Free to show my whole self
Abram Lipman. As an Ashkenazi Jew whose family emigrated to the U.S. in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, assimilation and, paradoxically, being an outsider...
ACCEPTED,UNDERSTOOD,INCLUDED,APPRECIATED,WELCOMED,DIVERSITY
AMANDA JOHNSON. THESE ARE WORDS THAT COME TO MIND WHEN I THINK OF WHAT ONE MUST FEEL IN ORDER TO FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING.
Covid hates mask and social distance
Ken Shah. I wish many lives would have saved if everyone wore a mask and kept their social distance. It has kept me safe so...
LIVE THIS MOMENT NOT THE NEXT
Jason Thorpe. It is important tome to make sure that I dont waste my energy on things in the past or future that I cannot...
Being ME and still being accepted
tiffany. Being able to be my true self and not have to alter my ways to fit in to certain crowds/cliques is the best feeling...
Being a part of a family
Melanie Beach. This family could be family by blood, friends, coworkers, church family and a group of people who truly care for and support each...
I’M NOT WHO I LOOK LIKE
Mark Houston. I CAN EASILY BE STEREOTYPED BASED ON A MIDDLE-AGED WHITE MALE THAT GREW UP IN A MIDDLE CLASS HOUSE AND ATTENDED CATHOLIC SCHOOL....
Oriental is a rug – I’m Asian!
Carina Cottner. *Some people like to think all Asians are either Chinese or Japanese. I’m neither. I have also been called Oriental which is not...
I hurt, then learned, then loved.
Emily Quiles. I realized that painful experiences I went through as a child happened for me to grow from and I am so grateful my...
What’s outside isn’t always what’s inside
Laura X Wang. It is easy and fast to judge by appearances, but often this is incorrect, misleading, or unfair. (This is a humanized version...
