Who Am I? A question we first ask ourselves during our adolescent years. As we grow older that question always seems to become more complicated, especially through college as one's interests and outlooks rapidly change.
In one of my classes Representing Multiculuralism, I read an essay entitled, "Who Am I?" that addressed ways of identifying oneself. Hazel Rose Markus argues that race and ethnicity are just one of the few matters that impact the way we see ourselves and the world around us. She also conducted surveys and asked people my age to define themselves. People from Asian countries used defined themselves through academics and family pride, while American teens identified themselves through personal characteristics. Our identities are a grand mixture of personal qualities, cultural upbringings, geographical upbringings, academics, race and ethnicity. We are composed of much more than just a name. This made me realize how much beauty is in the human race. Humans make one too many millions of mistakes, but errors can be avoided if we understand and respect people's backgrounds and upbringings. Every human being on this planet is different. Instead of dismissing those differences, people should learn to embrace them. The world isn't just in black and white, the world is actually quite colorful.
