Jakelinne Capella

Professor Dr. Marlin R. Clark

November 2, 2015
4th paper
WHAT
The guest name for todays class is Blake Sio, an executive Vice-President of the
Students Association whose role is to advocate for all the students at the SLCC. In his short
speech he was talking about his family in Samoa, a Pacific Island, saying that in his culture the
family ties are very important because is not based on blood but on loyalty. He said that for them
the family is not just father, mother, and children, but also uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, etc.
Blake was also talking about the challenges he has been experiencing in his job, due to
the diversity of cultures at the campus he has to deal with. Students from different backgrounds
go to him complaining about a teacher that discriminate them making them feel like they are
coming from a lower cultural group of them. People assuming because the students are Asians
they are computer experts, and so on. The advice he gave us is to be careful what do we watch on
the media, and what we see is for educational purposes not judgmental purposes.
SO WHAT
He was talking about something important, the minorities can break the stereotypes that
the majorities insist to portray about them, and I do not mean just ethnic or cultural groups but
also those gay minorities who are also struggling to be respected as human beings.
NOW WHAT
This is the time to encourage the people who belong to the minorities like me, that has
been targeting by a powerful conservative media. I would like to show them that if I can they
also can. But things are achieved with sacrifices and we must help others to move forward
despite the obstacles that arise along the way.