CGST205

This cultural self-portrait shows the food, places, tokens, and people that have shaped my cultural identity. Being raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints substantially impacted how I define my culture. Although I no longer practice Mormonism, it has been the religion of my family for more than eighty years. My grandmother, …

In Odede and Posner’s book Find Me Unafraid, a Wesleyan student, Jessica Posner, describes the challenges of studying abroad in a Kenyan slum called Kibera. One thing that Jessica grappled with during her time in Kibera was her privilege. She writes, “I never knew, before I came here, that my background could be something to …