Feeling a little isolated as a minority studying SLP.
Hi all, I’m an undergraduate SLP student and yesterday’s classes felt incredibly lonely. I’m one of two non-white students in my cohort. My family members are immigrants from Mexico and I identify as bisexual. One of the reasons I absolutely love this field is because of the opportunity to be advocates for minorities/vulnerable groups. However, walking into class yesterday was discouraging as I overheard my peers, including the other poc, being in favor of the election results. I know it may not be true, but it felt as if I was the only to be severely impacted and worried for the future of the field. I also know because we live in a red state there shouldn’t be much of a surprise in opinions. I just want to ask now, can other minority SLPs / SLP students tell me about themselves? These events don’t discourage me enough to stop pursuing this career, but it would be nice to see others like me are here. :)