Naturally, parents who have immigrated to a foreign country want only the best for their child. There is the desire to have that child succeed in ways they did not. However at which point does the desire for success begin to impose on an individual’s happiness? Look at some of the compromises your friends and peers have made. A South Asian friend of mine (who doesn’t want to be named) studied sciences as …showed first 75 words of 1626 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1626 total…feel safe." But, through our own fear of losing the identity we desperately try to maintain, we often prevent ourselves from actually reaching one. South Asians have nailed down the art of establishing an image of identity; we know which cultural group we belong to. What we must do is realize who we are as individuals. Individuality should be seen as a tool, rather than a threat to identity. Shivani Saini is an Edmonton journalist.