Who Is W. E. B. Dubois's Identity?

Race and ethnicity is extremely diverse in America as compared to most countries. However, the white race is commonly seen as the dominant race because of the past history. White people are more privilege than any other race. The minority race such as African American, Latino, and Asian are known to belong in the marginalized group. According to W.E.B DuBois, he was constantly discriminated because he was half black and half white. People perceived him as the minority black race because of his dark skin color. Dubois was lost of his true identity “a world that yields him no true self-consciousness, but only lets him see himself through the eyes of others...” (Dubois p. 213). Dubois was unsure of his true race which he later coined the word “double consciousness.” Double consciousness typically applies to the marginalized group because it separates the individual’s identity. According to Dubois, second …show more content…
When I was in middle school, I still remember that I was sitting in my assign seat waiting for class to get started. I decided to have a conversation in Vietnamese with my friend because I was so used to speaking Vietnamese at home. We were both born in California, but our parents were from Vietnam. Therefore, when I was growing up, my parents taught me most of our Vietnamese cultural beliefs and language. As I was talking with my friend, my teacher noticed our conversation and slowly walked to our table. She was really curious on what we were talking about because she was a traditional white teacher. Then my teacher called my friend and me to go out the hall so she can talk to us. My teacher yelled at us for speaking our native language in class. She told us that we must only speak English in this school and especially in this classroom. I felt trapped of my own self because I was not able to express my other cultural