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    Race and ethnicity are interconnected but has separate concepts that are often used interchangeable. Race and ethnicity both goes hand in hand. One might say they even complement each other. They have many differences and some similarities. Ethnic identity refers to an identification with‚ and feeling part of a group based on shared beliefs and practices that can include (but is not limited to) values‚ language‚ culture‚ religion‚ cultures‚ religion etc. Race refers to the concept of dividing people

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    it was second year in high school. My health services teacher Ms. Tosaka had gave us a assignment that dealt with different professions and I had happened to stumble upon a nutritionist for the first time. After that‚ I slowly began doing my own personal research on becoming of nutritionist. I had known what a nutritionist but it never crossed my mind that I could make it as my career till later. That’s when I started going to the library more on my less busier days flipping through books reading

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    According to the text‚ what is a possible self? Why does it matter that we have one? According to the text‚ possible selves are “multiple self-understandings of who one might be in the future; [they are] images representing a range of self-options for the future.”(232) This means a person has many ideas of who they want to be‚ and these ideas help construct a core identity and choice of who they eventually want to be. This theory also incorporates the notion‚ in any given time‚ people come to

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    Sunny Patel Autobiography HSS 405-121 Dr. Brooks 7/12/2014 Looking back at the history of Race & Ethnicity I am proud to see how much progress is made in the world. I must say that I am blessed to live in such a diverse society‚ amongst individuals with more rights than those of other countries. My name is Sunny Patel and my family comes from a small village back in India. My young family members such as my cousins‚ sister & myself‚ are considered 1st generation Indian Americans. In my

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    Ethnicity and the Immigrant Experience When thinking about immigration‚ most individuals imagine all different types of ethnic groups traveling to a separate land away from their own. Most imagine America. Immigration‚ throughout history‚ has occurred within all types of ethnicities. When taking a closer look at the individuals living in America‚ it is apparent that everyone is not exactly like one another. Assimilation becomes a popular word used when discussing migration‚ and both positives

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    world and establish the ability to analyze issues from many different angles. By my third year I was introduced to the field of public health. I was personally drawn to the social science nature of the field‚ more specifically to the societal and personal determinants of health. My family comes from a place that has been ravaged by civil war and natural disasters over the past two decades‚ and it is very distressing to see the lack of progress in preventing and treating common diseases and the general

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    Page 1 of 18 Writing the statement of purpose for graduate school UC Berkeley Graduate School - Statement Graduate and professional schools often require some sort of written statement as a part of the application. The terminology differs‚ but may include "statement of purpose‚" "personal statement‚" "letter of intent‚" "personal narrative‚" etc. Some statements require rather specific information--for example‚ the applicant’s intended area of study within a graduate field. Others suggest

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    Sociological Forum‚ Vol. 17‚ No. 4‚ December 2002 ( C 2002) Race‚ Ethnicity‚ and Deviance: A Study of Asian and Non-Asian Adolescents in America1 Sung Joon Jang2 This study shows that Asian American adolescents commit less deviance in the form of school misbehavior than white‚ black‚ Hispanic‚ or Native American adolescents. Social control and social learning theories receive support as the observed differences are explained primarily by race/ethnic differences in family backgrounds and school

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    I have spent much of my life in two entirely different worlds. Born and raised in America‚ I spent many of my summers visiting my grandmother in Cheonan‚ South Korea. During the long summer visits‚ I attended art academy‚ Taekwondo classes‚ and Korean language school. I met and befriended many people as I immersed myself in the city and its culture. Despite the differences between us‚ my friends and I were unified by one commonality – we were all academically invested. We constantly worried about

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    medicine‚ I also enjoy traveling‚ cooking and music. I have been part of my school choirs since seventh grade. Furthermore‚ I belong to a region in India that was colonized by the Portuguese and thus‚ I am Roman Catholic by religion and Indian by ethnicity. Hence‚ diversity has been a constant theme in my life‚ which was further enhanced by my exposure to a diverse population of people when I came to the United States at the age of 12. Consequently‚ I possess a real appreciation for diversity and a

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