Always in North America, what was their life like prior to European contact? What hardships did your ancestors face in previous generations, either when they first arrived or soon after contact? What did they do to overcome any hardships? Do they recall any prejudice that was experienced? What did your ancestors do in the previous two or three generations? How did this influence what the family does today? What languages did your ancestors speak? What has happened to these languages in your family today? What family traditions or practices have been performed over the years that are special or unique to your family? What do you know of the meaning behind your family name? How, if at all, has it changed over the years? Do you know the reason for any changes? How are the experiences of your family similar to or different from those faced by various immigrants or refugees today? In what ways was this exercise easy or difficult for you to do? Under what circumstances might an exercise like this be difficult for a student to do? What might you do as a teacher to modify it in special circumstances? 2) Reflect on the multiple identities using the Personal Identity Wheel and Social identify Wheel. Use the following questions to guide your reflection:
What part of your identity do you think people first notice about you? What part of your identity are you most comfortable sharing with other people? What part of your identity are you least comfortable sharing with other people? What part of your identity are you most proud of? What part of your identity did you struggle the most with growing up? What part of your identity is the most important to you? What part of your identity is least important to you? What part of other people's identities do you notice first? For what part of your identity do you feel you face oppression for most often? For what part of your identity do you feel you receive privilege for most often? For what part of your identity do you feel least comfortable with at U of M? Your own identities you would like to leam more about. Identities that have the strongest effect on how you see yourself as a person. What part of your identity do you see having the most effect on your interactions with students? What part of students' identities do you most often see effecting their interactions with you? What part of your identity do you see having the most effect on your interactions with co-workers/peers? 3) Reflect on your family's experiences in past generations and compare them with the Personal Identity Wheel and Social identify Wheel. How did it influence the person you are today?
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