In light of the current controversy over Diversity Equity and Inclusion, this urgency toward the fight for reparations may seem like a long shot. But it’s our job as American citizens not just to know about this history, but to use the power of knowledge to get to the root of the issue and resolve it.
Nuestro esfuerzo y dedicación son esenciales para este país, pero a menudo no se valora ni se respeta.
My Converse led me to a city of wonders,
where life feels like a scene
From dust to fog, from sand to sea,
From a place I used to embrace, to a new chapter
Dear Freshman Clarissa,
I know this new chapter of your life seems to be filled with ambivalent emotions: anxiety, uncertainty, and self-doubt, counterbalancing gratitude, pride, and hopefulness.
When I look in the mirror, I see a daughter of Asian-American immigrants and a first-generation student. This is the ongoing story of my life, shaped by my family’s journey in a foreign land and my own relentless pathway to college.
Will I know what spring feels like again? Where the flowers bloom. Or will our soil continue to be covered with the mess of profit over people? This is the future I do not accept!
People say “Money can’t buy happiness” but if money is the key for my mom not to worry and cry and fight with my dad, that would make me happy. It will make my siblings happy because my mom wouldn’t have to work so hard and my dad wouldn’t have to work so hard and could actually make time for me and my siblings. Whoever said money can’t buy happiness must’ve never gone through my struggles.
At just 15 years old, I hopped on a plane without my mom. How do I even write about being miles apart from the person who supported me my entire life, or begin to fathom her not even attending my high school graduation? I can’t.
