For Students
Recommendations:
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Reflect on your lived experiences, relationships, & social contexts
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Share your stories with others
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Get curious about Asian American history & others' experiences
Self-Reflection Questions
Use these prompts to explore your own story and experiences.
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How do I view people with the same ethnic or racial background as me? What feelings or thoughts arise for me when I reflect on this question?
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What relationships have I had with other Asian Americans? How have those relationships made me feel? What have I learned from those relationships?
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What opportunities have I had to meaningfully interact with other racially minoritized people? How did those interactions go? What did I learn from those experiences?
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How frequently am I in spaces with people who share the same identities as me? Why might that be?
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What have been significant experiences in my life that have shaped how I view my racial or ethnic identity? Why were these significant? How did these experiences shape me? What healing might I need to do around these experiences?
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Who is represented in the media that I consume? How can I diversify the perspectives of accounts and media that I follow? Consider social media, television, movies, music, art, and news.
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What is something that challenges, puzzles, or confuses me about race and racism?
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What is one way that I am willing to continue learning about race and my relationship to racism?
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How have I processed my racial experiences in the past? What would be helpful to this process now? Who might be able to help me process these experiences?
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When it comes to telling my story, how do I prefer to express myself? Who do I need or want to share my experiences with?