look at the person’s you left and now look at the person to your right
look at the person to your right
look at the person to your right do you know their story do they know
do you know their story do they know
do you know their story do they know your story why is it important to know
your story why is it important to know
your story why is it important to know each other story there are many benefits
each other story there are many benefits
each other story there are many benefits of learning each other story which I
of learning each other story which I
of learning each other story which I will share in my talk and now would you
will share in my talk and now would you
will share in my talk and now would you like to learn what a story we all have a
like to learn what a story we all have a
like to learn what a story we all have a special story while the author director
special story while the author director
special story while the author director and actor in our personal story we
and actor in our personal story we
and actor in our personal story we should we the best story of our life
should we the best story of our life
should we the best story of our life I’ve been America for about a mom I
I’ve been America for about a mom I
I’ve been America for about a mom I leave this a host family that didn’t
leave this a host family that didn’t
leave this a host family that didn’t know until arrived here I came here
know until arrived here I came here
know until arrived here I came here alone I am the only child in my family
alone I am the only child in my family
alone I am the only child in my family and you can understand how difficult it
and you can understand how difficult it
and you can understand how difficult it is my parents let me come along to
is my parents let me come along to
is my parents let me come along to America
America
America however they understand I am creating
however they understand I am creating
however they understand I am creating and leading my own story and I want to
and leading my own story and I want to
and leading my own story and I want to create and leave an exciting story to
create and leave an exciting story to
create and leave an exciting story to become a global citizen and that is why
become a global citizen and that is why
become a global citizen and that is why I am overcome my fear of speaking and
I am overcome my fear of speaking and
I am overcome my fear of speaking and I’m very excited to share my story with
I’m very excited to share my story with
I’m very excited to share my story with you and I hope my story
you and I hope my story
you and I hope my story we also encourage other young women like
we also encourage other young women like
we also encourage other young women like me to leave feel as they all story begin
me to leave feel as they all story begin
me to leave feel as they all story begin sing our name
sing our name
sing our name I have two names what a means the shoe
I have two names what a means the shoe
I have two names what a means the shoe shoe end well as the jungle singer
shoe end well as the jungle singer
shoe end well as the jungle singer should see so what did you think of me
should see so what did you think of me
should see so what did you think of me right now
right now
right now in America this is how I would say my
in America this is how I would say my
in America this is how I would say my name is Shu and in the States
name is Shu and in the States
name is Shu and in the States I am known as Amy however I didn’t get
I am known as Amy however I didn’t get
I am known as Amy however I didn’t get this name when I’m right here I don’t
this name when I’m right here I don’t
this name when I’m right here I don’t know if you know this but in China there
know if you know this but in China there
know if you know this but in China there are a lot of children are given an
are a lot of children are given an
are a lot of children are given an English name in kindergarten this is
English name in kindergarten this is
English name in kindergarten this is because later in middle high school
because later in middle high school
because later in middle high school we’ll have an English coach for
we’ll have an English coach for
we’ll have an English coach for practicing our English when I first
practicing our English when I first
practicing our English when I first arrived at Kennedy International Airport
arrived at Kennedy International Airport
arrived at Kennedy International Airport after taking a 16 hours long flight I
after taking a 16 hours long flight I
after taking a 16 hours long flight I was exhausted and ready to pick up I
was exhausted and ready to pick up I
was exhausted and ready to pick up I walk to the exits with two suitcases and
walk to the exits with two suitcases and
walk to the exits with two suitcases and go to my driver why did not see him I
try to call him but suddenly realize
try to call him but suddenly realize that but suddenly realize that I didn’t
that but suddenly realize that I didn’t
that but suddenly realize that I didn’t have a cell phone number in the US and
have a cell phone number in the US and
have a cell phone number in the US and somehow I cannot connect the Wi-Fi and I
somehow I cannot connect the Wi-Fi and I
somehow I cannot connect the Wi-Fi and I feel that people who stare at me which
feel that people who stare at me which
feel that people who stare at me which make me nervous so I try to calm myself
make me nervous so I try to calm myself
make me nervous so I try to calm myself down I went to a little corner and that
down I went to a little corner and that
down I went to a little corner and that was the time when a strong young man
was the time when a strong young man
was the time when a strong young man almost six and a half feet tall came to
almost six and a half feet tall came to
almost six and a half feet tall came to me and asked me do you need a ride I
me and asked me do you need a ride I
me and asked me do you need a ride I looked up and said I I have a right
looked up and said I I have a right
looked up and said I I have a right thank you
thank you
thank you I was afraid and I tried to go confident
I was afraid and I tried to go confident
I was afraid and I tried to go confident and I just walked away that was the
and I just walked away that was the
and I just walked away that was the first day I arrived in the US alone and
first day I arrived in the US alone and
first day I arrived in the US alone and eager to overcome my fear to start a new
eager to overcome my fear to start a new
eager to overcome my fear to start a new chapter of my story through my travel
chapter of my story through my travel
chapter of my story through my travel and coming to the u.s. I have
and coming to the u.s. I have
and coming to the u.s. I have experienced different cultures which
experienced different cultures which
experienced different cultures which helps me understand various viewpoints
helps me understand various viewpoints
helps me understand various viewpoints and I realized that how different each
and I realized that how different each
and I realized that how different each person can be often we think that a
person can be often we think that a
person can be often we think that a culture defines a person although I
culture defines a person although I
culture defines a person although I think culture is important I believe we
think culture is important I believe we
think culture is important I believe we can all design our own unique and
can all design our own unique and
can all design our own unique and powerful personal story to learn the
powerful personal story to learn the
powerful personal story to learn the lesson and power of each person story I
lesson and power of each person story I
lesson and power of each person story I think is
think is
think is important to get to know a person and to
important to get to know a person and to
important to get to know a person and to overcome any misunderstandings we should
overcome any misunderstandings we should
overcome any misunderstandings we should not focus on the stereotypes that we
not focus on the stereotypes that we
not focus on the stereotypes that we learn from various sources whether it is
learn from various sources whether it is
learn from various sources whether it is culture a personal predrilled prejudice
culture a personal predrilled prejudice
culture a personal predrilled prejudice it happens to each of us we need to be
it happens to each of us we need to be
it happens to each of us we need to be open-minded more importantly we should
open-minded more importantly we should
open-minded more importantly we should have a greater understanding of why a
have a greater understanding of why a
have a greater understanding of why a person may be a certain way for example
person may be a certain way for example
person may be a certain way for example most people here probably think that I
most people here probably think that I
most people here probably think that I am very quiet but if they got to know me
am very quiet but if they got to know me
am very quiet but if they got to know me more they will understand that I could
more they will understand that I could
more they will understand that I could be also very talk to
[Applause]
[Applause] for my part I understand maybe some
for my part I understand maybe some
for my part I understand maybe some people may be afraid to talk with me
people may be afraid to talk with me
people may be afraid to talk with me because I’m from other country or
because I’m from other country or
because I’m from other country or because they’re afraid to embarrass or
because they’re afraid to embarrass or
because they’re afraid to embarrass or Bentley I know it’s hard to break the
Bentley I know it’s hard to break the
Bentley I know it’s hard to break the ice and however I try to push myself to
ice and however I try to push myself to
ice and however I try to push myself to communicate with them as best as I can
communicate with them as best as I can
communicate with them as best as I can and to make it easier to connect with
and to make it easier to connect with
and to make it easier to connect with others I have participated in dancing
others I have participated in dancing
others I have participated in dancing Tennessee and I am doing this Telus talk
Tennessee and I am doing this Telus talk
Tennessee and I am doing this Telus talk to share my story and let people get to
to share my story and let people get to
to share my story and let people get to know me a little bit I am reaching out
know me a little bit I am reaching out
know me a little bit I am reaching out and by sharing my story and by sharing
and by sharing my story and by sharing
and by sharing my story and by sharing my story I hope I could also encourage
my story I hope I could also encourage
my story I hope I could also encourage many international students and
many international students and
many international students and immigrants to feel confident to
immigrants to feel confident to
immigrants to feel confident to navigating a new culture and start the
navigating a new culture and start the
navigating a new culture and start the exciting story here’s what I tried to
exciting story here’s what I tried to
exciting story here’s what I tried to practice when I first meet someone from
practice when I first meet someone from
practice when I first meet someone from another country it is okay if you
another country it is okay if you
another country it is okay if you confuse we’re anxious we first miss
confuse we’re anxious we first miss
confuse we’re anxious we first miss someone from another culture but it’s
someone from another culture but it’s
someone from another culture but it’s not okay to judge someone without
not okay to judge someone without
not okay to judge someone without learning their story because everyone
learning their story because everyone
learning their story because everyone has a story to tell and I know sometimes
has a story to tell and I know sometimes
has a story to tell and I know sometimes it is hard to break the ice and
it is hard to break the ice and
it is hard to break the ice and sometimes we get disappointed what other
sometimes we get disappointed what other
sometimes we get disappointed what other people don’t respond I know what it’s
people don’t respond I know what it’s
people don’t respond I know what it’s like to have to do this every day I
like to have to do this every day I
like to have to do this every day I practice putting myself out there to be
practice putting myself out there to be
practice putting myself out there to be able to communicate with others and to
able to communicate with others and to
able to communicate with others and to be able to express myself and it’s
be able to express myself and it’s
be able to express myself and it’s difficult but every time I want to quit
difficult but every time I want to quit
difficult but every time I want to quit our thing of the valuable friendship I
our thing of the valuable friendship I
our thing of the valuable friendship I could gain and the enormous personal
could gain and the enormous personal
could gain and the enormous personal growth from other story when you listen
growth from other story when you listen
growth from other story when you listen to someone’s story from your heart you
to someone’s story from your heart you
to someone’s story from your heart you will feel them just like experience the
will feel them just like experience the
will feel them just like experience the same thing and we can share our story
same thing and we can share our story
same thing and we can share our story and learn from each other
I’ve learned to approach people this way
I’ve learned to approach people this way because of my travels like when I went
because of my travels like when I went
because of my travels like when I went to friends I was in middle school
to friends I was in middle school
to friends I was in middle school so I was standing with my friends
so I was standing with my friends
so I was standing with my friends waiting for a bus
waiting for a bus
waiting for a bus when a stranger approaches speaking
when a stranger approaches speaking
when a stranger approaches speaking broken English he was making gestures
broken English he was making gestures
broken English he was making gestures and was frightening he tried to
and was frightening he tried to
and was frightening he tried to communicate with me but I didn’t
communicate with me but I didn’t
communicate with me but I didn’t understand I was so afraid my teacher
understand I was so afraid my teacher
understand I was so afraid my teacher was able to talk with him and found that
was able to talk with him and found that
was able to talk with him and found that he was passionate about Chinese comfort
he was passionate about Chinese comfort
he was passionate about Chinese comfort and assumed that I will share the same
and assumed that I will share the same
and assumed that I will share the same interest instead of being being upset
interest instead of being being upset
interest instead of being being upset about his stereotype I was pleased that
about his stereotype I was pleased that
about his stereotype I was pleased that he made the attempt to get to know us
he made the attempt to get to know us
he made the attempt to get to know us because we we found a way to connect and
because we we found a way to connect and
because we we found a way to connect and he ended up shaking hands with our
he ended up shaking hands with our
he ended up shaking hands with our principal because we took the time to
principal because we took the time to
principal because we took the time to get to know his passion he is no longer
get to know his passion he is no longer
get to know his passion he is no longer was the weird intruder but he said a
was the weird intruder but he said a
was the weird intruder but he said a warm and friendly passerby by connecting
warm and friendly passerby by connecting
warm and friendly passerby by connecting we can remove misunderstandings and we
we can remove misunderstandings and we
we can remove misunderstandings and we can grow dare times where I have become
can grow dare times where I have become
can grow dare times where I have become misunderstood other people and I would
misunderstood other people and I would
misunderstood other people and I would like to apologize if I have ever
like to apologize if I have ever
like to apologize if I have ever offended anybody by misunderstanding and
offended anybody by misunderstanding and
offended anybody by misunderstanding and we all made this mistakes but once we
we all made this mistakes but once we
we all made this mistakes but once we become open-minded we can connect not
become open-minded we can connect not
become open-minded we can connect not just at the surface of someone but a
just at the surface of someone but a
just at the surface of someone but a story behind this is only part of my
story behind this is only part of my
story behind this is only part of my story
story
story that’s a 17 year old young woman my
that’s a 17 year old young woman my
that’s a 17 year old young woman my story is only beginning and I hope that
story is only beginning and I hope that
story is only beginning and I hope that I said travel my journey I will keep
I said travel my journey I will keep
I said travel my journey I will keep taking up I will keep taking my blinders
taking up I will keep taking my blinders
taking up I will keep taking my blinders off and see the rest of the world with
off and see the rest of the world with
off and see the rest of the world with an open mind and heart having a story is
an open mind and heart having a story is
an open mind and heart having a story is what makes us different and that is why
what makes us different and that is why
what makes us different and that is why I believe it is important to connect
I believe it is important to connect
I believe it is important to connect with each other learn from each other’s
with each other learn from each other’s
with each other learn from each other’s powerful story and now I would like to
powerful story and now I would like to
powerful story and now I would like to ask you are you ready to create your
ask you are you ready to create your
ask you are you ready to create your powerful story thank you
powerful story thank you
powerful story thank you you
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