing racial trauma within ourselves and our communities.

In Muted Colours, Judith Lam Tang harvests the experience of a diverse range of racialized women to lay bare the devastating reality of internalized racism and self-loathing, and the resilience possible when we can see clearly it is not ours to bear. An important, necessary contribution to the leadership pantheon.



I want my daughter and every young person who has struggled with their racial identity to read this. The personal stories are painful but also deeply consoling. We are not alone.



Muted Colours: Uncovering Internalized Racism on the Journey to Reclaiming Racial Identity, by Judith Lam Tang, is essential reading for anyone examining the effects of Euro-colonialism and internalized racism on BIPOC women. Relaying the experiences of 14 BIPOC women, their stories both resonate with one another and reveal the subtle differences between them. I saw myself in these pages. Quotes and citations add depth to this remarkable book. A necessary read for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of internalized racism and how to dismantle its deleterious effects.

Judith Lam Tang is a Chinese Canadian author, advocate, and activist. Her essays have appeared in The Globe and Mail, Voices from The FOLD, The Fiddlehead, and Edmonton Public Library’s Capital City Press Anthology. She lives in Edmonton.
  • Introduction
  • 1 Judith
  • 2 Rakhi
  • 3 Carrie
  • 4 Nas
  • 5 Priya
  • 6 Nicole
  • 7 Danielle
  • 8 My-Han
  • 9 Vanessa
  • 10 Neda
  • 11 Leah
  • 12 Sadia
  • 13 Sarah
  • 14 Tamara
  • 15 What Can You Do About Internalized Racism?
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index to Key Terms