amireallythatdifferent
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Hey guys, long time lurker but first time poster. I would like to begin by thanking you all for all your help! I need help picking a diversity topic to talk about. I have a few potential things I could talk about.
1.) I have always had a knack for computers and technology. For as long as I can remember, I enjoyed customizing the software and different backgrounds on my computer. This later developed into an interest of modifying my computer and installing different types of operating systems and playing around with the features. With my interest in computers and technology, I often went to help out family friends, grandparents of friends to help them fix their problems, reset their computers, backup files, and setup printers and scanners. I remember that I would look forward to researching whatever problems someone had and enjoyed being able to help them and fix their problem. I got a great sense of accomplishment out of this. Although, I still have an interest in these things, I do not have much time to play around with different computer pieces and customize my computer. So I wasn’t sure how I could spin this into a diversity essay.
TDLR: interest for technology and computers grew into helping out others with basic tasks and programming.
2.) Ever since I was a young child getting my haircut was a HUGE deal. I remember as early as elementary school, I would always have a picture pulled up ready to show the barber prior to the haircut. During these years, the haircut was a necessary, but anxiety provoking event. I was very particular in the way I wanted my haircuts. This went on for years, to the point where I would hold my breath when getting my hair cut. Recently, due to my longing interest in hairstyles I have taken up the hobby of cutting hair for my friends and family and even myself. In today’s age, fads are always coming in and out. Hairstyles are progressively getting crazier and more extravagant. I enjoy keeping up with these styles and learning new techniques to cut hair when I have time. When I’m cutting hair, I am able to set my mind free and sculpt the hair the way my friends/family want it. As a child one of the best feelings was leaving the barber chair confident and ready to take on the world. As someone who cuts hair, I am able to give this feeling back to others, and I think this is one of the most satisfying feelings ever. In the future to do want to help out by giving free haircuts to homeless people/those cant afford them.
TDLR: interest in hair as a child grew to picking up a hobby of cutting hair.
3.) Although I didn’t grow up in another country, I was born to a family of first generation immigrants from the country of India. I basically grew up in rural underserved Appalachia because my parents weren’t well off. I grew up in a town where most of the population was white. I did experience some racism/discrimination while growing up which I talked about in my adversity essay. At home, since my parents didn’t know much English, we almost always spoke in our own dialect. I grow up first learning about my culture, and specifically of the one from the particular state of India my parents are from. Since my parents didn’t know English I first learned speaking our own language and was able to learn some basic ABC’s. But it was when I entered pre-school, that I learned fully learned English, even then not perfectly. I remember I was placed in speech and reading classes until 1-2 grade. This sounds more of an adversity essay though, and not much diversity. Is there anything I can elaborate on? I was going to discuss talking about how growing up in such a non-diverse and rural town allowed me to be able to connect the norms of the eastern world and that of the western world that I was taught and how this may be useful when relating to patients from various different backgrounds and walks of life.
TDLR: grew up in rural Appalachia as Indian-American, learned the ideals of my Indian culture first then that of the United States
Thank you again!
1.) I have always had a knack for computers and technology. For as long as I can remember, I enjoyed customizing the software and different backgrounds on my computer. This later developed into an interest of modifying my computer and installing different types of operating systems and playing around with the features. With my interest in computers and technology, I often went to help out family friends, grandparents of friends to help them fix their problems, reset their computers, backup files, and setup printers and scanners. I remember that I would look forward to researching whatever problems someone had and enjoyed being able to help them and fix their problem. I got a great sense of accomplishment out of this. Although, I still have an interest in these things, I do not have much time to play around with different computer pieces and customize my computer. So I wasn’t sure how I could spin this into a diversity essay.
TDLR: interest for technology and computers grew into helping out others with basic tasks and programming.
2.) Ever since I was a young child getting my haircut was a HUGE deal. I remember as early as elementary school, I would always have a picture pulled up ready to show the barber prior to the haircut. During these years, the haircut was a necessary, but anxiety provoking event. I was very particular in the way I wanted my haircuts. This went on for years, to the point where I would hold my breath when getting my hair cut. Recently, due to my longing interest in hairstyles I have taken up the hobby of cutting hair for my friends and family and even myself. In today’s age, fads are always coming in and out. Hairstyles are progressively getting crazier and more extravagant. I enjoy keeping up with these styles and learning new techniques to cut hair when I have time. When I’m cutting hair, I am able to set my mind free and sculpt the hair the way my friends/family want it. As a child one of the best feelings was leaving the barber chair confident and ready to take on the world. As someone who cuts hair, I am able to give this feeling back to others, and I think this is one of the most satisfying feelings ever. In the future to do want to help out by giving free haircuts to homeless people/those cant afford them.
TDLR: interest in hair as a child grew to picking up a hobby of cutting hair.
3.) Although I didn’t grow up in another country, I was born to a family of first generation immigrants from the country of India. I basically grew up in rural underserved Appalachia because my parents weren’t well off. I grew up in a town where most of the population was white. I did experience some racism/discrimination while growing up which I talked about in my adversity essay. At home, since my parents didn’t know much English, we almost always spoke in our own dialect. I grow up first learning about my culture, and specifically of the one from the particular state of India my parents are from. Since my parents didn’t know English I first learned speaking our own language and was able to learn some basic ABC’s. But it was when I entered pre-school, that I learned fully learned English, even then not perfectly. I remember I was placed in speech and reading classes until 1-2 grade. This sounds more of an adversity essay though, and not much diversity. Is there anything I can elaborate on? I was going to discuss talking about how growing up in such a non-diverse and rural town allowed me to be able to connect the norms of the eastern world and that of the western world that I was taught and how this may be useful when relating to patients from various different backgrounds and walks of life.
TDLR: grew up in rural Appalachia as Indian-American, learned the ideals of my Indian culture first then that of the United States
Thank you again!
