Self-Reflection

JANIRA

Ecuador

Canada

Abroad

Outgoing

Self-confident

Relying on people you already know (Network of support)

Born into an automatic privilege status

Status as protection

Second-guessing how to express yourself to others

Extensive thinking before acting

Reserved, timid. Kept to myself

Building a reputation for yourself

Have to overcome the stigma

Effort to socialize with others

Protection mechanism to avoid stigma I've experienced previously

Aware of the cultural disconnect

Can use the Canadian student status as defending your identity.

Overall protection against stigmas.
Do anything to avoid discrimination.

Internal conflict of who I am and how I want to perceived?
Both visions combine and limit each other too.

Since childhood, you are thought that your country is not a good option and the main objective is to seek a better life.

This vision implies that your culture is inferior and since you are part of the culture, you are inferior as well.

How can you re-learn
an internalized perception?

Lifelong process of healing and educating.

Introductions as a reflection of identity:

Canada

Rotterdam

narrowed down to

THE CORE CONFLICT

In order to be perceived as an equal and avoid racism, you eliminate your race and pretend racism doesn't exist or affect you.