#future

I was so curious to learn

I didn’t grow up in a Christian family. My parents were both kind of Christian for their parents and my brother and I were baptized as...

I can be open and vulnerable

I tend to keep to myself at the beginning of any relationship. When I am around people that I am not close with, I stay quiet. Maybe it’s...

I had to look out for myself more

I have always come off to people as quiet, shy, and introverted, but in reality, I am just focused. Other people think that because I...

What’s my future going to be? What kind of job do I want?

When I was in China, especially in high school, most of my classmates were not Christian, so I felt like I was the only one. I felt that...

We are students at Seattle Pacific University. We designed this blog to challenge stereotypes by giving individuals a chance to speak for themselves, to create their own labels, and to share their own stories. Through the personal narratives of students, staff, and faculty at SPU we hope to celebrate uniqueness and unity, the beautiful truth that here we are many shades of one color: maroon.

Most stories have two photos. The first picture represents what we think people see when they look at us, the stereotypes and labels we have lived with our whole lives. After reading our stories, you can see photos that represent what we wish people could see when they look at us, what they will see when they take the time to hear our stories. These words embody who we are, what our stories have helped us to become, and how we want to be known.

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