Personal Narrative: My Community In The Southside Of Indiana

Many Chin people in the Southside of Indiana do not have any educational background. So, I want to see a change in the repeated cycle of lack of educational background. I want to be an example for my family and my community. As a refugee, who is the first person in the family to attend a university, I have a huge responsibility, and being challenged every single day by my parents, church leaders and my community. I feel that it is my obligation to go as far as I can. I need to do that because I am the role model for my siblings and for my community in the Southside of Indiana. They need to know that they can do it, that it does not matter where you come from in order to be successful in life. Both of my parents were not able to finish their …show more content…
My parents work six days a week trying their best to provide for their children and watch over my grandparents and aunts and uncles. They tried their ultimate best to provide for our needs. Witnessing my parents struggles influenced me to do my ultimate best to get a Human Resource degree from School of Public and Environmental Affairs so that I can help my community accessing a job that would best suit their needs. I have faced many obstacles in life which includes coming to America. Due to economic and political issues in Myanmar, my father had to find refuge elsewhere. He left us to find a better place and a better and more secure opportunity for his children. My father called us three years later to come to Malaysia with him because he was qualified by the UN Agency to come to the United States. However, after arriving in Malaysia, we had to go through numerous interview until we were able to come the United States. Years later, we arrived here in Indianapolis, Indiana. I started as a fourth grader at Winchester Village Elementary School. I had no knowledge of any English, I could not read nor write as a fourth …show more content…
My academic goal in SPEA is to get a bachelor degree in Human Resource Management. SPEA’s program offers training on leadership and management skills. SPEA also prepare students to work in diverse communities. As a Human Resource Manager, I need the skills, knowledge and training SPEA offers. I have taken four semesters of Pre-SPEA courses to prepare for my admission to the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. With this degree, I want to help to my community back home in the Southside of Indiana. Many Chin people work in a factory warehouse because they don’t have the education and requirement it takes to get a position for higher level work. Many Chin people do not speak English and with a huge Chin population in the Southside of Indiana, and with the different languages that I can speak, I would be a great resource with interpretation and communication that are involved in the workplace. As a Human Resource Manager, my job will deal with training, hiring, and recruiting employees. It also involves making complex decisions on a daily basis. SPEA’s program will give me the preparation and training that is necessary to accomplish these