For this paper I interviewed Destiny. For her privacy, I have changed her name. Destiny is a twenty-year-old African American woman. Destiny is a friend that currently attends the University of Illinois at Springfield. I conducted the interview with Destiny at her apartment. The circumstances of the interview were only for this paper and to learn the differences in life that I face as a European American compared to an African American. Not only was this interview for me to learn the differences, I learned how I may be able to change to understand the differences between what I face as a European American compared to African Americans. The interview started at 6:30 p.m. and ended at 8:00 p.m. Therefore, the interview lasted an hour and
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I have gained insight on what she experiences on a daily basis. The insight I gained will never help me truly understand what she has gone through because I will never be able to walk in her shoes. What I can do though is use this insight to change my thinking and behavior to be able to look at both sides. As a result of what I have learned, I know I will be able to think differently. How I think differently would be to try to prevent my implicit biases from stereotyping and affecting my actions. Along with those thinking changes, I will be able to work on dismissing what African Americans have contributed to our society and believing they have unfair benefits. In reality, European Americans have the unfair benefits compared to African Americans. When I say affecting my actions I mean actually not judging African Americans and speaking to African Americans more and not just talking to my own race. How I act, behave, and think differently are all intertwined. If I want to be able to understand and look at the different side I will have to change my thinking, actions, and behaviors.
Through this interview and writing this paper I have been able to see how much I have contributed to the different life experiences to another race. I have also realized I may be doing it to all people who are different compared to me. I have had my eyes opened through this paper and interview. I am now able to raise awareness to other’s so they can help change our society to rid our society of different life experiences between all
I have gained insight on what she experiences on a daily basis. The insight I gained will never help me truly understand what she has gone through because I will never be able to walk in her shoes. What I can do though is use this insight to change my thinking and behavior to be able to look at both sides. As a result of what I have learned, I know I will be able to think differently. How I think differently would be to try to prevent my implicit biases from stereotyping and affecting my actions. Along with those thinking changes, I will be able to work on dismissing what African Americans have contributed to our society and believing they have unfair benefits. In reality, European Americans have the unfair benefits compared to African Americans. When I say affecting my actions I mean actually not judging African Americans and speaking to African Americans more and not just talking to my own race. How I act, behave, and think differently are all intertwined. If I want to be able to understand and look at the different side I will have to change my thinking, actions, and behaviors.
Through this interview and writing this paper I have been able to see how much I have contributed to the different life experiences to another race. I have also realized I may be doing it to all people who are different compared to me. I have had my eyes opened through this paper and interview. I am now able to raise awareness to other’s so they can help change our society to rid our society of different life experiences between all