The pursuit of liberation requires us to commit to anti-racism and anti-bias work through self-examination. Pamela Kadakia shares her journey and how acknowledgment of her participation in perpetuating and being part of the problem led her to self-examination and the ongoing work of choosing to be anti-racist. Pamela Chui Kadakia began her career as an English as a second language instructor in the community college space. Working with historically underserved, marginalized, and racialized learners, Pamela began to ground her work and teachings in anti-racism by challenging her own belief systems. She now continues the pursuit of racial equity and social justice internally through her own unlearning and externally in her work as Equity Project Manager. Pamela is also pursuing her doctorate in higher education, exploring how white supremacist ideologies are upheld in ESOL reading textbooks through critical race theory and discourse analysis. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx