Magnanimous old white dude making meaning
Charles A. Calahan,
West Lafayette, IN
Each of us needs time to develop across differences across our life span.
I am not your model minority
Kinzie Gamaleldin,
West Lafayette, IN
Prejudice and Discrimination Course, Purdue University
Academically smart, Athletically ungifted
Ed Wang,
West Lafayette, IN.
As an Asian living in the U.S., I have been underestimated my whole life and probably will for the rest of my life. I am allowed to be smart and get good grades but I am seen as physically inferior, void of any athletic abilities. People don’t believe that I am better than them at sports until they see it with their own eyes.
I wish I could fully understand.
Hilary E. Cooke
West Lafayette, IN
I was unsure how to answer “where I am” because I am currently on sabbatical in France, but I technically and a resident of West Lafayette, Indiana. Although I’ve been thinking about the race card project for a while, it is only here, on sabbatical, that I’ve finally had the space to distill my thoughts all the way down to six words. I’m glad you asked “where are you?” because I hadn’t made any connection between my experiences with race in America and living as an American in European culture. Of course there is a connection! I had been aware of race here, and had wondered about how race might be perceived differently but hadn’t thought about how those musings might be impacting my thoughts about race in America. Now, I will use some more of my sabbatical time to ponder more. Thanks!
