There are very few things that can be as hideous as prejudices. They create a false image of cultures and nationalities, lead to major misconceptions between people of different national backgrounds and reduce the representatives of various cultures to goofy stereotypes. I believe that eliminating prejudices or at least driving their impact on the relationships between people of different cultures is the job of a junior diplomat.
Since eliminating prejudices in intercultural communication demands bringing the cultures in question closer to each other and helping the opponents find a point of contact, it is reasonable to suggest that a person who has a multicultural background can help in transcending cultural boundaries. Therefore, a student who comes from a multi-cultural family can offer efficient help in fighting prejudices.
Coming from a family with a Caucasian mother and a Chinese father, I know exactly what gaps there can be between two different cultures; moreover, I have seen certain cultural misunderstandings and have got familiar with the ways to overcome these misunderstandings. Moreover, growing in a multicultural family, I have learned about prejudice and where they come from. Now that I understand that people with prejudice against different cultures simply use their bias as a shield from feeling confused or anxious when talking to a foreigner, I feel that I can contribute my experience to fight prejudice on an international level.
I am aware of the fact that prejudice concerns not only culture but also age. However, I believe that I also have vast experience with the given issue, since, at one point, I had to deal with my prejudice against my younger sister. Now that I have realized with the help of my younger sister that being young or old does not make a person any less intelligent, professional or responsible, I suppose that I am ready to fight age prejudices as well.
With that said, I must mention that being enthusiastic is not my sole asset. I have also proven to be a good leader, being the President of the Japanese Club for three years running. Besides, I have considerable academic success, with Honors Chemistry, Honors Math, and AP World History (3.8 GPA). Despite all these awards, my life does not revolve only around studying – I am also a self-taught artist, and nowadays I create Manga-style drawings and paintings.
On the one hand, I do understand that the idea of fighting prejudice might sound strange when it is voiced by q fifteen-year-old teenager. However, I believe that the issue with prejudices concerning different cultures, Oriental ones, in particular, has recently got out of hand. What is even more frightening, in my surrounding, not only other students but also teachers express stereotypical ideas concerning people of Oriental cultures. The recent example that I could observe when listening to the lecture during a Japanese class only proved my suspicions right. If even a certified professional makes obvious misjudgments when talking about different cultures, the rest of the people obviously will.
Therefore, it is clear that, though prejudice has become an unpleasantly frequent part of communication between people of different nationalities, prejudices and stereotypical images can still be destroyed so that people could turn over a new leaf in the history of international relationships. Once people realize that prejudice