The Diversity Blog

Welcome to The Diversity Blog – a proud, collaborative space for creative expression that celebrates and elevates the voices of second and third-generation individuals!

Here, you’ll find an evolving collection of blogs, poems, spoken word, and artwork that reflect the rich, complex identities of those navigating the intersection of heritage and modern identity.

If we’re going by definitions, Google describes second and third generation individuals as ‘descendants of immigrants who are born in the new country, making them part of the local culture while still retaining some aspects of their ancestral heritage’.

For so many of us, university is a place we grow in, explore our independence and begin to understand who we are. But for some of us it’s a bit different. Being second or third generation means you have the values of the place you were born, however also your own cultural background, which can be confusing and overwhelming. As abstract as it may seem, you are your own culture. No one else shares the exact intersections of identity that you do and this makes us all unique. The places we’ve lived, the values we hold, and the experiences we carry shape who we are today.

My name’s Shivani Gug, I’m the Education Officer at LUU and the founder of The Diversity Blog. – I hope you love it as much as I do.

Submit a piece, be creative and let your voice be heard.