Before Nayla was born, her parents immigrated to the United States from their home country of Saudi Arabia. She has been raised in the USA, and has never taken a large interest in her family's cultural background. Phinney (1989) would suggest that Nayla is in the ________ phase of achieving an ethnic identity.

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Phinney (1989) describes the first phase of ethnic identity development as the unexamined ethnic identity phase, where individuals have not yet explored or taken a significant interest in their ethnic background.

Before Nayla Was Born, Her Parents Immigrated to the United