During the time period that I was attending Diversity and Inclusion we were in the beginning of a global pandemic caused by COVID-19, the death of George Floyd sparked the nations upheaval about police brutality, brought more attention to systemic racism, as well as the injustices people of color experience everyday.
As a female minority, living Seattle, I never felt that my station in life was ever a burden. I was often part of group dynamics at work where I was the only female present. The awareness of my presence as a female and as a minority was not important to me then. I often felt like I was at an advantage to be part of the group rather than the “token person” that needed to round out the situation.
To be perfectly candid, while this course was happening I was very scared to leave my home. As an Asian American woman during a pandemic that brought negative attention to my ethnicity, I became more aware of my station in life, and how that could bring me negative attention inadvertently just for existing.
This course along with the situation happening in my country made me more compassionate towards many other people who don’t get to experience privilege.
I wrote current evens paper that reflected on unconscious bias that happened at a charter school in Oklahoma last spring. This case study showcases how this is one example of how racism is taught, and how many young people are aware of the injustices that are happening amongst their peers.
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