Having experience discrimination within my own minority group has made apparent that I need to be more aware about subtleties that happen within a minority group. I came in with assumptions about my own culture, ignoring all of the changes that happen as an individuals adapt when they migrate to another country. Individuals assimilate the culture they are now in and see themselves different form those that just came to the country. This is especially true with families that have been in the United States for more than one generation. They have grown up with an American culture that is hard to integrate as a first generation immigrant. Recognizing that there are dynamics that I might not be aware of even within my own culture
