Instructions for the Peer Discussion: Pick two of the four cases below. Post a response to the ques ...

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Instructions for the Peer Discussion: Pick two of the four cases below. Post a response to the question for the two cases you chose. In your post, feel free to make connections to your own life. Use pdf to answer. 4 sentence reply per case chosen. Fern Sherman talked about feeling isolated as the only Native American Indian in her school. What stands out for you about how her experiences in her school affected how she saw herself? James Karam, a Lebanese student, felt invisible in his school. Even though the school had a lot of cultural diversity James felt that his cultural background was always referenced in negative ways. What stands out for you about how he chose to deal with those negative experiences? For example, do you think he dealt with those negative experiences in ways that helped him have a positive view of himself and his culture? Or, was his identity hurt by those negative experiences? Marisol Martinez seemed to have a complicated view of her background. On the surface, her identity seemed clear and strong. But there are contradictory elements to her relationship with her background, what it means to be successful, and how to be successful. What stands out for you about those contradictory elements and how they might influence her identity and whether or not she’s successful later on in her life? Hoang Vinh talked about the differences between going to school in Vietnam and going to school in the U.S. The strong contrast between his experiences seemed to have changed his identity since he’s been in the U.S. What stands out to you about some of the differences in his schooling and how his identity has changed since he’s been in the U.S.? How might changes to his identify impact him later on in life (for example, achieving his college/career goals)?