Diversity is not only about ethnicity and the culture you belong to, but it’s all of the things that make you who you are. My contributions to the diversity found at UK would not be limited strictly to my heritage and background, but also the characteristics that make up my personality, which was heavily formulated by the events and experiences I had as a child. The prominent features of my personality that would be beneficial to the community would be my ability to accept, my ingenuity, and my ability to clearly communicate.
My early struggles in being a minority, and following the attacks on 9/11, taught me that in the face of racial discrimination, I should embrace my culture and those who hate me and move on. As a child, I was often subject to racial slurs such as I possessed an “Indian smell” or that I had intercourse with a goat. While these heavily affected me as a child, I was able to overcome that pain and learned to love those who had said those things about me. My contribution to UK’s community would be spreading acceptance through teaching others to embrace each other’s differences.
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For example, I would bring awareness to the prevalence of racial tensions and discrimination that exists in the world that surrounds us. If faced with a situation, this ingenuity would help me to assess the problem and work to find an effective solution. My motivation to find this solution would stem from wanting to prevent anyone from having to suffer through the racial discrimination and adversity that I did throughout my