Practicing Awareness of Microaggressions

Attending a social event, I was the only black female in the entire ballroom. When I came in, I was stared at and I often heard whispers and chants. I felt out of place. When a cocktail waitress came around with she look at me up and down and walk away. I immediately wanted to knock her in her head but I keep my composure. I was with a close friend, so I continue to mingle with her and some associates.

Experiencing this I felt a little embarrassed, sad, and out of place. I really did not understand why people would look at me because of the color of my skin. Being in that environment I understand the definition of isms. Racism has always been a study I want to learn more about. . Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. The term is commonly used negatively and is usually associated with race-based prejudice, violence, dislike, discrimination, or oppression, the term can also have varying and contested definitions

Beyond Surface Labels

During this week assignment I ask professionals the definition of "culture" and "diversity" I received many definition in which I gained a lot about those professionals. One professor describes them both as person as individual in their environment. He discuss the about race, sexuality, and beliefs. I can so much information from these professionals.
Many of these professionals have look at culture and diversity in different aspects. Which was wonderful for me to discover a definition of culture and diversity. To me these terms serve a great purpose int his world. When we think about these terms we thing about what we we are seeing, hearing, or understanding. Culture and diversity is what we know , what we want to know, and what we want to discovered.
Asking a child what they want to be when they grow up is apart of their culture. Many children look up to community helpers. This is an important part of their self awareness development. Being apart of an African heritage I have learn so much about my culture. I am became enrich with many beliefs and values my heritage share. I am grateful for this course. This course has open many doors for me to discover new things about myself.

My Family Culture

We are heading to another country and the tour guide say I am only allowed to bring three items that represent my family culture. So I guess I will our gigantic family album, my mother high school ring, and my father's home going service video tape. These items show my family traditions and important values. My family show many memories of family traditions. It holds various pictures and souvenirs of many family vacations. Every year my family takes a annual vacation trip and think about the good ole' days. These vacations allowed respecting the aspects of being in a great family.  My mother gave me her high school ring so I can always remember her after she is gone. She told me every time I look at this ring I would remember her values in life. She taught me how to be understanding and independent. When my father died ten years ago; it was devastating. My family was bonded together to get this lost. We never expected something like that to happen to us. This video tape shows his last appearance. As family we would watch the video and remember the times we shared. These items are very personal to me. I would die if I only could choose one item. I keep all these items close to my heart. These are the things that represent my family culture.

In this assignment I got a better outlook on what is very important to my family culture. These are some items that I would pass down to my children as well as their children. Family culture is a family as a whole. The saying goes, “A family that prays together, stays together”.