4 pages in length minimumNarrative Essay

Texts:

Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil: “After 50 Years of ‘Asian American’…”

Paulo Freire: Pedagogy of the Oppressed, “Banking Concept of Education.”

Beverly Tatum: Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria? “The Complexities

of Identity.”

Russell Jeung: Mountain Movers, “Introduction.”

Jennifer Ho: Keywords, “Identity.”

Context:

Tatum explains that all people possess multiple identities which are shaped by and embedded in our “social, cultural, and historic contexts.” She also notes that our consciousness of these identities and their meanings develop through self-reflection over time. Through Freire, we learned that critical consciousness entails not only the “emergence of consciousness” but also a “critical intervention in reality.”

On a parallel track, we learned from Kandil and Jeung that the term “Asian American” can be traced back to a specific political, cultural, and social intersection in U.S. history. The Asian American identity, then, was created by people who found it necessary to assert an autonomous identity against oppressive forces.

Essay question:

Reflect on your journey in coming into identity-consciousness, specifically your racial and ethnic identities. In a narrative essay answer the following perennial question: Who am I? 

You must apply at least five of the concepts from at least two readings, three of which should be quoted passages.

There are countless ways you can answer this question, so you must “frame” or guide your response based on one or two of the following questions:

Framing questions:

1. Who are you now? Who were you before? And who will you become? In other words, how has your identity consciousness developed over time?

Requirements:

· 4 pages in length minimum (no upper limit)

· MLA format

· 12 pt font, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins all around, 100% double spaced

· Relevant and creative title (not “Essay #1” or “My narrative”

Essay question 2:

In an argument-based (i.e., thesis-driven) essay answer the following question: In your opinion, what was the most significant cause and most significant consequence of the creation of an Asian American identity? You must build your argument on the unit readings and provide at least two passages from at least two different readings (total of four passages, at least).

Essay : Asian American Consciousness and Identity

 

Texts:

Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil: “After 50 Years of ‘Asian American’…”

Paulo Freire: Pedagogy of the Oppressed, “Banking Concept of Education.”

Beverly Tatum: Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria? “The Complexities

of Identity.”

Russell Jeung: Mountain Movers, “Introduction.”

Jennifer Ho: Keywords, “Identity.”

 

Context:

Tatum explains that all people possess multiple identities which are shaped by and embedded in our “social, cultural, and historic contexts.” She also notes that our consciousness of these identities and their meanings develop through self-reflection over time. Through Freire, we learned that critical consciousness entails not only the “emergence of consciousness” but also a “critical intervention in reality.”

On a parallel track, we learned from Kandil and Jeung that the term “Asian American” can be traced back to a specific political, cultural, and social intersection in U.S. history. The Asian American identity, then, was created by people who found it necessary to assert an autonomous identity against oppressive forces.

 

Essay question:

Reflect on your journey in coming into identity-consciousness, specifically your racial and ethnic identities. In a narrative essay answer the following perennial question: Who am I?

You must apply at least five of the concepts from at least two readings, three of which should be quoted passages.

There are countless ways you can answer this question, so you must “frame” or guide your response based on one or two of the following questions:

 

Framing questions:

1. Who are you now? Who were you before? And who will you become? In other words, how has your identity consciousness developed over time?

 

 

Requirements:

· 4 pages in length minimum (no upper limit)

· MLA format

· 12 pt font, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins all around, 100% double spaced

· Relevant and creative title (not “Essay #1” or “My narrative”

Essay question 2:

In an argument-based (i.e., thesis-driven) essay answer the following question: In your opinion, what was the most significant cause and most significant consequence of the creation of an Asian American identity? You must build your argument on the unit readings and provide at least two passages from at least two different readings (total of four passages, at least).

 

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This week you read about organization dynamics that influence health disparities in diverse populations. Review the questions below and reflect on what you learned. Answer the questions by reflecting on what you learned and synthesizing that information to create solutions. 

1. Imagine you are the CEO of a health care clinic in a rural area. Over the past five years, there have been increasing complaints about the lack of diversity in age among the clinic staff. In particular, complaints have skyrocketed regarding the young staff and lack of cultural sensitivity to the aging population. The board of trustees is concerned and called a meeting with you to discuss this. During the meeting, they blamed you for not ensuring better age diversity in staff. Now you must respond and remedy the situation. You were told to create policies and practices to increase diversity.

a. Identify two policies (i.e. rules) and practices (i.e. procedures) the clinic will begin implementing that will help in the recruitment and retention of older staff.

b. Describe how and why these policies and practices would be beneficial to the clinic.

c. Then, describe how the same policies might benefit employees from other groups, for example, individuals of a different age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, and so on. In other words, how might these policies and practices benefit those who are different from the older staff?

2. Refer to Figure 3.1 in your text. How do you think the social factors that contribute to disparities in workforce for minorities can be overcome? Hypothesize one micro, one mezzo (meso), and one macro level practice that can be done to change the workforce and career outcomes shown in the figure. You should come up with a total of three ideas.

If you need clarity about the difference between micro and macro, here is an article that provides an excellent breakdown using the field of social work: https://dworakpeck.usc.edu/news/do-you-know-the-difference-between-micro-mezzo-and-macro-level-social-work

Micro idea:

Mezzo idea:
Macro idea:

3. Review the healthcare organization checklist from chapter three in your text. If you work in a health care organization, use the assessment checklist in this chapter to evaluate the organization’s responsiveness to diversity. If you do not work in a health care organization, use the checklist to evaluate a health clinic that you are a patient at. Another option is to evaluate your place of employment or your academic institution. Though all items on the list may not fully apply, it is still ok to use these organizations to complete the assignment. Later in the course you will complete an organizational assessment (ORGANX) so it is important for you to become familiar with evaluating organizations now.

a. What are the organization’s areas of strength?

b. Which areas need the most improvement?

 

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