Our definition of diversity is that, No minority should feel as if they
are Different, and there should be no such thing as a majority, but even
if there is a majority it should not be noticeable. For us, diversity
is all about actually “Seeing it”, you know, seeing the changes and
differences.
Olivia Loh
Sophmore
(Mixed;Black/White)
When asked if you think the school is diverse she stated "No"
Her response when dealing with the Exigence of
diversity was "One time i was at a Frat party, and there was a white guy
calling all these other girls "Black girl" names. Like hey Shonta, hey
LaQuisha, and I was like, do you not see me standing right here. It was
not funny."
She also stated "I think that it would be better if
there is more diversity, although to me its not really much of a
problem. My mom is white, so to me its different. But i think that it
would benefit white people because they will be more exposed, since
black people experience diversity all the time"
Erica-
Junior-
(Mixed;Latino/Mexican)
She stated that when she first attended her first class it was a culture shock because she was the only minority in her class. However one thing that made her cope with this problem of the lack of diversity was the fact that she was involved in the Melvin Jones Learning Community. In addition to this community she had the oppurtunity to meet alot of new people from all backgrounds. Furthermore she mentioned that you should embrace your differences and not think of it as a flaw, be grateful for who you are.
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ReplyDeleteHello, my name is TeyAnjulee Leon I am a junior and I am mixed Black & Puerto Rican.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this campus is not diverse. There are people that think that minority; gay, lesbian or immigrant do not believe that we are experiencing racism - but you are part of the majority so you would not understand.
For example; People would ask me about my hair. They would also ask me why I am in their AP class?
Someone would ask me why I have brown skin?
"They can understand instead they dismiss this problem"
Instead they believe that I am over exaggerating when I mention racism.
But they you cannot judge a man until you walk a mile in his shoes - your skin will never be brown so you would not know how it feel to experience racism.
Also this one time my boss who is a causian 40 year old man asked me; Have you ever experienced discrimination and I said that I experience discrimination everyday of my life it's like invisible racism.
" Just because people that have not or do not see it, does not mean that their are racist"
But I do agree with the fact that this campus is not diverse. UNL campus is a whole different world.