In 7th grade I was constantly harassed because of my Japanese heritage and my fellow schoolmates made it really difficult for my schooling. When I tried to express my Japanese heritage they literally stopped me. It was really hard to be both Japanese and White in the school I was in especially in a predominantly white school.
Eventually it got to a point to where I was sooo fed up with all of the discrimination around me that I homeschooled my 8th grade year. I did this because it really hurt that the people that I loved, even some of my best friends, were discriminating against me and I felt that I had no where to go.
Also, during this time I was struggling with not having a father figure in my life. It hurt because I was getting to the age to where I realized the hole that was left in my heart due to having no father figure with me while I was growing up. This was another reason I decided to leave, the stress and struggles were too much to bear with at school. Being alone sounded like the best thing for me to do.
Being away for a year truly taught me some valuable lessons. It was this time that I learned that this is WHO I WAS, and it was up to me to show others that I was NOT going to choose who I was going to be. I was Japanese and I was White.
About Me
- Asuka飛鳥 Nosaka野坂
- I am now a Senior at Colorado State University and I am an Ethnic Studies major minoring in Sociology. I am a Ethnic Studies major because I wish to create change in this country and to have an impact on my community.
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