Asian-American Leadership Seminar

This seminar for me has been an incredibly eye-opening experience. This quarter in general, has been an eye-opening experience. I come from the world of physical sciences, with no other classes ever to expose me to racial issues. This quarter (my second to last quarter here at UCI), I was able to take thiis class as well as an anthropology class. I've come to learn so much about culture, race, and a wide variety of things that involve humans and our culture.

In particular to this class, I've learned a lot about the history of our racial group. This ranges from the beginning of the Asian-American movement (Vincent Chin) to issues today, such as our very own campus. I think what I'm taking away away from this class is something I don't really think I could from any other class on campus. I'm walking away from this class as an Asian-American. To clarify, I've always known that I'm an Asian-American, but  now I REALLY know that I'm an Asian-American and what it exactly means to be one. I've become (more so than before) aware of the issues that surround the AAPI community and what challenges need to be conquered. 
I'm not sure of some AAPI issues/topics I'll be interested in learning more about on my own, but I do know that I have my eyes peeled for anything that comes my way regarding the AAPI community. I feel like I've become slightly more educated and when I read articles concerning us, I can relate a little better to the topic at hand. This applied very recently to the article "Tacking Asian Privilege" when while reading, I understood what "model minority" referred to! I think it's safe to say I've come out on the other end with a refined identity.

I'm not sure of some AAPI issues/topics I'll be interested in learning more about on my own, but I do know that I have my eyes peeled for anything that comes my way regarding the AAPI community. I feel like I've become slightly more educated and when I read articles concerning us, I can relate a little better to the topic at hand. This applied very recently to the article "Tacking Asian Privilege" when while reading, I understood what "model minority" referred to! I think it's safe to say I've come out on the other end with a refined identity.