Was a callingofyoursonsomethingyouwerepassionateabout?
天職というのは、自分が情熱を注いでいるものだったのですか?
I'm a bigreader, so I lovejustreadingbookslikeSweetValleyHighandtheBabysitter's Club, but I feltlike I never, eversawmyself, right, youdidn't reallyhavethemaincharacterleadingSweetValleyHigh, Itwasalwaysthewhiteblondechicks.
Onethingthatreallychangedformeas a muslimwomanisone I startedtoperceivemyselfas a muslimwomanbeforethatmyreligionwasjustsomethingthatwaspartofme, butitwasn't mymainidentity.
Andthenallof a suddenitbecamethemainpartofmeofhowpeopledefineme.
それが突然、人々が私をどのように定義するかという、私の主要な部分になったのです。
Sowhen I feltlikemyblackidentitywasn't authenticallyrepresentedinthebooksthat I wasreadingandthenmymuslimidentitywaskindofjustbeingnegativelyframedacrossthemedia.
So I waslike, ohman, peoplewillseemeandlike, I thinkthat I'm X rightandthat's awfulright?
だから、「やばい、みんなに見られる!」「○○が正しいと思ってしまう!」「ひどいだろ?
Tobeembarrassedtobeseenwithyourmother.
お母さんと一緒にいるところを見られるのが恥ずかしいこと。
I feellikeittook a lotofjustinnerreflectionforyearsafterwardstotrytounravelthatandReallyfigureoutwho I waswithoutthinkingaboutwhosocietythought I wasspeakingofrepresentation.
Myteam a largepartduetomecameupwiththisprogramcalledPublicPolicyNewVoices.
私のチームは、私のおかげで、「Public Policy New Voices」というプログラムを立ち上げることができました。
Soweworkedwithgraduatestudentsfromminoritybackgroundstoprovidethemwithmentorshipguidanceandnetworkandthiswassomethingthathappenedbecause I wasthere, right?
Uhwith 20 something I someonesaidthatitwas a like a secrettruththat I wasabletotapintothateveryoneexperiencesbutcan't reallyarticulateand I guessit's somethingthat I'vealwaysbeenabletodigintointheworkthat I'vedone, whetherit's onSoulorToyStoryfourisjustfine.
Youknow, when I wasgrowingup I wantedtheBlackSailorMoonoryouknow, I thinkit's reallyimportanttoshowuplift, thriving, beingsuccessfulandgivinghopeexcellentstory.
Honestly, I feellikethemostauthenticrepresentationofblackwomeniswhenblackwomenthemselvesaretellingthestoriesblackwomenexistandifyougivethemresourcesandthesupporttheycandoit.
I alwaysthink I wanttotellthestoriesthat I wantedtoseewhen I was a kidandif I leavetheanimationindustryandyouknow, thegenerationaftermegetstogrowupwithstorieswithblackandbrownkidsthat I think I'vedonemypartoften.