PRACTICING AWARNESS OF MICROGGRESSIONS

I know you have already heard about what happen to me in Grammar School but, I feel it fits our topic on “Microaggression”.  Of course during that time in my life I wasn’t aware I was the target. This made me feel afraid, ashamed to come to school due to children were very cruel, and wanted to be with children and teachers of my culture.

My Perception of “Microaggression” is an professional please me mindful how we address children and their parent due to what comes our mouths because, some parents or other individuals may feel, the comment was said “intentional or you as the professional may have said it in an unintentional way. As Dr. Sue stated, “ Microagressions are brief everyday indignities that are verbal behaviors or environment, and may be intentional and unintentional when communicated to women, people of color, and gay / lesbians that psychological distress and harm” (Laureate Education, 2011).

Reference: Laureate Education (Producer). (2011). Microaggressions in everyday life [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

PERSPECTIVES ON DIVERISTY AND CULTURE

 

I decide to ask 3 people age ranging from 33 to 65 years on their perspectives of “Diversity and Culture”. The first person was a male who’s 33 years old.  Culture is me being raised as a male following the beliefs my parents had set forth for me. Diversity was a group of people with different nationalities and identities.  Kay who’s 55 said, “Culture” was adhering to the beliefs, traditions and values my parents instead in me, and I in return passed them down to my children. I then asked her for some examples, attending church on every Sunday, my children and husband eat our meals together (breakfast & dinner).

 Diversity to me means individuals which, are from various ethnic background although, their skin is different one should be able to  live beside each another, learn each other ways and work together without any racism / bias in the community. This last person is a member from my church who’s 65 years old. Ms. Reed define “Culture” as ones heritage, language, beliefs and how society view you such as Caucasian or African American and Diversity is how some cultures may single you out due to them feeling you are beneath them although, you may have the same skin color. Her example; was Jamaicans feel African Americans don’t value anything.

While listening to the three people, I chose to define culture and diversity somewhat open my eye sight even more due to I had put a wall because; of how I had been treated.

 

MY FAMILY CULTURE

I was very devastated when, the government asks “me to evacuate to another country”. Needless to say there was not enough time to inform my children, husband and parents. I only grab three things that were near me, and they consist of my cell phone, family pictures and the cross with the Lord’s Prayer. I chose the cell phone because; I communicate daily at least 6 times a day to my family and about 3 times to my prayer partner. The family pictures I would think of all the good times we celebrated and think about my reunion back to my family. My mom gave this cross with the Lord’s Prayer for a Christmas gift two years ago. I’m a prayer warrior and as I pray for other and myself it brings deliverance in time of troubles, pray for healing, and I pray when things are going good for others and me as well.

If I had to let two items go it would be the family photos and cell phone. I chose family photos because, I can cherish the memories and the love we all had for one another, the cell phone due to being in a different environment they may not use cell phones in their country and this leaves room for me to learn their culture. In doing this exercise it made me think how other cultures that, come to the United States not knowing no one anyone, people pass judgement by showing some bias / prejudice and to me that’s not fair at all. Truly, this was something to think about.