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for those left out of mainstream history,” (Gordon). Joe Overstreet started studying art in 1951 at Contra Costa College…

Learning about all of these topics has allowed me to teach and inform my parents, siblings and community. From all of the publications, I have shown and discussed each both to my students that I work with and my family who just like the rest of the community have been blindsided and made assumptions towards what we as immigrants are. Being an immigrant myself and my family too, we have lived various stories that we have heard…

international student, I realize that the classroom environment is completely unlike learning in my homeland. This is because there are different education practices in the society. A professor of education, Rycik claimed in his article “They are communities that are nested inside a larger society and influenced by the social structures and values of that society. Each school is, moreover, a subculture that is shaped” (Rycik, 2014). From my observation as a Malaysian who takes courses in…

research foundation that will help to ensure my future endeavors as an intern as well as a researcher. In my past two semesters I have gained valuable research experience by participating in the Honors Program at the College of San Mateo. Comprised of a unique interdisciplinary community, CSM’s Honors Program strives to cultivate students ' ability to collaborate with one another, support their individual achievements, and provide them with the means to make intellectual…

2011, p.48). Current Filipino American communities still hold onto the collectivistic ideals however the competitive and self-centered are shown in their culture (Nadal, 2011, p.50). Gossiping used by Filipinos is a way to belittle one another which goes against Filipino’s core values (Nadal, 2011, p.51). Another way that competitive attitudes are shown in Filipino American communities is the fight for control in organizations. “In Filipino American college student organizations, often…

the new president, and the people hoped he would put them out of their suffering from the Great Depression. Many families also decided to move to California. These people were called “Okies”, and many Californians did not accept them. One fourth of the people from the Midwest left, and then by 1940, two and one half million people migrated to California. The people were hoping for a new chance at life in the state, but since the state did not accept them, the Okies began to worry. Luckily, in…

In Hope’s Boy by Andrew Bridge, he reflects on his decade spent in the foster care system and puts a spotlight on the horrors of a system that attempts to save children, but condemns them to physical and emotional abuse. As a seven year old, all Andy wanted was his mother, Hope. They shared such a deep love for one another that nothing in this world could tear that love apart. Being trapped in poverty and continuously being faced with tragedies, all they had were each other, until they didn’t…

Like others, I never thought of my life or my family as "normal." My oldest sister and I were born to the same mother and different fathers. Even though we were not “full-siblings” we never considered it as such, therefore I grew up with a mother and two “fathers.” Furthermore, my household was multicultural, Puerto Rican on my biological father 's side, African-American, and Caucasian on my mother 's side. I constantly worked to balance and interconnect my multiple ethnicities and numerous…

follow his generalization. First of all, there is only one school system in our county. With many schools for pre-school, elementary, and middle school, the socioeconomic makeup is dispersed throughout the schools. However, having only a single high school in the school system causes a different scenario. The socioeconomic makeup is shown through groups within the physical school building in contrast to separate schools or school systems. Because of these various groups within the same school,…

States pursuing American Dreams and brighter future for their family, the first but not last challenge they needed to overcome may be gender conflicts while integrating into a society. Yinyi Zhong, a 41 years old Chinese woman who immigrated to California with her family in 2012, challenged the gender role of traditional Chinese value but faced the dilemma of balancing her social identity between a Chinese and an American. Her experience as a Chinese immigrant woman in the United States…