Growing Up In Chicago Is Polarization

The experience of growing up in Chicago is polarizing. It’s one of the most diverse cities in the country, yet, one of the most segregated. I am grateful for living in a neighborhood that had every range of diversity in terms of racial background, ethnic background, gender, age, and socioeconomic status. The most obvious characteristic in which Chicago neighborhoods are divided are by race and socioeconomic status. As I grew up I was constantly surrounded by people who looked different from me, spoke different languages, ate different food, and had different family structures and traditions. I didn’t think much of it because that was normal.

However, when I went to college, the type of people that I was surrounded by was vastly different