There are many different ways we can identify ourselves—perhaps you are a white, female, San Franciscan, or a first-generation college student and Chinese-American son. Please share two or three of your core identifiers and how they have shaped who you are. (500)
I am Chinese-American. I am the proud daughter of two Chinese immigrants, who rose out of poverty in order to go to medical school and become successful doctors in the United States. They raised my sister and me while still struggling through their residency, and still take us back to their native cities of Shanghai and Wenzhou whenever they can. This connection and these trips are important to me, as I, growing up in an area where the Chinese are few and far between, stuck out like a spring roll in a hot dog stand. I was not only the one Chinese child in my elementary and middle school classes, but also the only Asian child, in the predominantly white school. …show more content…
For example, in Baltimore and many other cities, people who are exemplary community members work to alleviate poverty, housing issues, unemployment, lack of education, and any other issues affecting the region. On a national or international scale, these people would work to impact similar problems along with others such political and cultural conflicts, long-term sustainability, and refugee crises. Someone actively involved in their community strives to find the solutions to problems that impact those around him or her, even if those problems do not impact that person specifically, because the mark of a true community member is that they understand that the betterment of an individual is linked to the betterment of others. This is why charitable acts and organizations that help the less fortunate are so integral to every
I am Chinese-American. I am the proud daughter of two Chinese immigrants, who rose out of poverty in order to go to medical school and become successful doctors in the United States. They raised my sister and me while still struggling through their residency, and still take us back to their native cities of Shanghai and Wenzhou whenever they can. This connection and these trips are important to me, as I, growing up in an area where the Chinese are few and far between, stuck out like a spring roll in a hot dog stand. I was not only the one Chinese child in my elementary and middle school classes, but also the only Asian child, in the predominantly white school. …show more content…
For example, in Baltimore and many other cities, people who are exemplary community members work to alleviate poverty, housing issues, unemployment, lack of education, and any other issues affecting the region. On a national or international scale, these people would work to impact similar problems along with others such political and cultural conflicts, long-term sustainability, and refugee crises. Someone actively involved in their community strives to find the solutions to problems that impact those around him or her, even if those problems do not impact that person specifically, because the mark of a true community member is that they understand that the betterment of an individual is linked to the betterment of others. This is why charitable acts and organizations that help the less fortunate are so integral to every