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Furthermore, coming here has made me realize that Colombians are very conservative in comparison with Americans. People talk more openly about topics like sex, homosexuality and drugs, and there are a remarkably bigger number of people with tattoos and piercings. Considering this, the Colombian society is way more judgmental and even more with things that are out of the ordinary. Getting a tattoo would give me the disapproval of all my family and a lot of glares on the streets. Where I grew up,…

Who Am I; I am defined by my beliefs, morals, and values. Thus far, in my life I’ve been through a lot of hurt, pain, and deceit but overall I conquered. Today I stand a young woman of integrity and honor due to my culture. However, I will not say that my culture has had a tremendous impact in my life but overall it has shaped, and molded me into a woman of excellence. Within this essay I’m going to take you to a place you’ve never seen before. I’m going to take you to a journey towards my…

And while it may be alright to identify with a certain ethnic group she has gone as far as to fake the identity of one of her parents and state that an African American man, that she only been acquainted with as a friend, was her biological father in order to cement her identity as a biracial woman to the public. She claims to be part of the African American race but her approach comes off…

He traveled the United States trying to find a place to settle and start a family. He chose a community called Andersonville in Chicago, Illinois. This small community of Swedish immigrants is the birthplace my Grandfather. Bruce Erickson lived in Andersonville until he…

within the author’s family are homosexual. The book Diversity, Oppression, and Changes says “Nonetheless, there are signs of growing acceptance and increased understanding of same sex attraction and bisexuality in many societies, including the United States” (Kulis, Marsiglia p. 225). This quote is important to recognize because even though our beliefs may be different society has started to look a different way other then the bible which is what Alondra believes in. Alondra’s family views on…

did not have any permission to leave their home and go out to work. Philippine people coming to the United States have a difficulty adjusting to the American ideal perception of the family since they are sometimes unable to live a certain life they have never been exposed to. This shows how some races cannot form families since some individuals are more oppressed than others. Women in the United States are also oppressed; you have white women getting an education and career where the immigrant…

One way to distinguish a person from the billions of other people in the world is by looking into their ethnicity. Ethnicity may be simplified as just a person’s origin, but arguments have been made that there is more to the world. Joane Nagel, author of “Constructing Ethnicity”, writes about what makes up the word ethnicity along with its uses in social and political spectrums. According to Diffen.com an ethnic group or ethnicity is a population group whose members identify with each other on…

Furthermore, my second year placement was at Jane and Finch Ontario Early Year Centre (OEYC). Before starting my placement, I was worried about the community that my centre was located. I searched, “Jane Finch Mall” in the Google and I found few articles about shooting and murders. I was very hesitant to go there for the first time. However, when I actually got there and met the people at Jane-Finch OEYC, I found out it was a very pleasant place to be at. In fact, these people were one of the…

America is often advertised as the "Land of the Free" with "equal opportunities." However, when immigrants arrive, things do not end up in their favor. Instead, the justice system rules out the people of color and favors the White privileged and only brings complications and inconveniences to society. The American Dream is not much of a dream as it is a nightmare for many non-Caucasian individuals. Generally, most people start at different starting points in life yet, it is…

Family, School, and Environment: How Do They Affect the Student? For this ethnographical project, I observed in a Pre-K classroom at a public, urban elementary school in Birmingham Alabama. I observed in this classroom for a total of twenty-five hours during the months of November and December. During my time, I participated in regular classroom activities, attended lunch and physical education class with the students, and interviewed both the lead teacher and the teaching assistant. The…