Did you study the history and culture of your ethnic ancestors in elementary and secondary school?

Does the media negatively portray particular aspects of your identity (religious affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, class, ethnicity, etc.)?

Does your school or work acknowledge your religion's major holidays? (i.e. do you get off work/school)

Is anyone in your immediate family member a doctor, lawyer, business executive or other type of professional?

Have you or your ancestors ever been told that you are ugly or inferior based on your race, ethnicity or skin tone/color?

Have you ever been the only person of your race/ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation at your school or university?

Are you afraid to walk alone at night, based on fear of being raped or attacked?

Did your parents provide you with your first car?

Have you ever gotten a job or an academic advantage because of a friend or family member?

Have you ever been told that someone disliked or hated you because of your race, ethnic group, religion or sexual orientation?

Were there times in your childhood when you went hungry because your family couldn’t always afford food?

Do you have a parent (or parents) that completed college?

Did your parents have to sit you down when you were young and explain to you “this is what people might call you, and this is how they may treat you, and this is how you should deal with it?"

Growing up, was your family able to afford vacations?

Growing up, was English spoken as the primary language in your home?

Have you had medical insurance coverage your entire life?

Are you able to go into a local grocery store and find staple foods that fit into your cultural traditions?

Were you ever embarrassed about your house, clothes or school supplies growing up, due to limited financial resources? (i.e. not referring to your emo middle school phase)

Have you ever been bullied or made fun of for something that you can't change?