分类目录归档：identity
So I thought I'd talk about identity.
That's sort of an interesting enough topic to me.
And the reason was, because when I was asked to do this,
I'd just read in one of the papers, I can't remember,
s
like many people my age
i grew up watching a tv show called mr
rogers neighborhood
and the theme song of that show started
with the words
it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood
however in 1968 when
when i was younger
my grandma used to do my braids three
two one three two one and again and
again
she used to say take care of her hair my
love it defines your beauty
i looked up in the mirror and sa
[Music]
i was born at pakistani
in saudi arabia i learned how to speak
english from filipinos and americans
until i was nine years old
a week after surviving the y2k virus my
family of six and i
me be
[Music]
[Music]
my name is shawnik roy
also known as royal and i'm a bengali
american medical student
and musician i'm originally from the
bengal region of south asia
bengalis are the third largest et
[Music]
i'm a
terrorist and i am a traitor
my name is yusuf haddad i'm an israeli
arab
i was born in haifa a diverse place
where you see
christian muslim and jews regularly
interact on the street
at h
[Applause]
you are
an undercover secret agent
you have been dispatched for a very
important mission
there's a party going on
in a big luxurious
restaurant and you have to execute an
important operatio
i
talked to you today about identity
it is related to character but it is
beyond character it's related to culture
it's related to society a child
comes into this world pure
innocent living breathing
[Music]
so
where i'm from i'm from
poppies and the twisted vines of
cabernet
from coffee shop happiness
to buzzing stinging blissfulness
down a lavender walkway
i'm from stuff to the gills in
multi-ni
who am i
what am i doing with my life these are
two
typical standard existential questions
that are raised at some point
in our lifetime however nowadays
these questions are raised a little bit
more o