Why I Want To Be A Homogenous Community

For the majority of my life, I had never really known of the diverse lifestyles of others. I could only infer that every person I met was raised in a nurturing environment like mine. As I hit adolescence I began to see the surprisingly harsh as well as the fortunate realities that exist in lives of people just like me. I also became aware of the beliefs of others and I was willing to accept and be tolerable to individuals whose circumstances and beliefs differed from mine; however, my new-found perception would not be put to the test until I joined a Career and Technical Education organization called SkillsUSA.

As a child, the only people I was exposed to were my family and the people at my Catholic elementary and middle school. While I met some amazing people that way who still impact my life today, it was a limited way to look at the world. When I reached high school age, I was determined to find something new, and I found that in a public high school with over six thousand students.

As a child, growing up in a low income household has made me humble and attentive to other’s situations. Similarly, my South Asian family has instilled a strong nature to serve others, which is the reason I have been involved in service learning activities throughout my undergraduate career, such as LIFT – Chicago and Refugee One. Even post-graduation, my work at Wekaw caters to urban underserved populations. In graduate school, I wish to continue this involvement in campus organizations which enforce diversity inclusion, whether it is joining a volunteering club aiding community populations or conducting research with immigrants. This is one aspect of diversity I can contribute to Rosalind Franklin University, and is also why my professional goal is to work in a community hospital serving diverse populations.

This transition into public school made me very aware of my race, gender, religious beliefs, social

When I was a child I was always withdrawn and timid. I would always shy away from other people, as well as doing things that would put me in the spotlight. This caused me to have only a select few friends, in turn I took up reading. My favorite of all genres were action and fantasies and eventually books weren't able to contain my wish for such. And so I started going to camp.

When I was kid in elementary school I always wondered why there were students who walked around my school that looked and acted differently. I understood everyone was different or unique, as my teachers would say, but these kids more unique than usual. When I got to high school I was able to expand my understanding for why there were students who were different. Now that I am in college not only has my understanding, I am also able to apply what I’ve learned in a real setting if ever needed to.

With the growing concern for uniqueness in the modern society, there has appeared a tendency to be different from others. According to the statistics, there are over seven billion people in the world. Everyone looks different, has different preferences, and thinks differently. Nobody can be perfectly identical. Due to the wide societal diversity, people try to find their own color. On these grounds, Stumbling on Happines by Daniel Gilbert claims that people aim to be unique. A closer look at the data indicates that societal diversity is based on the individuals’ uniqueness which is frequently denied by the representatives of different communities, which makes some people ashamed of their uniqueness and hide who they really are.

At school, I wanted to express my desire to travel and attend concerts, but I struggled to find powerful connections and identify with my peers. But with this group, there was no need to impress; each girl introduced such a unique characteristic and the relationships felt so important and genuine. I felt free to share my ideas and my quirky sense of humor without judgement. Eventually, I exhibited the confidence that I was never strong enough to pursue on my own.

Cultural diversity is a major epidemic in this world today. There are many small towns that do not want to deal with the diversity of people and do not want to accept diversity into their community. My community, which is known as Princeton, was developed in the early 1800 's, and we are one of those communities. The most common issues with cultural diversity are race and gender. Although the majority of people in my community feel that the days of cultural diversity are long gone, I would have to beg to differ with them and bring to their attention a few of the opposing issues that still occur here in our community.

To my surprise, the culture in Southern California was very different from the culture in Northern California. I did not share my new classmates’ interests in Korean pop music, Korean dramas, or anime. Even their sense of humor was different. Before I made new friends, I’d pass the time by observing other students. During this time I talked to different people who came my way, making me realize that despite not sharing any personal interests, we actually had many shared experiences. This motivated me to learn more about humans by reading literature and various psychology books to learn more of common joys, frustrations and other relatable emotions, to find a common ground to connect with people.

It is important to find out information on the person you are caring for so that you can respect their needs and beliefs, you should always reflect on and celebrate the diversity of the people you are supporting and take the time to find out about their personal history, by talking with them or reading any information you have will give you a deeper insight into their likes and dislikes, and listen to what they have to say.

Social interest goes along with a person's occupation, society, and love and is important throughout one's life.. There are three important stages to look at in this technique. They are aptitude, ability, and secondary dynamic characteristic. First, a person develops an aptitude for a person to have the ability to have cooperation and also social living(Sharf, 2008). Once the aptitude is developed, the person then goes on to develop abilities where they learn to express cooperation socially. This leads to the third stage, secondary dynamic characteristics. These characteristics are developed after abilities to help express themselves as these attitudes and also interests in a wide variety of activities that later becomes a way of showing

I felt challenged to be myself feeling like I had to be quiet and not speak my mind in the fear of people not agreeing on my ideas. After I finally was getting used to my classes and the community I began to open up to people around me. I can the conclusion that these people that I thought were so different from me actually have a lot of things in common. When getting to know the classmates around me, it make it easier to cope with the differences I had, and realize I was not the only one who felt different. I began to actually became good friends students that were totally different from me and just needed to give them a chance.

There are many ways people with diverse backgrounds can get along. There is, however, no rules set in stone on how to deal with any issues that may arise. Diversity is like a double-edged blade, it can boost variation and overall variety of society, on the other hand, it can also form problems such as racisms and conflicts of belief. Effort must be given from both parties, if there is a disagreement between the two, it is not something only the one side can handle.

I organized and conducted rallies, advocating against Islamophobia, for racial equality for Black students experiencing mistreatment at universities, civil rights for undocumented and DACA students and recipients. I was determined to reach a broader audience so held numerous meetings, workshops, and presentations to bring more awareness to the community on the history of marginalized populations and their struggles and how those with privileged positions could enact change by being openminded and educating others.