Dunning, John Helen Nguyen When I was younger, I was always afraid of what people would think of me. I was holding myself back from being who I truly am. Trying to please everyone and being anyone but me made me unhappy. After coming out to my friends and family, I stopped hiding and started being me regardless of what others would think. To this day, I celebrate my true identities by encouraging others to be themselves, by going to Pride events, and participating in cultural festivities. Diversity is such a beautiful thing and society is a better place when we embrace differences instead of discouraging them. Helen is a senior majoring in Social Work. DAO59978 59978 2439 2016 eng still image photographs Nguyen, Helen Sexual minority community North Carolina Greenville East Carolina University Students United States North Carolina Pitt County (N.C.) Greenville (N.C.) This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at als_digitalcollections@ecu.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ True Colors truecolors ECU History ecuhistory Helen Nguyen When I was younger, I was always afraid of what people would think of me. I was holding myself back from being who I truly am. Trying to please everyone and being anyone but me made me unhappy. After coming out to my friends and family, I stopped hiding and started being me regardless of what others would think. To this day, I celebrate my true identities by encouraging others to be themselves, by going to Pride events, and participating in cultural festivities. Diversity is such a beautiful thing and society is a better place when we embrace differences instead of discouraging them. Helen is a senior majoring in Social Work. Nguyen, Helen 2016 StillImage photographs J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University eng 59978 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ Sexual minority community--North Carolina--Greenville East Carolina University--Students United States--North Carolina--Pitt County (N.C.)--Greenville (N.C.) local, filename 59978.0001 129636412 image/jpeg 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 big endian uncompressed MD5 a3c7b7f3af58e38fb104b89e478059e6 ecu:digital_collections 6000 7200 RGB mm mm 20160730 object plane in. 300 1 300 1 8 integer 3 internal