HONORS 212: Ways of Being: Introduction to Bilingualism
Artifacts
For an Honors Ad Hoc project, I decided to make a video about Disability and Health disparities (in my Psychology health disparities class). Throughout the class, I learned a ton about marginalized identities and how the increased stressors on these communities like discrimination/stigma, poverty, etc., can lead to much worse health outcomes long-term. However, one of the lesser researched groups was people with disabilities. My background and work with the Student Disability Commission gave me many connections to interview about this topic, and my findings are summarized here in the video. I'm quite happy with the end result! It's an important topic that I hope to conduct more research on in the future.
This quarter, I was able to connect with a part of my identity that I had been so distant from for a long time... CODA: Child of Deaf Adults. Both of my parents are Deaf, and since I moved out, I really tried to separate myself from the emotions that come with that identity. But this quarter, I joined a program called COMPASS that provides ASL interpreter training specifically for CODAs. All the training providers are CODAs themselves, and a significant amount of the work I did this quarter was in-depth reflections on what it means to be a CODA and how that experience has impacted the way I see the Deaf world today. It was an emotional journey, and I made tons of new friends. I'm excited for the next part of this program, Voyage. Hopefully after COMPASS is completed (about a year from now) I'll be able to get my ASL interpreter's certificate and start freelance work.
This is an essay I wrote for my Developmental Psychology class. It's about Dora the Explorer, and how certain aspects of the show support developmental traits for kids like language and kinesthetics. Its quirky and strange, but I enjoyed writing it (surprisingly). It's strange to see how a show that I watched growing up can have pretty significant impacts on the way we think and grow. Being able to analyze a show like this is a fun ability to have, and I'm excited to use it when I have my own kids and I'm deciding what I want them to be able to watch.
I present to you... The 2019 Washington State Summer Con. I was in charge of all staff and volunteers for this event, which ended up being around 40 people. It was exhausting but SO rewarding. My leadership skills were tested each day, but I feel so much more confident because of it.
The essay above is a group project I did for my Bilingualism class. It's an in-depth report on American Sign Language in Washington State. This was a very fun project to complete, seeing as it touches on a lot of my own lived experiences.