Hey my name is Dessire Perez and I am 17 years old. I’m a part of the first generation in my family to be born in the U.S ; While both of my parents come from the Dominican Republic. Every …
Category: Introductions
Intro — Diego
I am Diego Lopez. I am a Chicano, which is a term that defines U.S. born people of Mexican descent. I am fortunate enough to be fluent in both English and Spanish. I am the eldest of three boys. I …
Intro — Priyanka
I am Priyanka Ashley Komal. I graduated from Queens Collegiate in Jamaica Highschool. I got my name from my grandfather that died after a year or two after I was born. My name was a debate with my grandmother whether …
Intro
I am Jizelle Thompson but y’all can call me Christine. My mother wanted to name me something common but my grandmother (father’s mother ) wanted something unique. I come from a pot of cultures but mainly Trinidadian and Indian. Around …
Intro — Joshua
I am Joshua Adepegba. I was born April 17. I just graduated from Equality Charter High School. I am a Mechanical Engineering Tech major at City Tech. I live with both my parents and older brother and younger sister in …
Intro-Lisa Liu
I am Lisa Liu. I graduated from New Utrecht High School. Surprisingly, I also have the same first name as professor Wu. I got this English name from my mom. Also, the reason why I have an English name instead …
Intro — Brianna
I am Brianna Morris, but most people just call me Bri. My name came from my parents trying to find a name that went with my sister’s name, Britney. They were successful in that because every year, I come across siblings …
Intro—Savion
I am Savion Shoykhet. I have just recently graduated from James Madison highschool. I’m now a student at City Tech and I am majoring in data science. Both of my parents are from Ukraine. They immigrated to America 20 plus …
Intro-Taniesha
My name is Taniesha Hamilton and I am an introvert.I dislike being in the center of attention and spend most of my time at home, playing video games and reading. Most people when they glanced at me didn’t know that …
Intro – Belinda
I am Belinda Xiao. When I was born on February 17, my dad was the one who chose the name, Belinda, for me. Definitely not a common name for someone who is Chinese. In Spanish, it means “beautiful.”
Growing up, …