Identity as a Student by Simone Sisneros-Thiry https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax Made with an open mind en-us 2021-07-20 21:45:56 UTC 2021-08-10 22:04:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Share a memory of a time when you were aware of one or more aspects of your intersectional identity in your experience as a student. simonesisnerosthiry https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1656306024 2021-07-20 21:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1656306024 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620099 Unable and o get federal job

]]> 2021-08-10 21:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620099 I was once offered a job mostly because i am a woman of color https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620481 2021-08-10 21:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620481 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620648 Receiving benefits in school for being Native American.]]> 2021-08-10 21:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620648 Tt was tough for me in the beginning days here in USA as an International student, because I did not have as fluent English speaking skill as I do now, and when people would ask twice thrice on what I spoke, I felt embarrased and there have been many times I had to keep my words inside my mind and not speak at all. https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620703 2021-08-10 21:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620703 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620751 When I was the only woman in my graph theory class. I had other classes where there were fewer women, but the first day of that class shocked me. ]]> 2021-08-10 21:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620751 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620804 expected to know math because I'm asian]]> 2021-08-10 21:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620804 I got placed in an ESL class when I didn't know how to read or write Spanish. Just because my mom had a heavy accent. https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620878 2021-08-10 21:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620878 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620925 I cannot walk on campus alone at night or be at the gym in a comfortable space because I am a woman. ]]> 2021-08-10 21:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620925 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620971 I have PTSD and crowd anxiety, this makes going to classes panic inducing some days. Especially during exams

]]> 2021-08-10 21:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674620971 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621002 In high school being pregnant as a sophomore, and the only brown skin girl in class, missing out on being surrounded my people that looked like me. respresentation]]> 2021-08-10 21:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621002 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621005 I come from a Mexican household where I only spoke Spanish. English has always been hard for me and I have never been able to really expand my vocabulary. When I write essays you can tell I have a hard time expressing or finding the right words.I can definitely see that part of me struggle the most in my English courses. ]]> 2021-08-10 21:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621005 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621019 I am a first generation college student and a woman in STEM. When I first started college I felt as though I didn't belong in my major. I felt out of place in the lab and very much out of my league. I still struggle with this today feeling as though I have to work twice as hard to prove myself. 

]]> 2021-08-10 21:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621019 Unable to receive financial aid and certain scholarship only for citizens https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621049 2021-08-10 21:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621049 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621055 language barriers ]]> 2021-08-10 21:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621055 Being made to feel that my accomplishments weren't valid due to my age https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621144 2021-08-10 21:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621144 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621224 Woman of color in STEM degree program! 

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I wasnt able to get a job due to my name spelled differently in some interviews I would have trouble saying certain things and my accent would change their opinion of me

]]> 2021-08-10 21:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621456 High School Drop Out https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621597 I didn't finish my junior year of high school and dropped out after that. I am also a straight A college student. I feel like I get by a lot of the time, and I understand what I am learning at this level. However, the gaps in my educational history are often unseen and I feel as though one day it might catch up with me, even though from the outside I seem as if I know what I am doing. ]]> 2021-08-10 21:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621597 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621803 I studied abroad in the UK, and being indigenous and queer, and most of my peers were white, only 2 others being poc, i definitely felt how different i was, and it felt very isolating and i just wished for a moment to be back at east bay were i felt more comfortable to be myself. i also received some racist comments when i would walk around the city of my university  ]]> 2021-08-10 21:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621803 ambermcneill42 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621809 I'm not sure if this is answering the question but one time in a math class I was in a group with one other female. We had finished the math problem and posted it on the classroom wall like the teacher had asked. Even though we had already successfully solved the problem, a male peer came over and started explaining the problem to us. It made me aware that I was both a mathematician and a woman and that this might come with its own unique challenges.]]> 2021-08-10 21:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621809 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621938 All the time; as a woman and someone that needed extra resources to succeed becoming a student is a different meaning. Had to work twice as hard as students around me just to understand English class. (struggled with english and spanish)]]> 2021-08-10 21:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621938 i remember when I first moved here a lot of people didn't have a problem with identity of being Indian by there was one student who made it very obvious that he had a problem with me and made comments about that which made me feel very out of place and uncomfortable. https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621964 2021-08-10 21:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621964 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621971 I got bashed and called provocative names while walking on campus at my old College in University because I was a gay athlete. 

]]> 2021-08-10 21:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621971 mpalomino21 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621982 There were only a few Black/woman of color in my Computer Science classes... At least a good chunk of my classes are mostly male dominated. It became really hard to navigate these spaces and reach out for help.]]> 2021-08-10 21:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674621982 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622085 I always have to be super cautious whenever when strangers approach me on the street because I am a woman.]]> 2021-08-10 21:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622085 I grew up in a poor community which meant poor schools for me. I don't feel like I have the same education as some of my other peers. https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622145 2021-08-10 21:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622145 First-generation to pursue a master's degree in a traditional Asian Famiy. https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622157 2021-08-10 21:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622157 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622160 First generation college student that was disowned by my family for going to college.]]> 2021-08-10 21:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622160 I am autistic, which does give the feeling that I would have learning and listening disabilities, but i do not everything about my conditions. Also, I do my best in my classes to try and succeed, regardless of what or who I am https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622162 2021-08-10 21:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622162 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622164 I was asked if I was legal, and misunderstanding I said "oh I'm not 21 yet so I can't drink", but they were actually asking if I had papers to be in the country]]> 2021-08-10 21:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622164 Because of the way I talk people ask me to repeat myself multiple times. https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622204 2021-08-10 21:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622204 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622301 I have difficulties with reading comprehension. Therefore, I have to read over instructions several times to understand assignments.]]> 2021-08-10 21:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622301 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622492 As an international female student from East Asia, it was hard to find to make same-gender friends with similar backgrounds especially at CSU East bay since the majority of people were from here or different parts of Asia. ]]> 2021-08-10 21:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622492 Not able to go back to my home country because I only have an EAD card here. https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622644 2021-08-10 21:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622644 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622653 In community college I took lots of math courses and one CS. I was always aware that I was one of very few women in the course. It felt so isolating and I never felt like I belonged. This was one of the reasons that I ended up leaving STEM.]]> 2021-08-10 21:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622653 I was an only one student with children among my cohorts. https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622683 2021-08-10 21:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622683 Meeting lots of new people away from home https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622740 I noticed a lot of people who had issues with their father or no family issues at all. To talk about my abusive mother was always alienating, and often seen as my inability to not properly interpret my own life experience.]]> 2021-08-10 21:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622740 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622885 As a first-generation college student and a Dreamer it is sometimes difficult to navigate college without feeling lost. ]]> 2021-08-10 21:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674622885 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674623161 Getting free lunches at school and feeling ashamed that I was the only one of my friend group growing up poor.]]> 2021-08-10 21:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674623161 I was very much aware of the ableism/sexism present in my high school and college experience when... https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674623255 -I had a professor told me my "personality" was better suited for sales than science
-When I had a professor actively try to deny me my accommodations and tell me it was "unfair" to other students and I could never be a doctor til I dealt with them
-When I was told I would never go to a 4 year school, because "there was no point for students with disabilities"
-When I was told I would never graduate-and marry first and drop out- like all women in my religion famously do.
-When I lie to my parents about my sexual orientation, out of fear of being disowned/becoming homeless
-for being told to not report sexual predators because of my lack of evidence and that it may ruin their reputation for no reason
-when I was raped and was too scared to tell anyone]]> 2021-08-10 21:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674623255 Would like to find a Boy Friend but covid... https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674623331 2021-08-10 21:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674623331 When I moved here I was put into so many English learning classes and I had a very difficult time. I would get some help but everytime I needed a little bit more help I never got it. And because of that I struggle with writing, speaking and opening up properly. https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674623488 2021-08-10 21:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674623488 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674623557 I have expectations to meet as both filipino and american; I am expected to obey family traditions but I am also given the privilege to create a life, career, and identity for myself in America. Both cultures often clash and I don't feel like I have a solid direction in what I want to be or who I am.]]> 2021-08-10 21:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674623557 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674623559 Being mentally abused because by everyone around me]]> 2021-08-10 21:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674623559 I got an award my freshmen year in high school for most likely to start a tech company because I was asain. https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674624106 2021-08-10 21:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674624106 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674625038 After going to an in person interview for a job straight out of college I recieved an invitation to join the company and in the email they refered to me as "he/him". I am a woman. When I pointed that out the offer fell through]]> 2021-08-10 21:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674625038 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674625098 I don't have many of the same experiences so I feel a little strange when we talk about identity ]]> 2021-08-10 21:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674625098 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674625347  Asian, English is a second language, majoring in CRJ haven't met anyone with similar background/ interest.]]> 2021-08-10 21:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674625347 https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674626422 I sometimes struggle with writing and expanding my ideas.]]> 2021-08-10 21:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674626422 being a Muslim here in America can be really scary because of how the media portrays us. Already facing discrimination on being Indian I fear about what more could happen. i remember being discriminated at the young age of 10 when my hijab was pulled off as a joke(this was in india and obviously this is not funny in any way). No one was there to help me. it just showed me that discrimination is something I will always have to feel no matter where I live. It may not be direct but it exists and is around me. https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674627276 2021-08-10 21:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/simonesisnerosthiry/v0l03qsdpjgwsdax/wish/1674627276