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Self-Reflections Of A Gay Immigrant Social Worker, Jonghyun Lee, Kate Willow Robinson
Self-Reflections Of A Gay Immigrant Social Worker, Jonghyun Lee, Kate Willow Robinson
Social Work Faculty Publications
Social workers strive to end various forms of social injustice that cause the marginalization of people and their suffering. One way to dismantle social injustice is to engage in a self-reflective process. As a form of self-discovery, self-reflection guides us to recognize our own experiences of privilege and power as well as inequality and oppression. In this article, I utilize intersectionality as a method of self-reflection to examine the ways race/ethnicity, sexuality, and immigration status intersect and create a particular form of vulnerability. Making private experiences public takes courage. Nevertheless, through self-reflection, I reinforce my moral and ethical commitment to …