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prevalent among other issues, and that disappoints me because I have
experienced it first-hand from my own family members.I hope that
aspect of my culture fades, leaving only the partsevery person can
enjoy without feeling uncomfortable in some way. So,although my
relationship with my ethnicity wasn’t always good,I accepted the fact
that there’s many layers to my identity, and beingIndian is just one of
them. So I mostly look at it neutrally, it has beenan added layer in my
growing up journey.
Ethnicity|part2.
I think my perception of my ethnicity has been shapedby the
environment I grew up in- mostly by my family, andpartially by the
people surrounding me. There were many ideas of whatan indian
person is, and I think I had a tendency to compareand 'measure' how
Indian I was in my mind, often subconsciously. Andit has been an
evolving perception as well, from mostly negativewhen I was younger
to mostly neutral and tending towards the more positiveside in the
present. If I were to say what the root of my perceptionis now, I'd say
it's a mixture of something that's within me and theinfluence my
environment/exposure to mine and other cultures aswell.
Differ from Asian stereotype(s).
I think stereotypes can affect one a lot and makeone want to be
different from it as much as possible.
Personally, I don't particularly tick all the boxes.I'm assertive, have
strong opinions and don't hold back about expressingthese. I also
enjoy a lot of creative hobbies outside of my studiesand enjoy things
that are generally attributed as 'men's hobbies/activities'in South Asian
societies. I guess I could be classed as tomboyishby these standards,
when really I am just doing what I enjoy. My sexualityis another- my
desire to love whoever I want, and not particularlyhaving marriage
and/or children in my near future plans. I also wannaprioritise my
career before I even consider all of that. I guessthese and a few more
are things that don't quite align with the stereotypeof brown women
being submissive and expected to fulfill certain rolesand expectations.
Although to some extent, I think I can find some similaritieswith some
other stereotypes. For one, I'm studying +
a STEM subject and maths came to me easily. I wasvery awkward as a
teenager, and some of that awkwardness follows meinto adulthood.
I'm the daughter of immigrant parents, and they rana convenience
store ever since I can remember until the day we movedto a different
country, where my father works in a different jobthat pays minimum
wage. I'm the first person in the family to be inhigher education
(university).
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