Taj Ruler | Not About You S2 : E2

“Often times an assumption of most people is that I am white.”


Taj Ruler talks about being bi-racial but mostly being perceived
as white. She talks about the differences between time in her
mother's house where Sri Lankan culture was prominent and in her
father's house SpaghettiOs where more common and explains the
feeling of not quite fitting in either space. Taj talks about her
own, ongoing quest to understand her identity. And she explains
the challenges of being a person of color who doesn't fit into
the black/white dichotomy that often dominates conversations of
race.


Taj Ruler is an actor, improviser, voice over artist, comedy
writer and teacher in the Twin Cities. She has performed at
Pillsbury House Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, The Playwrights’
Center, HUGE and the Brave New Workshop. Taj studied
improvisation at the Groundlings in Los Angeles and Second City
in Chicago.