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Part 1: Christine Park is from Hawaii, but she moved to the states to go to college. She describes her experience of coming from different ethnic backgrounds as “majority-minority”, what she means by this is that in Hawaii she was a majority because she identified and related to everyone there, however, in the states she was considered a minority because she is Asian. Christine is Asian by her father’s side and Portuguese by her mother’s side. Christine explained that checking the box is hard for someone like her that come from multiple ethnicities because her nationality would be the United States although her ethnic background is not. Christine joined the Filipino club in college although she wasn’t Filipino to connect with more Asians that could help her find herself. I find it interesting to listen to other stories because we are so different and have our own stories that shape who we are today. Reflecting on Christine’s story I feel like the part that I can identify with the most was when she mentioned being the “majority-minority”. I was born in Cuba and migrated to the United States when I was five with my mom. I was raised in Miami, Florida which is predominately Cubans mixed with other Hispanic cultures. However, recently I moved to Orlando, Florida which is not too far but at the same time very different. I am alone here with my partner, and I moved over here with the intention of having a fresh start. However, Orlando has more American culture than what I am used to and many other cultures that I have never interacted with. Right now, I am soaking everything in and learning more about other cultures while still being very proud of where I come from. I can relate to Christine a little although we are from different cultures. Part 2:

Jil Hus was catholic growing up. She explained how her mother would take her to church sometimes, but her father never went to church. She was baptized and did her first communion and confirmation as well. However, she never really understood her religion just that she was catholic. Jil is spiritual now and she explained that being lesbian wasn’t challenging with her religion because she came out at 25 and was already practicing spirituality but she did see some negative aspects of it. I can identify with Jil because growing up I was also catholic, and I did my communion and confirmation as well. My mom would also be the one to take me to church from time to time but as I got older the less, I wanted to go. Now, I’ve only gone to church at times where I felt like I needed peace because I find church peaceful. However, I don’t particularly identify with any religion, but I do believe in spirituality and in a higher god. Avis Garcia has an interesting background because she is a Native American. She explains that in her culture they don’t see social class they are all equal. They didn’t use terms like “poor” or “higher class”. She described learning about these terms when she went to college and saw the different social classes. Avis was poor growing up, but she doesn’t see it as something negative because she was a happy child and has happy memories. Her grandmother would be the one to cook in times when she didn’t know what they would eat. I find Avis’ story interesting because I can’t identify with her and I’m just curious to learn more about her childhood and her upbringing. Growing up my family was the middle working class which I didn’t understand until I was older. I knew that there were kids at school that were less fortunate than I was because they only ate school lunch, or their uniform was worn out, but I didn’t treat them differently because my mom always taught me to be accepting of others and to help whoever I can. If there were ever any problems financially, I didn’t learn of it until I was older. My mom cleaned houses and I would help her on days that there wasn’t school, and she had no

one to take care of me, with this in mind I had a very good understanding of social class growing up which differs from Avis. Part 4: Dianne identifies as transgender. Dianne mostly talked about her experience of going to use a public bathroom, she said she hasn’t experienced any oppression or discrimination, but she is still scared to go into a bathroom because she doesn’t know the reaction that she is going to receive. She mentions that she has been lucky to not have experienced any discrimination in the bathroom because she knows of peers and friends that haven’t been as lucky and have experienced oppression. Dianne reminds herself that she transitioned for herself and not for anyone else because she must be happy with how she sees herself in the mirror every day and I think that is beautiful. Everyone should be happy with themselves when they look in the mirror no matter what sexual orientation or gender identity they identify with. Intersectionality is the concept of the interaction between gender, race, social class, sexual orientation, and other categories. It’s being aware of the “difference, oppression, and the consequences of these interactions in terms of power” (Davis, 2008). An ally for the LGBTQ+ community means to understand what each person represents and accept them for who they are. I work with therapists that are a part of the LGBTQ+ community and it’s important for them to feel accepted. A big part of that is being open with them and allowing them to explain how they want to be addressed if they are transitioning. Being an ally means you don’t judge someone because you don’t understand why they chose to be the way they are it's about educating yourself and accepting others for who they are.

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Reference: Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2019g). Multicultural panel: Part one [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2019h). Multicultural panel: Part two [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2019j). Multicultural panel: Part four [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. LaMantia, K., Wagner, H., & Bohecker, L. (2015). Ally development through feminist pedagogy: A systemic focus on intersectionality. Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, 9(2), 136-153. doi:10.1080/15538605.2015.1029205

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