Here it is, that time again. For this Reunion number ten, Fifteen, twenty, or twenty-five? No!
Beyond visiting family in other parts of the Southeast like in South Carolina and Texas, I have
In the novel Everything I Never Told You, Celeste Ng describes a Chinese American family living in the 1970s in Ohio, and how they go through the tragedy of the favorite child’s death. The Lee’s family is the interracial family that makes up of the white American woman, Marilyn, and the Chinese immigrant man, James, with their three children, Nathan, Lydia, and Hannah. Lydia becomes the favorite child of her parents because she is inherited the blue eye from her mother and the black hair from her father. Therefore, she is expected to do things that fulfill her parents’ dreams. However, the Lee’s family’s poor communication within their family dynamic, the pressure of parents’ expectations and social environment results in Lydia’s frustration
Strong winds from the east pulled across the land, bringing dust with it. The grasses flickered in the gusts and filtered the dust. A light dusty haze laid atop the flat horizon that encircled and surrounded the land. Nothing could be seen for miles and for miles. The land and the blue above were infinite.
Around thanksgiving time last year, my grandpa and grandma told my family that we would be going on a trip to the Bahamas. Even better was we were going to the Battle For Atlantis Basketball tournament. This year at the tournament the Wisconsin Badgers were playing. The Wisconsin Badgers are my favorite team. I brought along an autograph ball for the players to sign.
Jamaica, a warm sunny place with an island smell. Jamaica was where reggae was invented and is were Bob Marley as born. Jamaica has a population of 3.1 million people and is a great place to take a beautiful relaxing vacation Jamaica is the third biggest island in the Caribbean, and it is mostly one big mountain with a little strip of coast line. It is a four way stop for a group of oceans made up of the Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean, and Atlantic Ocean.
The past I have encountered outside of a school setting was going to the African American Museum in Dallas, Texas. I have always wanted to go to an African American Museum to experience the setting of the atmosphere because my peers were talking about it so much I wanted to see what the hype was about. Inside the museum there are artistic, cultural and historical materials that are preserve and display of African American Culture. There is this one exhibit that catches my eyes and it is the African Amedia, this exhibit is and open letter that inspire people to look past the stereotypes that are related to each other base on character and not the race. Not every day you face any race conflict but being in a school setting is where it is majority are especially discrimination towards each other.
This year’s observance of Black History Month has caused controversy for excluding non African-American blacks. With this year’s increased racial progress, it is time for all blacks to be included in this celebration. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent statistics, there are around 4 million Caribbean-Americans and an estimated 1.9 million African immigrants in the US. Very little of their history is mentioned and president Obama even deemed the celebration “African-American Month.”
For my first diversity event I decided to attend the 43rd annual Mankato wacipi (Powwow). I chose this event because I attended some like it when I was younger. I always have admired Native Americans and their deep connection with their spirituality. I remember in fifth grade my elementary school hosted a Powwow that my mother and I attended. This was the first time I have ever been exposed to the Native American culture and the memory has stuck with me till now.
Also going swimming and going to the arcade. We always look forward to the next trip there, it's away we all get to see each other every year if we didn’t make it to Michigan that year.
I have always enjoyed exploring the world, but the adventure that always sticks out the most was my cruise to the tropical paradise of Bermuda. I have cruised to the Bahamas, as well as spent countless weeks of my lifetime in the Outer Banks. The cruise to Bermuda was only my second time out of the country, leaving from Baltimore, Maryland one Friday afternoon and arriving on the shores of the tropical island on Sunday afternoon. Waking up on a Saturday in the beginning of August and being able to look out the window and seeing water for as far as you can see is a one time thing and an experience like no other. The days spent traveling the open seas, gives you the chance to live life while leaving all of your baggage back on shore.
The reason we were going to L.A was to go to a christian concert with my grandma’s church. My grandma and her husband were both pastors of a church in Bakersfield. The concert was a daily event where you go to for at least three days and only have lunch and dinner as a break, which was not a problem. It was a first great experience and L.A and for my cousins as well. Took a trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium
I had the grand honor of being born into a culturally diverse family. Although Dominican culture dominates our customs, we are 25% Middle Eastern from Lebanon, and 25% Spanish from Barcelona, Spain. The cultures have all laced into each other in such a way that I find it utterly ordinary to eat Arabic food while listening to Dominican music while serving Spanish desserts. My parents came to America at around the age that I am now, met each other, and my mom had my first sister at 18 while my father was 22. My mom went back to high school to finish her GED while my father enrolled in an institution that he never got around to finishing because his english was not well.
Four years ago we went to Disney World just my family and me, we had so much fun that we decided we would go again in four years. We started planning the next trip almost immediately; we were all so excited to go back. It was not going to be just us this time; my aunt and uncle’s family would be coming with us this time. I remember waiting those four years, and they felt like forever. When it finally came time to start packing (three days in advance) we made sure to prepare for what we did not last time.
Alabama Trip My mom and and dad told me in December that we were going to Gulf Shores, Alabama to visit my grandparents. Gulf Shores is the southernmost town in Alabama, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Mexico. I have been there twice when I was little. I remember that I collected seashells and went swimming with Boppa in the pool.
