My Heritage Essay

Living within my black heritage I have grown to understand more about myself and values. My heritage has continued to demand that an education is a major priority. Due to many of my ancestors not being able to receive enough education and from what was told to me they were belittled and mistreated. In my family, an education is valued deeply. On the other hand, my heritage on my dad’s side of the family being a hard worker and being able to provide a great meal was valued as most important. Education was not a major concern within father’s family heritage. Through analyzing myself and values as a person. I realize that I valued both expectations of my heritage from both sides of my family. I can see that my heritage has continued through me due to my drive to receive the best education while working hard to provide for my family. Through it all, I make it my priority to assure my family has a cooked meal. Reflecting on my heritage through my father blood line most of the family have dropped out of school or didn’t go at all to pursue working at a

In my experience, I have seen both sides of being a black woman. In some cases, being black have worked for me and against me. In situations where the company wanted to only hire me because it would make their establishment look more diverse. Others have hired me just because I have the educational background yet they never trusted to put me in authority position because of them feeling as if I was not educated enough to do the job and that I was black. Through my cultural experience, I believe I can shape my counseling to have awareness and understanding for people. Because I won’t judge these clients. I would give them a fair chance at helping to overcome the obstacles in their life. Because I can place myself in their shoes to know how it felt to be prejudged before getting to know the individual. Catering to each client and having an open mind for each