Identity is central to Jade Jordan’s new book, Nanny, Ma and Me. In one of the many poignant and striking parts of this story, we see what happens when identity is put into (or in this case left out of) boxes. A mixed-race Irish actor, towards the end of her second year in drama school in London, Jade and her classmates had to fill out forms for casting agents. There was an ethnicity boxing ticking exercise. However, the only option pertaining to Ireland was “white Irish”, which Jade selected. She was later told to change it and select “mixed race” instead.