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Controversy Investment Map (Childhood/Upbringing (immigrant family, lived…
Controversy Investment Map
Childhood/Upbringing
immigrant family
lived in the US and India
accelerated elementary and middle school programs
encountered minor racism/ xenophobia
traumatized by Sniper attacks in Northern Virginia in 2001
wondered about the ways in which US and Virginia history was taught: Native American history not given much attention to
played piano and took classical Indian singing
Hobbies and General Interests, Social Issues
cooking and trying new restaurants
vintage apparel shopping
social issues: Palestine, feminism, police brutality, combating Islamophobia and other xenophobias
English lit and pedagogy: how do we teach a range of students with different learning styles?
Experiences with higher education
double majored in English and Physics
did not like large lectures (mostly Physics)
college mentoring could be better, did not feel like I had much advising
hard to double-major in a science and the humanities
Non-educational college experiences
not part of any clubs
felt as though Palestinian activism was regularly shut down -- signs about Palestine would be taken down within 24 hrs
fences built on gorge bridges to prevent impulse suicides, creating a more oppressive environment
racism at frats: case of frat brothers on a frat roof throwing empty beer bottles at women of colour and yelling about Trayvon Martin
Other Life Experiences
taught underprivileged kids in India government schools for 2 years-- saw a lot of domestic violence, mental health issues, problems of teaching English while kids forgot their vernacular mothertongues