MyStory Griot Project: Nicole Allen - Discrimination Through the Eyes of a Brown Asian
September 27, 2021 | CASSH Communications | casshcommunications@uwf.edu
“Desperate to look, act, and be revered as much as the blond-haired, blue-eyed girls in my class, I formed an internalized prejudice towards my own race,” Allan admitted.
“I made constant attempts to make friends with those children I believed embodied the ideal characteristics, only to become a willing accessory in their own blooming prejudices.”
Nicole Allen's is a student in the UWF Strategic Communication and Leadership program. Here, she shares her story, which highlights the discrimination she has experienced through the "eyes of a brown Asian."
Kaitlyn Millsap is a UWF student who is pursuing her BFA in Musical Theatre. She is the voice behind Nicole's story. To read more, visit Allen's story on WUWF.
The MyStoryGriot Project is an initiative of the UWF CASSH Workgroup on Race, Ethnicity and Belonging. To learn more about the MyStory Griot Project, visit uwf.edu/MyStoryGriot.
To learn more about the CASSH Workgroup on Race, Ethnicity and Belonging, visit uwf.edu/casshbelonging. To learn more about the UWF College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, visit uwf.edu/cassh.
- Nicole Allen
- MyStory: "Discrimination Through the Eyes of a Brown Asian"
- MyStory Griot Project
- uwf.edu/casshbelonging
- uwf.edu/MyStoryGriot
