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Shon Diaz
He was born August 9th, 1994 to a single mother in Louisville, Ky. Until the age of seven he grew up in a housing community known as the Americana Apartments currently known as Heritage Green. For ...view moreHe was born August 9th, 1994 to a single mother in Louisville, Ky. Until the age of seven he grew up in a housing community known as the Americana Apartments currently known as Heritage Green. For the first eight years of his childhood he was exposed to nearly every corner of the globe within in his community. He could go play tag with children who migrated from countries in Africa, learn to fillet a catfish from a fisherman from Vietnam, or learn how to tell stories from a Indigenous American man as he performed and danced at the author’s elementary school. His exposure to the beauties and the diversity of the world came to an end when his family became homeless. The life he knew as fun and games with an endless amount of inspiration for his imagination was gone, and he was forced to face the darker side of life for nearly a year. He was introduced to the ugliness of the world, abuse, hard core drugs, racism, and systematic oppression. A side of life no child should have to see or endure. Fortunately he was able to excel in school during his troubled times. A knee injury during his Junior year caused him to give up his hopes and dreams of being a professional athlete, and caused him to focus more on education. He graduated high school with academic honors, and special awards for minority students. He spent two years of college at Indiana University Southeast, then one year at IUPUI. He majored in psychology at both schools, but it was his Intro into Afro Studies and Creative Writing class that made college interesting to him. The author’s goal is to create innovative stories with diverse characters that can inspire other’s to pursue their passions and follow their dreams.view less