TC, Texas, is a very academically competitive town. All kids are “pitted” against each other in order to individually soar in their academic career. My graduating class was 519—and all of us were playing as competitors since kindergarten. I don’t Read More …
Place 182
I think it is very easy (especially for people who live in nicer houses/households with higher median income) to make quick judgements about the trailers in my neighborhood. Since new ownership, many old broken down trailers have been removed from Read More …
Intersectionality 290
I think my race is the strongest aspect of my identity, and it’s that way because it’s the most noticeable thing about me. I think I would describe my race as accepting, and comforting. It’s very weird but the environments Read More …
Gender… if I was… 606
I kind of love that you ask us this question concerning how our life would be different if our gender and sexuality were different because I think about this question all the time. I’m going to be focusing on the Read More …
Race 380
I would describe my racial identity as Mexican American. I was born in Detroit, while my parents were born in Mexico. My racial identity holds many values such as respect, culture, and family. My family likes to get together every Read More …
Last Meal 290
The last meal I ate was thai food, I had chicken pad thai, wonton soup, and thai iced tea. This was a couple days ago, but it was the last meal meal that I registed, instead of something pretty quick. It was from a place in belleville, but my Read More …
Last Meal 575
The last meal I ate was a iced latte and croissant from a coffee shop near my work (the total was $12 which is crazy for a coffee and a pastry). It wasn’t served/prepared in anything, but when I got Read More …
Social Class 575
I had always read about social class in school and learned about it from media sources; however, I never thought it was something that would be so impactful in my life until now. While I don’t see it as something Read More …
Social Class 247
My social class is working poor. I would describe working poor as a huge struggle. Usually people who are working poor grew up in poor neighborhoods, grew up in a toxic household, doesn’t have a good education, etc. We have Read More …
Inequality 512
I believe that to some degree inequality is inevitable but that doesn’t mean that it has to be as bad as it currently is. People died the past couple of days simply because it was freezing, and they were homeless, Read More …