Day Two-I really enjoyed the panel discussion, I wish we'd had more time to talk with individuals in smaller groups. The assimilation issue was interesting. I was thinking about the "names" issue and how that's a concern for people who aren't even immigrants. "Get the interview" names, is what my friends and I call them. I have an extremely European name, and have had phone interviews just to arrive at the interview to find that "the position was filled already".
I wish that we had more time to work with our groups, an hour at the end of the day doesn't seem to be enough time. I'm starting to feel concerned about having a unit ready by Friday.
Wow re: your experience with interviews and your name.
ReplyDeleteI agree about the lack of time to get real work done on our units.
I think that many African Americans suffer some (VERY few) of the types of culture clash that immigrants suffer. I do not dare to compare it with a refugee's experience. BUT many African Americans live with a two-sided identity, believing that they must "assimilate" or leave behind their culture in order to be successful in corporate/mainstream America. Black women with natural hair actually can feel pressured to chemically "relax" and straighten their hair ( my sister is in management at FedEx ground, and she has described feeling insecure about working in that environment with natural hair). The names are a part of that process, and Af. Americans also have mixed feelings about the "made up" names, or even names that are African.
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