I'm an undergraduate at San Francisco State University majoring in psychology. I've grown up around the San Francisco Bay Area which is a pretty diverse area to grow up in as far as race goes. I'm a Filipino-American, born in the U.S. to first generation Filipino immigrants, who grew up among many other Filipino-Americans.
I haven't really experienced any major racial prejudice that one might experience in other parts of the U.S., but I do believe that racial prejudice is an issue that is not talked about as much as it should be (at least among my social groups of fellow college students). The most experience that I have with issues of prejudice comes from various classes that I have taken over my years as a college student-- classes about critically thinking, Asian American Studies courses, cross cultural psychology courses, and even a survey and history of Jazz course.
I realize that I am no expert on issues related to racism, racial prejudice, racial stereotypes, etc., but just as I was in my classes, I am willing to learn and try and add to the much needed conversation about these issues.
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