Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Voice yourself

 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.