User:Davumaya

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One day I created the name "Davu Maya." Davu is a male Somali name meaning the beginning. Maya is an Indian Hindi name that means creation though it has lots of other meanings.

I will be working on architecture and articles related to urban studies

Sorry I suck at making these user pages.

Contents 1 What am I 2 Who I am/Where I'm from 3 What I'm working on 4 Why am I a Wikipedian

[edit] What am I

I graduated at the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies in May of 2006. I do graphic design web design and branding. My interests are in urbanism, community development, real estate and general improvement of infrastructure and local economy. My primary focuses were on land use, sustainable design and urban infrastructure. My secondary, somewhat sociological focuses were on the Norwegian American experience in the urban Twin Cities and the Minneapolis neighborhoods city model.

http://www.davumaya.com

[edit] Who I am/Where I'm from

I was born in Edina, MN, raised in Bloomington, MN and Burnsville, MN, but attended the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley, MN. I currently reside in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis.

I am full blood Cantonese (Southern Chinese), my mother was from Ma On Shan, Hong Kong and my father from Taishan, China in Guangdong Province.

[edit] What I'm working on

Pages I'm working on include: Burnsville, MN, THE GARAGE, DJ Encore.

[edit] Why am I a Wikipedian

Besides sharing my knowledge of the Twin Cities, I also feel there is a lack of racial involvement on Wikipedia as evident by biased articles on minority populations such as the GLBT community and in general the Cantonese people. Just because a few white people say something is so, does not mean it holds true. Especially when it comes to fair representation of viewpoints, I hope to add my voice of dissention and help certain white people come to grips that their reality is not everything.