Racial Autobiography
Introduction
In my life, I wish that I could have known more about my father’s heritage. My father is still alive, but I do not talk to him. Knowing whom my father is, not only by his name, but the by type of person he is along with how he thinks, knowing this would help me understand who I am. Along with knowing whom my father is as a person and where her comes from, I would love to know how an employer looks at me as a student at Bethel University in comparison to a student with the same degree from a State school. My perspective of my specific life is one that I do not particularly understand without yearning for success, while wondering what I need to gain. I really want to know these specific things about myself to gain some sort of upper hand on how to better understand myself.
What is it like being in the home?
I grew up in a single parent home where my mom was my primary care provider until I was seventeen years old. I moved from home to home in many different areas of Minnesota. Most African American Families do not own their homes. Which means that they are renting or leasing their houses and or apartments. Most African Americans children especially those …show more content…
They were surprised to see my doing good if not better than them academically even if financially they, themselves have had and will always have more money than me. My peers in school have helped me understand that there are things in life that only God can understand. For example, being African American has always allowed students at Bethel University understand that I am not just Black, but I am a student of color willing to risk it all for others to transform the culture within not only what white community but the Black on in a way that only a black person can, Possibly because one can really connect with it’s own race due to the cultural understanding within the historical
Introduction
In my life, I wish that I could have known more about my father’s heritage. My father is still alive, but I do not talk to him. Knowing whom my father is, not only by his name, but the by type of person he is along with how he thinks, knowing this would help me understand who I am. Along with knowing whom my father is as a person and where her comes from, I would love to know how an employer looks at me as a student at Bethel University in comparison to a student with the same degree from a State school. My perspective of my specific life is one that I do not particularly understand without yearning for success, while wondering what I need to gain. I really want to know these specific things about myself to gain some sort of upper hand on how to better understand myself.
What is it like being in the home?
I grew up in a single parent home where my mom was my primary care provider until I was seventeen years old. I moved from home to home in many different areas of Minnesota. Most African American Families do not own their homes. Which means that they are renting or leasing their houses and or apartments. Most African Americans children especially those …show more content…
They were surprised to see my doing good if not better than them academically even if financially they, themselves have had and will always have more money than me. My peers in school have helped me understand that there are things in life that only God can understand. For example, being African American has always allowed students at Bethel University understand that I am not just Black, but I am a student of color willing to risk it all for others to transform the culture within not only what white community but the Black on in a way that only a black person can, Possibly because one can really connect with it’s own race due to the cultural understanding within the historical