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NameJenan
Genderfemale
Country of OriginUnited States
Destination CountryUnited States

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s-1 Growing up in a multicultural household was confusing.
s-2 I remember being confused; there is no other word for it.
s-3 I was not allowed to do things that my American friends were allowed to do, I was doing things differently than my American friends were doing.
s-4 I was eating different food.
s-5 Normal American kids would bring snack pack or a lunchable box - that was the thing in the 90s when I was a kid - and Id be coming with falafel and hummus sandwiches and trying to explain to my friends why I am eating a sandwich with a yoghurt cheese spread inside.
s-6 They all thought it was gross.
s-7 So there was always a piece of me that was different no matter what group of people I was trying to fit in with.
s-8 Being the daughter of two immigrants, I feel I have to work twice as hard as my friends whose families have been here for generations just so I can prove to my family it was worth it for them to come here and to make this journey and start their lives all over again.
s-9 Being a child of immigrants, it means balancing two different cultures.
s-10 Growing up I had a hard time accepting that I was part of these two different worlds that are so conflicting.
s-11 However, coming from a culturally diverse background, I think it is absolutely a benefit, its made me more open-minded.
s-12 I have more of a curiosity for the outside world and for getting out of my bubble, my comfort zone.
s-13 I love learning about other cultures and other religions.
s-14 I think it is definitely beneficial to my life to have this diverse background.

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