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Kezia Ohene

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Bio

Being a first-generation student is something my family and I are proud of. As an eldest child in my family to move to the United States, I will continue to strive for my dreams and try to be a role model my siblings can look up to. I am currently a senior at Paint Branch high school. I have made up my mind to be a travel nurse and help communities that need more support with treatments for patients. The pandemic gave me more motivation to strive for success and achieve my goals. As of now, I may need help with finances in order to make my dream a reality. Thank you.

Education

Paint Branch High

High School
2017 - 2021

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Nursing
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Mental Health Care

    • Dream career goals:

      Travel Nurse

    • cashier

      wendys
      2018 – 20202 years
    • Waiter

      Erickson living/Riderwood
      2020 – Present4 years

    Sports

    Soccer

    Junior Varsity
    2016 – 20171 year

    Research

    • Psychology

      paint branch high school — researcher
      2019 – 2020
    • History

      independently — independently
      2019 – 2019

    Arts

    • paint branch high school

      Photography
      abstract shots, texture and color shots
      2019 – 2020

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Local County — Student
      2021 – 2021
    • Volunteering

      surburban hospital community — caretaker
      2020 – 2020
    • Volunteering

      girls on the run — coach
      2020 – 2020
    • Volunteering

      paint branch high school´s first night — Student
      2019 – 2019
    • Volunteering

      ACES — Advertiser
      2019 – 2019

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Mahlagha Jaberi Mental Health Awareness for Immigrants Scholarship
    A young African teen migrated to the United States of America from a small cultured country in Africa. The teen who lacked education on what racism was became excited about breathing the American air, viewing the modern roads and buildings. She wanted to build a new life that could benefit her Immigrants parents and make them proud of her success and hard-work. She got admitted to a middle school located in the suburbs. So excited, she went shopping and braided her hair for school. It was the first day of school, excited and curious about her new environment, it shocked her when she saw mostly people without her skin color, but she was still excited to learn about different cultures. Little did she know about the terror that would happen to her. As she sat in the classroom and her being the only person without white skin, she got stared at with disgust on the faces of her classmates. She was confused and questioned herself a lot. She did not feel allowed in her new environment as she accepted the new environment. Discrimination like being called the N-word and “monkey” became normal to her. She never complained about it. Instead, she started doing research on the words and why she was called those names. After a little research was done, she saw the world differently which caused her anxiety. With all the discrimination, she never gave up her purpose in life to make her parents proud. She went to school every day with students filled with tainted hearts and racists. It has been three years since she graduated from middle school in 2017 and proceeded to High School. Due to her experience with racism which changed her views in the country, she volunteered to a lot of programs that discussed racism and joined clubs that debated on racism. Once she learned more about the root of the country; present and past, she realized that education can change the hearts of people with hatred for a person’s skin color. It still didn’t make sense to her but she learned to understand the minds of racists and respected their views. During her sophomore year in high school, she made a presentation of her experiences in middle school. She included research about racism and how it didn’t make sense to hurt people because of their skin. She argued that education can be a solution to changing the minds of people as it changed her views in life. In the United States, Immigrants face a lot of discrimination and racism because of their skin color, where they are from, or accents. It is a fact that education can address and eradicate racism according to UNESCO Research on Racism. The young teen is now an adult in her last year in High School waiting to continue her education and help others experiencing discrimination. Education is a key to success and she plans to use that key to help open new doors to a discrimination-free future.