Diversity Reflection Paper

In this week’s topic, we were told that we had to interview a classmate and get their perspective on diversity. This was a real interesting topic for me because I usually don’t really care for topics like this because it can become a debatable topic. Diversity to me isn’t one of those things I take very seriously. To be honest if I really look at it, I treat everyone the same regardless of age, religion, color, etc. I have so many different friends that are African American, Caucasian, Asian, old, young, the list goes on and on. But this was a fun topic at the end of the day because I got to learn another classmate’s perspective on the topic. Now going into the interview, I thought that he would have the same viewpoint as I did but I quickly
But getting into the interview I quickly learned Nagay’s perspective on diversity is it means “different”. Getting into the role models and heroes in his life he was quick to mention his dad, his little brother, and his best friend as I can relate on the same level except not having a little brother and being the little brother. When I asked him about societal contributions he said “always appreciate the little things in life and that you can always make something out of nothing.” Participating in this interview changed my perspective on diversity a little as it was also interesting to hear someone else’s point of view on the whole situation. I was stuck on one way of thinking, a close-minded approach, but Nagay for sure changed my view on it and I think it was better that he did because I’m not a close-minded person but with that I was. To conclude, this was my favorite assignment of them all. Getting to meet new people is always fun for me and learning someone’s else’s viewpoint on certain topics can certainly be a positive in most cases. If I had to do this assignment again I would in a heartbeat, I had a lot of fun and Nagay is an awesome human