5 Introductions

Hello my name is Miguel Montana and this is my second semester at Hunter College. I like photography and poetry. I hope to get a chance to meet all of you! Couple more things about me, I’m 22 years old and have attended four different colleges because I like a varied experience. I’m also incredibly obsessed with chocolate covered raisins, so there’s that.

Hi, I’m Daniel and this is going to be my second year at Hunter. I look forward to having a great semester with you all. 😀

Hey everyone, my name is Shaikhah Alhomaizi. I’m an International transfer student from Kuwait. This is my first semester at Hunter and I’m a Community Health major.

My name is Katherine De La Cruz. I’m originally from the Dominican Republic and live in Brooklyn.  I’m an Anthropology major in my Junior year. I have never taken a formal women and gender studies class so I am excited to learn more about women’s movements and activism.  I believe that being knowledgeable about issues of sexuality and gender will make my anthropological research more complex.

Hi my name is Carmen Gil Infante. I’m currently a sophomore here at Hunter College, I recently transferred from Rockland Community College.  My field of study is chemistry. I register for this class because I have to complete my Hunter Core requirement and this class was one of the few classes I found interesting.

Hi, my name is Keisuke Suzuki. I am from Japan. I graduated Japanese high school and I have been here for almost three years. Why I am taking this class is just for requirements but I looking forward to knowing knew things. I haven’t thought about gender seriously, so I hope I could have interesting discussion.

Hi everyone, my name is Astrit Astafaj. I am a sophomore at Hunter College. I live in Staten Island. I am majoring in economics because I enjoy the business aspect of society and hope to learn more about how our society functions. For this class, I hope to gain a perspective on woman and learn the different struggles that they faced in the past. I would also like to see how roles of woman have changed over time and how they have been able to over overcome obstacles towards equality. It is also important to notice that women still face discrimination and it is pertinent to not ignore it.

My name is Michael Li. I am from Jersey City, but New York is my stomping grounds.  My family is from China, but I have never left the US east coast.  I am a computer science major with no intentions on working with computers at all.

As for this class, I look forward to being able to add to my perspective, ideas and concepts about gender in our society.  I do not expect to integrate what I learn to something specific other than everyday life. I welcome new ideas and look forward to someone, or something that would challenge my own.

Hi,

I am Elizabeth Montalvo.  I am a Hunter QUEST student studying to prepare to become an Elementary School teacher – Grades 1-6.  In addition, I am also an English major.  I hope to specialize in Special Education.  I am a wife and mother of 4 children.  I look forward to taking this class and hope to use this knowledge and apply it my future classrooms and everyday life.

Hi my name is Janely Tecotl. I am a first year student at Hunter and I would like to major in biology or mathematics. My older sister that also goes to Hunter recommended me this class. I hope I learn about the history of women’s inequality and how women are affected by it today because I feel there is still inequality mostly from cultural or religious backgrounds.