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TEDTalk – Redefining “Model Minority”
I was tired of being the exception to the rule. So I decided to flip the rule on its head. Video here. Alas, my speech was cut short by two minutes due to the usual extenuating circumstances (sorry person of Read More …
Coming out in the New York Times
“Get in line!” I am told. This is quite ironic since “getting in line” is precisely what made me an “illegal alien.” I was brought here legally on an F-2 student visa from Fiji when I was 14 and was Read More …
B-I-T-C-H – A Personal Statement on International Women's Day
“You are an AAPI. But you are not a model minority. You talk back. And, you are queer.” And I am also a womyn, which matters a whole lot. Lets set aside those dry, boring intellectual blog posts for a Read More …