My name is Claire, I was adopted from China when I was a year and a half old. I have two moms and an older sister. One of my moms is Hispanic, one is white as well as my sister. Being in a multiracial household it has been hard since I do not look like my family but that doesn't mean anything because I am still their daughter .... blood or not. Since being of Asian descent it has been hard fitting in, I have always grown towards the Hispanic culture, especially the music since that is the way I have been raised. It has been hard to kind of being the only Asian kid or one or few which has made me feel like I don't belong. Coming from South of China, people there are small in height versus my cousin who is from the North of China they are much taller in height. People have assumed i am much younger than I appear since I am small, even 5th grades are taller than me. I am 4'10 but that hasn't stopped me from working hard and believing if i want something in life I have to earn it. Family is everything to me, if I didn't have them then I wouldn't have this lifestyle and all of the special vacations we have been to. I have always been a passionate individual, I help those in need if I am able to. I am very compassionate towards others even during my younger elementary schools. If a friend needed help in school or wanted a play mate during recess I would join them. I was always taught to work hard in life, and to not be discouraged when life gets you down or pulls you on a different path. As an individual I am a more calm, down to earth person. I do have a crazy side at times but I am mostly a very funny person I would say. People who know me understand that I care for my loved ones and will do anything for them. I hope to have a positive impact on the world through my career by letting my patients and their families be there no matter what the outcome is. Being that I have lost loved ones of Cancer and I know the hurt and pain of seeing your loved ones going through their journey. I hope to let them know that I as an individual will do my absolute best to have a better outcome rather than a worse one.

I am choosing a career in nursing because I have always had a heart for helping others, as much as I can. I have been told I have a kind compassionate heart toward others. I believe that being in a nursing environment or any kind of health care profession, you have to have a certain mindset and emotions to be able to work in nursing. I don't believe nursing is just to help others but to have a kind compassionate heart for those around them, especially the patients. Being able to help them and nurturing them during their journey no matter what the outcome is. Certain skill sets would help it become nursing, for example, communication, observance/ attention to detail, adaptability/flexibility, striving to learn new techniques, and critical thinking. Having a communication skill set is one of the major aspects in health care or any profession I believe. Being able to communicate with patients and patient's families and being able to determine what is the next step for their family members. Having an observant mind is another great aspect, paying attention to detail in the patient's medications. Making sure you are giving the correct dosage, and being observant of any changes to the patients. Adapativibility and flexibility are being able to make changes through the environment. Whether that means you are short-staffed or one of your patients is not having a good day and giving you a hard time, last-minute schedule changes. I have always been wanting to strive to learn new techniques no matter what point in my life. I always wanted to move further in my life and learn new ways in my environment. My career is to be able to become a pediatric nurse oncologist. Cancer has been an important topic in my life considering I have had family members die because of it. I have always loved children, I hope one day to have them later in my career. I understand that working in a nursing environment isn't going to be an easy task let alone telling the children's families what would come next during their journey. I would like to become their sort of best friend while they are in my care, no matter what kind of outcome there is, and be able to be their support for the families. Being a pediatric nurse you can help from infants to adolescents and can give viable information to help the parents to help their children. I believe I am a hard worker when it comes to my job, I am committed to my work and environment. I always give my 100% in my job and nothing less, no matter what is on with my life, I leave it at the door and make sure I have a correct mindset while stepping into the health care facility. I hope by becoming a nurse I hope to contribute kind and compassion to others.

I am choosing a career in nursing because I have always had a heart for helping others, as much as I can. I have been told I have a kind compassionate heart toward others. I believe that being in a nursing environment or any kind of health care profession, you have to have a certain mindset and emotions to be able to work in nursing. I don't believe nursing is just to help others but to have a kind compassionate heart for those around them, especially the patients. Being able to help them and nurturing them during their journey no matter what the outcome is. Certain skill sets would help it become nursing, for example, communication, observance/ attention to detail, adaptability/flexibility, striving to learn new techniques, and critical thinking. Having a communication skill set is one of the major aspects in health care or any profession I believe. Being able to communicate with patients and patient's families and being able to determine what is the next step for their family members. Having an observant mind is another great aspect, paying attention to detail in the patient's medications. Making sure you are giving the correct dosage, and being observant of any changes to the patients. Adapativibility and flexibility are being able to make changes through the environment. Whether that means you are short-staffed or one of your patients is not having a good day and giving you a hard time, last-minute schedule changes. I have always been wanting to strive to learn new techniques no matter what point in my life. I always wanted to move further in my life and learn new ways in my environment. My career is to be able to become a pediatric nurse oncologist. Cancer has been an important topic in my life considering I have had family members die because of it. I have always loved children, I hope one day to have them later in my career. I understand that working in a nursing environment isn't going to be an easy task let alone telling the children's families what would come next during their journey. I would like to become their sort of best friend while they are in my care, no matter what kind of outcome there is, and be able to be their support for the families. Being a pediatric nurse you can help from infants to adolescents and can give viable information to help the parents to help their children. I believe I am a hard worker when it comes to my job, I am committed to my work and environment. I always give my 100% in my job and nothing less, no matter what is on with my life, I leave it at the door and make sure I have a correct mindset while stepping into the health care facility. I hope by becoming a nurse I hope to contribute kind and compassion to others. I have always had a kind heart and am super sympathtic to those who need my help. I hope to make their lives include happiness in whatever may happen in the future for them.

I am choosing a career in nursing because I have always had a heart for helping others, as much as I can. I have been told I have a kind compassionate heart toward others. I believe that being in a nursing environment or any kind of health care profession, you have to have a certain mindset and emotions to be able to work in nursing. I don't believe nursing is just to help others but to have a kind compassionate heart for those around them, especially the patients. Being able to help them and nurturing them during their journey no matter what the outcome is. Certain skill sets would help it become nursing, for example, communication, observance/ attention to detail, adaptability/flexibility, striving to learn new techniques, and critical thinking. Having a communication skill set is one of the major aspects in health care or any profession I believe. Being able to communicate with patients and patient's families and being able to determine what is the next step for their family members. Having an observant mind is another great aspect, paying attention to detail in the patient's medications. Making sure you are giving the correct dosage, and being observant of any changes to the patients. Adapativibility and flexibility are being able to make changes through the environment. Whether that means you are short-staffed or one of your patients is not having a good day and giving you a hard time, last-minute schedule changes. I have always been wanting to strive to learn new techniques no matter what point in my life. I always wanted to move further in my life and learn new ways in my environment. My career is to be able to become a pediatric nurse oncologist. Cancer has been an important topic in my life considering I have had family members die because of it. I have always loved children, I hope one day to have them later in my career. I understand that working in a nursing environment isn't going to be an easy task let alone telling the children's families what would come next during their journey. I would like to become their sort of best friend while they are in my care, no matter what kind of outcome there is, and be able to be their support for the families. Being a pediatric nurse you can help from infants to adolescents and can give viable information to help the parents to help their children. I believe I am a hard worker when it comes to my job, I am committed to my work and environment. I always give my 100% in my job and nothing less, no matter what is on with my life, I leave it at the door and make sure I have a correct mindset while stepping into the health care facility.

I am choosing a career in nursing because I have always had a heart for helping others, as much as I can. I have been told I have a kind compassionate heart toward others. I believe that being in a nursing environment or any kind of health care profession, you have to have a certain mindset and emotions to be able to work in nursing. I don't believe nursing is just to help others but to have a kind compassionate heart for those around them, especially the patients. Being able to help them and nurturing them during their journey no matter what the outcome is. Certain skill sets would help it become nursing, for example, communication, observance/ attention to detail, adaptability/flexibility, striving to learn new techniques and critical thinking. Having a communication skill set is one of the major aspects in health care or any profession I believe. Being able to communicate with patients and patient's families and being able to determine what is the next step for their family members. Having an observant mind is another great aspect, paying attention to detail in the patient's medications. Making sure you are giving the correct dosage, and being observant of any changes to the patients. Adapativibility and flexibility are being able to make changes through the environment. Whether that means you are short-staffed or one of your patients is not having a good day and giving you a hard time, last-minute schedule changes. I have always been wanting to strive to learn new techniques no matter what point in my life. I always wanted to move further in my life, and learn new ways in my environment. My career is to be able to become a pediatric nurse oncologist. Cancer has been an important topic in my life considering I have had family members die because of it. I have always loved children, I hope one day to have them later in my career. I understand that working in a nursing environment isn't going to be an easy task let alone telling the children's families what would come next during their journey. I would like to become their sort of best friend while they are in my care, no matter what kind of outcome there is and be able to be their support for the families. Being a pediatric nurse you can help from infants to adolescence and can give viable information to help the parents to help their children. I believe I am a hard worker when it comes to my job, I am committed to my work and environment. I always give my 100% in my job and nothing less, no matter what is on with my life, I leave it at the door and make sure I have a correct mindset while steeping into the health care facility.

I became a STEM educator because I have always wanted to help people and make a difference. The science behind how medications in the body work has always been fascinated to me as well as I knew I always wanted a career in the medical field. I wanted to be a pharmacist but after seeing behind the scenes, I didn't think it was for me. I switched my career to biology/pre nursing and I found out that I wanted to be work around with kids with cancer. Cancer is not an easy thing whether you are an adult or a child. I want to be a pediatric nurse oncology and just be there for the kids and be their support system as well as their family and just be there through their journey. Yes, being in that field is going to be difficult especially since you need to be compassionate, caring and it is going to be super emotional since I will having to break bad news if needed. This award will help me grow in my career since I will be able to put this money toward my studies and allow me to have the money for nursing supplies i will need. Even just a little bit of money will go along way to help me reach my career.