At the beginning of class, we had our debrief from our LEG at the LGBT Community Center. As usual everybody seemed have a great time at the community center and interaction with all the seniors except for chase. Chase had an interesting conversation with one of the seniors at the center. Chase shared his talk that he had with holly. It was interesting to see this point of view that she had about what we as a cohort were doing. Usually many seniors tell us how wonderful we are doing and that they are proud that we care about connecting with the community in san Diego and the older generation but holly didn't necessarily think what we were doing was helpful. She seemed to think by us doing these hypothetical neighborhoods we aren’t making a change. When I first heard this, I was a little upset because we always try to have activities that can make a positive change in the community but after hearing her story, I understood why she was so upset. I think she wasn't upset at us but just at the system and government. Chase talked about how she was homeless and her friend died and that she was suffering though health problems. I think it was great that chase was there just to be able to hear her vent. I think she really just needed someone to listen to the concerns she had.
After our debrief of our LEG, we had our forth reading discussion. This discussion was especially meaningful to me because it was about family. The passage that I found the most touching was “Elders in Southeast Asian Refugee Families”. I can relate to this story because my grandparents are from another country. I think at times it is hard for my grandma to understand our point of view because my sisters and I have assimilated more towards the American culture since we grew up here. I think in Colombia they have a different culture where many people get married young and start having kids. But I think here in American culture, especially with our generation, we do not want to settle down. I think we are defiantly a more “adventurous” culture, where many just think about exploring. And I think other cultures such as my grandmas view things in a different way. Even though I don't always agree with what she thinks I should be doing. I always appreciate my grandma’s thoughts and options because she always has some great wisdom.
After our debrief of our LEG, we had our forth reading discussion. This discussion was especially meaningful to me because it was about family. The passage that I found the most touching was “Elders in Southeast Asian Refugee Families”. I can relate to this story because my grandparents are from another country. I think at times it is hard for my grandma to understand our point of view because my sisters and I have assimilated more towards the American culture since we grew up here. I think in Colombia they have a different culture where many people get married young and start having kids. But I think here in American culture, especially with our generation, we do not want to settle down. I think we are defiantly a more “adventurous” culture, where many just think about exploring. And I think other cultures such as my grandmas view things in a different way. Even though I don't always agree with what she thinks I should be doing. I always appreciate my grandma’s thoughts and options because she always has some great wisdom.