My name is Drew. I'm a biracial black and filipino woman just trying to figure out life. As a woman of color, I have become very much so aware of the injustices in the world. There are multiple places where injustice festers, and I believe that the classroom should not be one. As a result, I have decided to become someone who works with elementary students. I currently work as an after school teacher at a school in Bernal Heights. I am graduating at the end of the semester with an AA in Social and Behavioral Sciences, and will continue to SF State to achieve my BA in Early Childhood Education. It only takes one person to cause a chain reaction and I find it important that we make a positive impression in the youth! "Kids are not just 'the future', they are our 'today'"
Now that you know who I am, let's talk about a recipe. I would like you to imagine a hot, steamy, soup over the stove. For some flavor, let's add a list of things: death, famine, and poverty. It doesn't taste quite right at this point. Let's add some racism, classism, and sexism to the mix. It taste almost complete! Lastly, let's add years and years and a few more years of unaddressed issues. MMM! Smells like some great generational trauma! This sour and unpleasant soup is something many people experience today. Many people may not even know why they experience it and it is important to know that it affects us so we can learn to change it. The reason why it continues is because people are not aware of it. This is one of the many wrong things that affect people of color today.
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