The community that I am involved in is the Desi community. Desi is a term used to describe people from South Asia such as Bangladesh, Pakistan and India. I am proud to be in this community because I can get the support from my fellow brown people. Another great aspect of my community is the culture itself. We have great food such as curry. We can make curry out of anything and it will taste awesome. In addition to that, our clothing are unique from the western world. It is very colorful and joyful. The community itself is full of happiness and I am proud to be Desi.
However, one issue that I see in my community is that they do not like to mix. Even though both India, Pakitsian and Bangladesh are all Desi and share similar cultural values, they can not stand one another. This is true specially when it comes to older people. The reason for this being are the old historic facts. Due to the War in Pakistan and Bangladesh over about 60 years ago, older generation do not get along with one another and judge each other. On top of that Pakistan and India are constantly fighting with one another because of a common land and they can’t get along with each other. In order to a address this problem, I think the new generation should get involved and influence the older generation because it is us who will run the future. So if we help the older generation understand that we all share the same culture and are neighbors, we can help get the Desi community as a whole.
