Assignment Task: How do you think your race and/or ethnicity affects your well-being--whether in terms of schooling, health, income, physical safety, job experiences, mental health, aspirations, etc? (Asian boy perspective)
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Response: Initially, my family was unaware of the issues that undergirded BLM. We don't usually talk about the news. But because of the big protests, we now know more about it. I think we feel ambivalent. We believe police killings of unarmed and disproportionately Black people are wrong. But what do we personally do about it? Not sure.
Influence: My parents work long hours (essential workers in a supermarket and a dentist's office). When we talk, it's focused on family priorities. I have three siblings, all in elementary school...Right now; we're focused on our economic survival and physical well-being.