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Choosing a focus for diversity statement

Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:50 pm
by Mr. Elshal
Hey guys,

I'm trying to choose a focus for my diversity statement. Basically, I am Jewish, Argentinean, and Middle Eastern (half my family is from egypt and half from argentina).

I am trying to decide between writing about:
a) the difficulties that I have had in trying to reconcile the two completely different cultures in my family
b) how being of Argentinean heritage has impacted me/made me different
c) how being of Egyptian heritage has impacted me/made me different

Any suggestions or input?

Re: Choosing a focus for diversity statement

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:24 am
by cahwc12
I would be interested to know how one side of your family is from a predominantly catholic area and the other is from a predominantly muslim area, and yet you are jewish.

Perhaps you could tie all three things together...

Re: Choosing a focus for diversity statement

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:43 am
by bp shinners
Mr. Elshal wrote: a) the difficulties that I have had in trying to reconcile the two completely different cultures in my family

Re: Choosing a focus for diversity statement

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 2:00 pm
by Psib337
bp shinners wrote:
Mr. Elshal wrote: a) the difficulties that I have had in trying to reconcile the two completely different cultures in my family