Does being a vegetarian make me less Hispanic? | Stephanie Montiel | TEDxChallengeEarlyCollegeHS

hello everyone so I’m going to need a

hello everyone so I’m going to need a little bit of audience participation I’m

little bit of audience participation I’m

little bit of audience participation I’m going to ask you to please raise your

going to ask you to please raise your

going to ask you to please raise your hand and keep your hand up if you’re

hand and keep your hand up if you’re

hand and keep your hand up if you’re expanding or from Hispanic descent

expanding or from Hispanic descent

expanding or from Hispanic descent keep your hand up please I’m going to

keep your hand up please I’m going to

keep your hand up please I’m going to ask you again to please raise your hand

ask you again to please raise your hand

ask you again to please raise your hand if you’re Hispanic or from Hispanic

if you’re Hispanic or from Hispanic

if you’re Hispanic or from Hispanic descent what you are also vegetarian

descent what you are also vegetarian

descent what you are also vegetarian wait why don’t everybody’s handle done

wait why don’t everybody’s handle done

wait why don’t everybody’s handle done with everybody just have their hand up

with everybody just have their hand up

with everybody just have their hand up why is there not a Hispanic vegetarian

why is there not a Hispanic vegetarian

why is there not a Hispanic vegetarian in here there’s so many Hispanics why I

in here there’s so many Hispanics why I

in here there’s so many Hispanics why I have no correlation between the two for

have no correlation between the two for

have no correlation between the two for the past year I haven’t researched why

the past year I haven’t researched why

the past year I haven’t researched why there are many medical entity rabies I

there are many medical entity rabies I

there are many medical entity rabies I interviewed order Hispanics and I asked

interviewed order Hispanics and I asked

interviewed order Hispanics and I asked services Lee

services Lee

services Lee why aren’t you good to Terry the reason

why aren’t you good to Terry the reason

why aren’t you good to Terry the reason why I wanted to focus with this topic

why I wanted to focus with this topic

why I wanted to focus with this topic was because about five years ago my

was because about five years ago my

was because about five years ago my brother was diagnosed with leukemia

brother was diagnosed with leukemia

brother was diagnosed with leukemia being as curious as I am I wanted to

being as curious as I am I wanted to

being as curious as I am I wanted to know why he was diagnosed with Kimia I

know why he was diagnosed with Kimia I

know why he was diagnosed with Kimia I wanted to know why my brother had this

wanted to know why my brother had this

wanted to know why my brother had this disease why why why and I asked

disease why why why and I asked

disease why why why and I asked everybody at Lucas then and nobody could

everybody at Lucas then and nobody could

everybody at Lucas then and nobody could really give me an answer because as of

really give me an answer because as of

really give me an answer because as of now there is no specific calls for

now there is no specific calls for

now there is no specific calls for leukemia nobody gives the employments if

leukemia nobody gives the employments if

leukemia nobody gives the employments if your until you you took this or this

your until you you took this or this

your until you you took this or this happen because of this that’s when you

happen because of this that’s when you

happen because of this that’s when you have leukemia so as you can tell I like

have leukemia so as you can tell I like

have leukemia so as you can tell I like us why so I came with my own confusion I

us why so I came with my own confusion I

us why so I came with my own confusion I really do believe that the fatty

really do believe that the fatty

really do believe that the fatty processed foods as Hispanic I grew up

processed foods as Hispanic I grew up

processed foods as Hispanic I grew up eating really were the cause of this

eating really were the cause of this

eating really were the cause of this disease I complete equal solid beef

disease I complete equal solid beef

disease I complete equal solid beef tacos chicken fajitas to Samas

tacos chicken fajitas to Samas

tacos chicken fajitas to Samas everything so because of this I change

everything so because of this I change

everything so because of this I change my diet for the past five years and a

my diet for the past five years and a

my diet for the past five years and a half I can try

half I can try

half I can try company tearing for the last two have

company tearing for the last two have

company tearing for the last two have actually been committed to being for

actually been committed to being for

actually been committed to being for deuterium yay but because of my shape

deuterium yay but because of my shape

deuterium yay but because of my shape dude diet there were a lot of changes in

dude diet there were a lot of changes in

dude diet there were a lot of changes in social settings so when I will go out

social settings so when I will go out

social settings so when I will go out with my tally to like a barbecue or to

with my tally to like a barbecue or to

with my tally to like a barbecue or to like send a great fizz I would get a lot

like send a great fizz I would get a lot

like send a great fizz I would get a lot of weird questions a lot of times I’ve

of weird questions a lot of times I’ve

of weird questions a lot of times I’ve come from my relatives who were Hispanic

come from my relatives who were Hispanic

come from my relatives who were Hispanic for an instance one time my grandma

for an instance one time my grandma

for an instance one time my grandma sodon’t next to me and she was eating

sodon’t next to me and she was eating

sodon’t next to me and she was eating ceviche and I learned I had had my

ceviche and I learned I had had my

ceviche and I learned I had had my vegetarian version version which was

vegetarian version version which was

vegetarian version version which was made out of coconut meat

made out of coconut meat

made out of coconut meat and she sat there and asking do you

and she sat there and asking do you

and she sat there and asking do you think your why are you not why are you

think your why are you not why are you

think your why are you not why are you not eating the food we made like what’s

not eating the food we made like what’s

not eating the food we made like what’s wrong with me like do you think you’re

wrong with me like do you think you’re

wrong with me like do you think you’re better than us like are you not Hispanic

better than us like are you not Hispanic

better than us like are you not Hispanic anymore and i sat there kind of del

anymore and i sat there kind of del

anymore and i sat there kind of del filled in and was like oh my god what am

filled in and was like oh my god what am

filled in and was like oh my god what am I going to tell my grandma like why does

I going to tell my grandma like why does

I going to tell my grandma like why does she think that I betrayed my culture and

she think that I betrayed my culture and

she think that I betrayed my culture and then and I thought in my head I think

then and I thought in my head I think

then and I thought in my head I think I’m going to study with everybody

I’m going to study with everybody

I’m going to study with everybody because I’m trying make it an effort to

because I’m trying make it an effort to

because I’m trying make it an effort to find these alternatives just to be

find these alternatives just to be

find these alternatives just to be integrated back into my culture so

integrated back into my culture so

integrated back into my culture so through my research I learned that there

through my research I learned that there

through my research I learned that there were many factors to why people were not

were many factors to why people were not

were many factors to why people were not or Hispanics were not vegetarians a lot

or Hispanics were not vegetarians a lot

or Hispanics were not vegetarians a lot I would say I’m not going to say that

I would say I’m not going to say that

I would say I’m not going to say that they were close minded but I would

they were close minded but I would

they were close minded but I would rather say they were uneducated a lot

rather say they were uneducated a lot

rather say they were uneducated a lot would ask where’s my protein where am I

would ask where’s my protein where am I

would ask where’s my protein where am I going to get my protein from I’m going

going to get my protein from I’m going

going to get my protein from I’m going to become an image where’s my iron but

to become an image where’s my iron but

to become an image where’s my iron but men you didn’t know that spinach leafy

men you didn’t know that spinach leafy

men you didn’t know that spinach leafy greens and nuts

greens and nuts

greens and nuts we have more protein per ounce than meat

we have more protein per ounce than meat

we have more protein per ounce than meat another thing that I realized and I

another thing that I realized and I

another thing that I realized and I learned in my research was that it was

learned in my research was that it was

learned in my research was that it was too expensive and I understand this

too expensive and I understand this

too expensive and I understand this because Hispanics are the largest

because Hispanics are the largest

because Hispanics are the largest growing minority group and it is hard to

growing minority group and it is hard to

growing minority group and it is hard to feed these mouths because in a sense

feed these mouths because in a sense

feed these mouths because in a sense meat is cheaper because to be filled

meat is cheaper because to be filled

meat is cheaper because to be filled with freedom is a lot more expensive

with freedom is a lot more expensive

with freedom is a lot more expensive because it takes much more than it does

because it takes much more than it does

because it takes much more than it does to be filled with meat but then again it

to be filled with meat but then again it

to be filled with meat but then again it is harder knowing that Hispanics are the

is harder knowing that Hispanics are the

is harder knowing that Hispanics are the Oh the Hispanics are the most prone to

Oh the Hispanics are the most prone to

Oh the Hispanics are the most prone to obesity and diabetes and it’s even

obesity and diabetes and it’s even

obesity and diabetes and it’s even harder at knowing that I guess own cost

harder at knowing that I guess own cost

harder at knowing that I guess own cost of tens of my aunts and uncles knowing

of tens of my aunts and uncles knowing

of tens of my aunts and uncles knowing that they’re really sick with diabetes

that they’re really sick with diabetes

that they’re really sick with diabetes and what I cholesterol again it’s all

and what I cholesterol again it’s all

and what I cholesterol again it’s all because of too much meat consumption

because of too much meat consumption

because of too much meat consumption being Hispanic I know that we don’t

being Hispanic I know that we don’t

being Hispanic I know that we don’t waste anything on the cow I know eat the

waste anything on the cow I know eat the

waste anything on the cow I know eat the tongue need to try sweet everything we

tongue need to try sweet everything we

tongue need to try sweet everything we don’t waste anything but why does

don’t waste anything but why does

don’t waste anything but why does vegetarian had to be Sigma titers being

vegetarian had to be Sigma titers being

vegetarian had to be Sigma titers being what why does it have to be a white

what why does it have to be a white

what why does it have to be a white lifestyle why does it have that cultural

lifestyle why does it have that cultural

lifestyle why does it have that cultural stigma

stigma

stigma I want my culture to last but it’s hard

I want my culture to last but it’s hard

I want my culture to last but it’s hard when everybody’s getting sick how can I

when everybody’s getting sick how can I

when everybody’s getting sick how can I have my portrait lasting here if there’s

have my portrait lasting here if there’s

have my portrait lasting here if there’s no people to keep it a lot I don’t want

no people to keep it a lot I don’t want

no people to keep it a lot I don’t want to force anybody to be anything they

to force anybody to be anything they

to force anybody to be anything they don’t want to be but instead I want my

don’t want to be but instead I want my

don’t want to be but instead I want my culture and everybody else I want to

culture and everybody else I want to

culture and everybody else I want to challenge everybody to see more

challenge everybody to see more

challenge everybody to see more adventures with their recipes and allow

adventures with their recipes and allow

adventures with their recipes and allow for more dietary inclusive list why

for more dietary inclusive list why

for more dietary inclusive list why don’t we try doing things and try new

don’t we try doing things and try new

don’t we try doing things and try new foods

foods

foods I didn’t know that food had an ethnicity

I didn’t know that food had an ethnicity

I didn’t know that food had an ethnicity I didn’t knew that food had to be why I

I didn’t knew that food had to be why I

I didn’t knew that food had to be why I think no healthy eating was life I feel

think no healthy eating was life I feel

think no healthy eating was life I feel like all that matters Indiana’s to be

like all that matters Indiana’s to be

like all that matters Indiana’s to be happy and healthy because that’s what

happy and healthy because that’s what

happy and healthy because that’s what matters

matters

matters just remember to eat you fruits and

just remember to eat you fruits and

just remember to eat you fruits and vegetables thank you guys