Rasna | Wake County 100

Narrative, Continued:

When she’s not praying, or helping the community, you can probably find Rasna at the library. She loves to read and checks out many books. Having a bachelor’s degree has helped her a lot in her work. Rasna doesn’t consider her job as a passion, and would like to go back to college for further studies.

“There is too much racism and misunderstanding in Wake County,” Rasna explains. “We should educate the citizens about different cultures and religions.” She believes that by educating the people about these differences within the county, they will then better understand the world.

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Rasna

Gender: Female

Age: 20-24

Race: Asian

Nativity: Foreign Born

Educational Attainment:

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Occupation: Accountant

Travel Time to Work: 35 Minutes

Internet Access In Home: Yes

Religion: Sikhism

City: Cary

Narrative:

Adorned in sparkling Indian gowns, you can see Rasna helping and praying almost every Sunday, at the local Gurudwara, or Sikh temple. Most think she was born in India, with her dark skin tone, but really she was born in Canada. In Canada, you can find people of every different races and religions. When Rasna first moved to Wake County because of her father’s job, she hated it. “It wasn’t diverse at all! I was the only non-white in my whole class.” Little by little though, Wake County started to change. “Diversity isn’t a rare thing anymore.”

Rasna follows her religion closely, and respects all others. She has never cut her hair in her life. It is a tradition among some Indian women, especially Sikhs, to have very long hair. Rasna is one of the few women in the younger generation to keep this tradition. You can see her busily rushing to plan events at the Gurudwara, such as blood drives, or fundraisers. She is always thinking of ways to contribute to the community around her.

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