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SHARE YOUR EARLIEST EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF RACE?

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SHARE YOUR EARLIEST EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF RACE?

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SHARE YOUR EARLIEST EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF CLASS?

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SHARE YOUR EARLIEST EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF CLASS?

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SHARE YOUR EARLIEST EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU LEARNED ABOUT OR EXPERIENCED RELIGION?

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SHARE YOUR EARLIEST EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU LEARNED ABOUT OR EXPERIENCED RELIGION?

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My mom's racial slurs while driving me to school.

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7 years old - My father wouldn't let us celebrate Christmas because of its Christian connotations.

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Being in a first communion class and kids touching my hair. I remember a kid saying to me, "Frank your hair feels like wool!!"

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When my father started dating my now stepmom who is White.

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I played sports with Kare Youth League, a year-round sports league with Christian foundations. There was no religion at home, so this was my first exposure to the ideas of God, salvation, sin, etc. I had perfect attendance and got a children's bible as an award. I read it under the covers at night because I thought I was doing something bad. I thought it was interesting but I didn't want to be a "bible banger."

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Asking myself ?Why do all the people I live with have no hair?"

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When I first came to this country and race was new word...till I realized that I had grown up with a lot of racism in India

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When I arrived to the U.S.

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I was call several times "Longa tonta" means stupid Indigenous

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I was call several times "Longa tonta" means stupid Indigenous

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When we would drive around, my mom would always comment on the homeless people around a store. She would tell me brother, "If you didn't want to end up like that, you better work harder in school."

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My mother telling me not to get near the homeless man on the street saying " he is not our kind"

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My parents always reminded us that "not working" was never an option. We had to work twice as hard as the next person to land at our desired destinations.

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When I attended school and realized my clothes did not look like my peers.

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Memorizing prayers from the tender age of 5.

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My father grew up very poor. He always instilled in us the value for money so while we didn't want for anything, we had to justify spending anything

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At 8 years old, I overheard my dad tell my mom that a younger, less experienced person was promoted over him. He bitterly expressed his resentment at the unequal system.

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I learn the concept of class when my father left. 

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I learn the concept of class when my father left. 

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The reason I had to go to school was to get a college degree so that I wasn't poor or unable to support myself.

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Most of my friends growing up came from the same class as me (middle), except two - Trevor and Hector. Both of them lived "on the other side of the tracks" in Covina, which for me, at that time, meant north of San Bernardino Rd. Their living situation was much different from mine and I was surprised.

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When I had to attend church every Sunday at 5 AM with my parents - it was not an option.

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Realizing that I was the only Asian student in my classroom

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I'm from the Brahmin caste in India - the highest, but because of my dad, we were never brought up feeling superior. Until I was in high school and went to live with cousins who touted it with pride.. I was shocked and mortified.

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I learned about religion since I was in my mom's belly, but the Indigenous cosmovision was also learn

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Attending cathechism while in elementary. 

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Attending cathechism while in elementary. 

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Seeing my grandparents pray early on and going to Catholic school starting in Kindergarten.

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Many of my peers had brand name shoes and clothing. 

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Many of my peers had brand name shoes and clothing. 