Horns Helping Horns | Mentor Message

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Dear Mentors,

For our October meeting we are hosting the Multicultural Engagement Center to talk about identity exploration. Their workshop is called: This is Who I Am: Identity Exploration. "Although we often think of identity as something that does not change, our identity is, in fact, complex and requires ongoing exploration and critical reflection. Through self-reflection activities and group discussions, students in this workshop start to explore the multiple factors that shape their identity."

Providing safe spaces for our students to explore and have these conversations is very important for them to feel like they belong here at UT and that we support their identity exploration. Here are some conversation questions you can use with your mentee:

What changes might you notice in your identity over time or with a change of context?
Are there ways in which you have stayed the same?
What parts of your identity are influenced by your parents, their economic class, or their cultural background?
Are there ways in which you are moving away from the values your parents hold?
What role do the traditions of your parents or grandparents play as you think about your present and future?

Student Resources

Monthly Check-ins

HHH asks that our mentor mentee pairs meet at least once a month. These meetings can be virtual, by phone or in person depending on your and your mentee’s preference.

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Article

A Chinese student Americanized her name to fit in. It took more to feel she belonged

Four years into her life in the U.S., Aria Young has realized she wants more balance between the two halves of herself — Yáng Qìn Yuè of Shanghai and Aria Young of New York City.

Important article to take into consideration when meeting with students who are immigrants, or hold different identities.

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