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Critical Concept: Anti Oppressive Practice

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Critical Concept: Anti Oppressive Practice

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https://youtu.be/yX7Oz7ir-IE

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I am from Karnali District, a very rural area of Nepal. As my parents were uneducated and involved in farming, there was no sustainable income source in my family. Most people in my village are under poverty since it is very undeveloped with poor infrastructure. There was a conservative mindset in people that daughters should not be send to school, however, my parents always wanted their both son and daughter to be educated.

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Introducing myself in regard with my social identities

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Introducing myself in regard with my social identities

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Though the family was struggling economically, we were sent to school. Private schools didn't use to admit female students only male could study there. So, I went to public school. I was fond of playing chess and I used to play chess when I was in school. Since I did not have money to buy the chess set, I made the set by myself using the woods. I always tried to fulfil my needs by working myself. Schools in my area provides education only up to grade 8. So, for further study my parents decided to send me to Kathmandu, the capital city such that I can continue my studies and do something great in life. The tuition fees of the city school were so high that I used to do part time job to support the fees and my living in the city. Every month at the end I used to pay interest of the debt taken from bank. Sometimes, I have had to make choices between rent and food or study.  Coming from a government school where I never learned English and computer skills, my first few days were really tough. My clothes were not that good as of my friend. My friends used to bully me seeing my keypad phone and my getup.  During those days I focused much on my studies knowing that my study is the only answer to every questions. Fortunately, due to my academic scores, I got to study my higher secondary studies with full scholarships.

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As Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talked about in her Ted talk, the story that is being told about you from the outside is different depending on where you are and the context in which you are being observed (Adichie, 2009). I often hided my poverty but there were some situations that made me realize that I am not capable to afford the basic things and I was under stress to maintain my financial level. Even there was a time when I slept on the railway tracks without food for two nights only with water because at that time I had no accommodations and money for food. At the beginning I used to do singing on the bars, but being a female I was insecure in those places.

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I am an international student here in Canada. Many thing changes when we move around the world. People born in Canada have more privileges than those who migrated. The dominant religion in Canada is Christianity due to which there is public holidays on the occasions of Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter, etc. I came to Canada in November. During the occasion of Diwali and Dussehra, which is the greatest Hindu festival, I was having classes since there was no public holidays. My first language is Nepali, but in Canada I must speak in English at work and at study. English being my second language, I am not that fluent with it. So, at work I face language barriers. As an international student, I must pay much more tuition fees than my colleagues who are originally from Canada. If we are born into a so-called first-world country, for example, we are likely to experience better health, safety, and financial prospects than someone who is born into a third-world country. But in my case, I was born in third-world country and later migrated to First-world country. Being a newcomer, neither I have legal and voting privilege in Canada nor I have better medical facilities for free cost.

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Baines, D. (2011). An Over-view of Anti-Oppresive Practice. In Doing Anti-Oppressive Practice (pp. 1-24). Fernwood Pub Co Ltd.

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Baines, D. (2011). An Over-view of Anti-Oppresive Practice. In Doing Anti-Oppressive Practice (pp. 1-24). Fernwood Pub Co Ltd.

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Here Are Some of the Many Types of Privilege You Can Hold | Well+Good (wellandgood.com)

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In short, the oppression that I have faced so far on the ground of my society identities are Sexism (being female), Classism (belonging to middle or working class) and Discrimination based on birthplace (born outside of Canada).

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Being a heterosexual is a privilege. It means that I am benefitted from identifying as straight and will not face the discrimination or threats as a result of my sexuality. Cisgender privilege is when you identify with the gender to which you were assigned at birth. I have this privilege; I am not likely to be harassed in public restrooms or locker room spaces, face questions about genitals from strangers, be clinically considered mentally unwell, be regularly assigned the wrong pronoun, and more. With the changing time, my privileges have also changed. Before I belonged to a working-class category but now, I do have a job, I earn beautiful salary every month and now I have reached the level of middle upper-class category. I can afford food and shelter, good physical and mental health care, and so on. To be able-bodied, free of chronic disease, possessing of all five senses, untouched by mental illness, and neurotypical is a privilege. I am privilege to be young. The younger you are (as an adult), the more likely you are to see yourself represented in pop culture and advertising, be valued for your ideas/art, be considered attractive (which is its own privilege). So far, I have worked with three different agencies. In each agency, I got privilege to learn about leaderships, time management and problem-solving skills.  From my childhood till today, I have been privileged to education. I am from Nepal where I have full privilege to speak Nepali. It is a privilege to be known as a citizen of a country, Nepal which is independent since it’s existence.