Open Letter

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I am so glad that I took this course. Not only did I learn much more about appreciating other cultures and other people's ethnicities but I also have come to appreciate my own heritage better. Before, I was proud to be an Afghan woman, but now I am honored. I have realized that there is much more to being part of certain ethnic group and that it is a identity which must be preserved and must never be compromised. Although I am fortunate to live in America with all the comforts, this class has really propelled and hardened my resolution for me to go to Afghanistan in the future and try to re-build my country.

by Manija Sherzada