When I entered the classroom I was anxious, curious, and also unaware of the ideas I would encounter. Like other students who had never spent time discussing topics of race and ethnicity, I myself had a nervous tendency to assume that such a course might not strengthen my understanding of racial and ethnic relations. I realized I knew little about race or ethnicity, or even possible similarities or differences. However, I welcomed the opportunity to further discover the possibilities of the course. My understanding of race was concentrated in a definition that could be understood as different skin colors. My limited conception of ethnicity applied to where people came from or where they lived. It seemed that my lack of knowledge was due to my lack of interest in such things...
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