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This assignment will help you unpack who you are and why you are enrolled at TCU. We are often asked in multiple ways what we study, but rarely are we given the opportunity to truly discuss why we study what we study. In this assignment, you will construct a cajita (a sacred box) with items that represent your motivations for pursuing a bachelor’s degree. These boxes will contain physical items and can be seen as works of multi-media art. I will provide a model. You can fill or construct your cajita in any way you choose; keeping in mind the following:
· Who are you – what are your salient social identities, cultural practices, values, personal history;
· What influenced you to enroll in college and pursue your degree plan;
· What are your perceived strengths and areas of growth
· Why does the history of Latinxs in the United States matter to you
You will take turns in presenting your cajitas and sharing your stories in class. In addition to the physical cajita, you will also turn in a 2-3 page paper (with images of the physical items embedded in the paper) where you describe the construction of the cajita, the meanings of its contents, and how they motivate you to pursue a higher education.
To start everything in this bag means the world to me. I have 5 items: My TCU Community
Scholar Program certificate, kenya bracelet, PS5 controller, Camera, last but not least an image
of me and Bae Reh.
● TCU Community Scholars is a program that offers a full-ride to student leaders
from 13 majority-minority Dallas-Fort Worth high schools. Their four-year
scholarship includes a supportive residential experience and opportunities to
study abroad. I was given this gift from God through a rigorous process. That
included 2 essays one for admission another one for the community scholar
program. Not to mention 3 interviews after that having to wait for 3 whole months
of anticipation. To know whether I got it or not. This took a great deal of
perseverance and consistency. But I’ll say the true beauty of it is that I learned
alot about myself and what my ambitions/goals are in life. For instance For the
longest time, I have always dreamt of making a significant impact in my
community. Values such as love and concern for other people have always been
my driving force in life. I have always believed that the world has an endless
string of possibilities if only we were bold enough to explore. The Community
Scholar program at TCU will be one such possibility. It will be a golden chance to
enhance my entrepreneurial skills and, in the long run, use them to change the
business culture in my community. The fact that TCU hosts students from
different walks of life will be a good thing for my exposure. I deliberately plan to
share from the perspectives of students from other parts of the world and, in the
process, broaden my understanding of different aspects of business and life in
general. I will then carry my knowledge and experience back to the community
with the hope of convincing them that there is always a different way of doing and
managing a business. I hope to improve the entrepreneurial capacity within my
community. People will be better at running their businesses, and naturally the
living standards will improve.
● My kenya bracelets have huge values in life. It is a constant reminder of where I come
from and the struggles of getting to america. I wasn’t like your average child for the most
part of my life. I have been exposed to discrimination and oppression for who I am as
Somali Bantu. I was born in Kenya, but my family immigrated to the United States in
august 2004. At that time, I was three years old, but I’ll admit that it is challenging to be a
Somali Bantu in any part of the world due to lifestyle differences. I consider living in the
United States as a clear blessing. Most importantly, my grandmother gave it to me when I
was a kid before she passed. When I wear the bracelet I can feel her presence like she is
standing right next to me.
● I am a huge gamer. I grew up playing games at a young age. The PS5 controller
symbolizes my love for the game that I always come back to at the end of the day. When
I feel like I need to escape the world I hop on the game.
● Photography was something that was a longtime coming. I had this passion of starting my
photography Business back in middle school. Which I am now fully inserting and
devoted to. I have this vision of making pictures come to life and tell a story. Being at
TCU will help me to get on my feet and have my business flourishing through the TCU
community.
● That image of me and my friends follows me wherever I go. Not many people know this
but bae reh played a huge factor in me coming to TCU. We had gone through the
community scholars process together and he kept me going every step of the way. When I
thought of giving up he was right there. Let alone till this day he still pushes me to
continue college and see it through to the end. In life there aren’t many people you can
call true friends but Bae Reh in my eyes is that friend.
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