Nguyen,Mary_28432

Michael Eric Dyson, the author of the Foreword in White Fragility , makes a claim that racism has been an issue for black society since America’s beginnings. When the land of America was colonized, slaves were brought over and have been the inferior race since then. Dyson also claims that it goes for other races as well, not just blacks; if you are not white, your race is inferior to whiteness. No matter how much the other races fight to be seen equal in the eyes of white society, whites will never see eye to eye with them. This can be seen when Dyson writes, “whiteness is the unchanging variable… whiteness… in its purest form, in its greatest fantasy, never ends” (Diangelo ix).  Dyson also claims that when white people are caught for committing a crime, you can technically say they have a greater advantage for committing the crime than any other race. He states, “It is a category of identity that is most useful when its very existence is denied. That’s its twisted genius” (ix). I ...

Hey guys! My name is Mary Nguyen. I was born in Houston, Texas, but I grew up in Plano, Texas, which is a city right outside of Dallas. Right after my freshman year of high school, I moved back to Houston to live with the rest of my immediate family. There are five members in my family: my dad, my older brother, my younger brother, and my sister. I lost my mom when I was three years old, so I do not really remember much about her, but I have heard a lot of good things about her. A lot of times I wonder how different my life would be if my mom was still alive.  I tell myself often that if you put your mind to something and believe in yourself to do that one thing, then you can go far in your life. You can accomplish your goal, no matter how many times you have failed to do so. But if you do not believe in yourself or keep a positive mindset, or you tell yourself that you are not capable of doing that one thing, it is a great possibility that that negative mindset interferes with you...