Henna Vohra is a student from UIC that is majoring in English and minoring in Asian American Studies. By attending UIC, Vohra became influence to do more researches on the different usage of common languages and identities of each individual. In the essay, Finding the Right Words to Express Me, Vohra describes how she became aware of two distinctive dialects in English through her experiences. The different dialects of language used on a daily basis help identify an individual. Vohra realizes that she uses two distinctive dialects of English, which are “Black English Vernacular” and “Standard English.” Vohra distinguish the fact that she learned the “Standard English” because of school and being able to fit in with the society. She became
