I have always believed that I am a reflection of my community - who I am is because of the people who believed in me enough to put time and work into getting me here. Like Yosso writes about in her article, I know there is an abundance of wealth in communities of color and want to shift our societal way of thinking that they are lacking or without something that While middle class communities have. I believe there is a lot we have to learn from each other and this starts by us stopping the deficit perspective of communities of color and instead, focusing on the multiple strengths of every community.
I don't think this can be done without increasing communities of color familial, social, navigational, resistant, linguistic and aspirational capital, so that their overall community cultural wealth rises within the broader society.
By serving and giving back, I am continuing the cycle of social capital that was given to me as I navigated through the K-12 education system that allowed me to get to where I am today.
I don't think this can be done without increasing communities of color familial, social, navigational, resistant, linguistic and aspirational capital, so that their overall community cultural wealth rises within the broader society.
By serving and giving back, I am continuing the cycle of social capital that was given to me as I navigated through the K-12 education system that allowed me to get to where I am today.
Tara J. Yosso. "Whose Culture Has Capital? A Critical Race Theory Discussion of Community Cultural Wealth." Race Ethnicity and Education 8.1 (2005): 69-91. Print.