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Building engaging and lasting relationships between minority students,favulty, and staff to provide support and unity within the BU community

Building engaging and lasting relationships between minority students, faculty, and staff and allies alike to provide support and unity within the BU community.

04/28/2022

Come out today to talk about Minority Student Perspectives on Environmentalism tonight at 6:30 at CAS B20!

04/25/2022

Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, April 26th, from 4-5pm, for Professor Office Hours at the Howard Thurman Center room 207!!

04/22/2022

Join us for game night next Tuesday from 7-9 with and 🥳

04/11/2022

The link for the Drop is in our bio!!✌️

04/04/2022

Being in the first generation of your family can be so challenging. There are many things you have to learn by yourself, things that your parents don’t even know themselves, that sometimes you teach them as well. This makes you grow up faster because you know you have to rely on yourself and be reliable to your family. This is a country that my parents didn't grow up in, they came to this country with their own culture and language, and we together learned the language and the culture. As children my brother and I grew up translating for our parents, whether it was a document, the back of a medicine bottle, or our order to the waiter at a restaurant. The language barrier was difficult because it did prevent my family and I from attaining resources. Sometimes, I feel as if we didn’t get to be a kid for long, but looking back my parents gave us a happy childhood filled with love, delicious food, support, and always encouraged us to fight for our passions. Both of my parents did not attend college and finished their GD when they moved here. Even though they didn’t know certain things like how to apply to college, they listened to us during the whole college application process, and always cut up fruit for us when we worked on our applications for hours. My mom was with me when I opened my BU class of 2022 acceptance email, she cried with me, and hugged me until I had no tears left. I have talked to my mom about what it is like being first generation and she feels guilty, that it is her fault I struggled. But I have told her that it is not her fault, she put in so much effort into helping us in every way she could, and if it weren't for her I wouldn't be who I am or where I am now. Yes, being first generation is difficult, but we are capable of achieving what we set our minds to. We are the first generation to graduate from college, heal years of family trauma, and open new doors for the generations to come. ¡Si se puede! ¡Si se puede!

03/28/2022

Please join us on Thursday, March 31st, at the Howard Thurman Center, Room 207 with Professor Baez!

03/18/2022

Join us for the Empowered Women’s Brunch with ! We’ll have food, live performances, and good energy 🥰 link in bio

03/13/2022

We are collaborating with to bring you the Empowered Women’s Brunch. Eventbrite tickets to be released soon!

03/05/2022

Choosing where one goes to college can be one of the most important decisions in a young adults life. When I was faced with this decision, there were many routes that I could have taken. The easiest route for me, was to go to a school in Georgia, the state I grew up in. It was a tempting decision , since, many of my friends made the decision to attend Georgia Tech or UGA. Whenever I asked them why they chose to stay in state, they would always reply to me that the decision made them feel comfortable, as they already knew the cities and the atmosphere of the college. Going to a state school would’ve surely made me feel very comfortable, as Atlanta is known for there huge minority culture, whereas Boston was known for its lack of minority culture. However, whenever I thought about coming to Boston I felt that it was a necessary step in my life because it would put me in a place where I could thrive even in an uncomfortable environment. I felt that if I never got out of my bubble I would only know how to deal with situations in my comfort zone. Luckily, I made the right decision in coming to Boston, as I’ve been able to thrive and find a community here that’s made me develop as a person rather than stay stagnant and comfortable. This is my BU in Color Story.

02/22/2022

My life could have been completely different if I hadn't gone so far away. Both my parents have never lived anywhere else besides Michigan. Going to college, my parents went to a different part of the state, so they knew a lot of the same people. There was always the option to come back home. Sometimes I feel like I ask for too much to come back home, so usually I don't bring it up. I had a really big argument with my grandpa senior year of high school/freshman year of college. He hated Boston. All of my family hated Boston because they were like, "Boston hates Black people, why would you want to go there”? I told them, it’s not about that. It’s about the education. I wanted to try something new. But they wanted me to go to one school that was in state, that was close to home. I told my grandpa, I don’t want to do it. I don’t want to live here. I don't want to stay. And I think that was hard for him to deal with. And then, when he died this past year, that’s one of the things that I think back about. We ended up working through it, but I was like, you know what, this is my decision, and this is my life. I know you don’t agree with it, but I think that was one of the main moments in my life where I was like, you know what, I’m me, I’m my own person. I’m gonna stand up for myself, and I’m gonna do what I think I should do. And I’m really proud of myself for that.

02/18/2022

We’ll be interviewing tomorrow from 10-12 (link in bio). Tune in!

02/13/2022

Professor office hours tomorrow in the room 206 from 4-5PM. We’ll be talking to professor Chang, a professor of linguistics!

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