The Power To Influence One's Identity

One’s background does not have the power to influence one’s identity. Despite having dealt with with hardships in my past, they do not characterize who I am, what I stand for, or my capabilities. Anyone has the opportunity to become what they are strive to be. The truth is I don’t know who I am yet but I have a good idea of what I want to do with my life. My ultimate goal in life is to be “my kind of successful”. Nowadays being successful is seen by many as going to the most prestigious institution and making the highest income. My perspective on what being successful is having the ability to accept where you are in life regardless of your situation and making the most of every day. I would define my identity as. My identity is hopeful because I am able to keep faith through difficulties. …show more content…
Watching her go through her struggles and hearing her say she wasn’t interested in her own life anymore really impacted my personal outlook on life. Yes, this experience has tremendously affected my life but I feel as if it is not my story to tell. What I can share, is her constant reassurance that I can become whoever I want to be. Another part of my background story includes my heritage. I am one-fourth Vietnamese and my relatives reside from Ho Chi Minh City which was formerly named Saigon. A few decades ago my relatives moved to the United States with little to nothing. They were faced with not only discrimination but the struggle of not speaking English and having no education. The circumstances they faced were harsh but they did not let their background define their self-identities. After hard work and dedication they were able to prove themselves and establish a name for