What are Hybrid Identities?

• A hybrid is a cross between 2 or more things
• Hybrid Identity means someone's sense of who they are is a mixture of 2 or more influences
• Hybrid Identities can also be found in the White British Population due to the influence of immigration and global culture (e.g. White Wannabes)
• In the UK, we tend to identify/generalise negatively certain ethnic groups by shared characteristics, such as religion, language & lifestyles though this is often problematic
• Additionally, second, third & fourth generation people and those of mixed race will also have a range of cultural characteristics that make their ethnic identity more complex (Intersectionality through nationality, gender social class - which makes everybody's experience different)
• An example of a Hybrid Identity Brasian (Johal) which is somebody who is British and Asian
• An example of a Hybrid Identity Blasian (Gill) which is somebody who is Black and Asian
• Another example of a Hybrid Identity is 'Jafaican' which refers to an accent used by young people in certain areas of London - it is influence by African & Caribbean speech and is a product of multiculturalism in the area where mixed groups of white and black young people influence each other
• 'Jafaican' is a hybrid identity which is found in the White British Population due to the influence of immigration and global culture