These are my own specific, one perspective experiences and thoughts. So, don’t hate. <- That’s a disclaimer that I don’t speak for anyone except myself in this short personal reflection. I am Korean-American. Yet, it was only recently that I realized that I had been socialized as White practically my whole life. I had always defended […]
Read More The Duality of a First Generation ImmigrantThis past weekend was Recruitment for all the sororities at JMU. I am in a sorority (I won’t say which one) and something that happened left me quite peeved. We wear name tags, and on those name tags, in addition to our names, we were required to fill in the phrase “I am…” This seemingly […]
Read More Label Me NotGender is such fluid and complex social construction. The gender socialization process begins before a person is even born and plays such a large role in their development. Gender has absolutely nothing to do with ones biological anatomy yet, socially, sex defines gender which in turn assumes everyone’s attracted to the opposite sex because our […]
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