Disclaimer = My base understanding on Women’s Health Issues – I’m not sure Yesterday Evening, Festival was the place to be. ‘Cause it was packed. Stand With Women or Stand in the Way was an event planned three and a half weeks in advance by the class SOWK288 that welcomed “JMU and Harrisonburg community for a public forum […]
Read More Stand With Women | Reproductive FreedomThese are my own specific, one perspective experiences and thoughts. So, don’t hate. <- That’s a disclaimer that I don’t speak for anyone except myself in this short personal reflection. I am Korean-American. Yet, it was only recently that I realized that I had been socialized as White practically my whole life. I had always defended […]
Read More The Duality of a First Generation ImmigrantThis past week, I came across an article written by Charles J Orlando entitled “Ladies please stop doing this on Instagram” on the Thought Catalog. These are my personal thoughts, interpretation of the piece, and response to it. I’ve been taking a lot of self portraits lately… or, rather, selfies. Sometimes, I even upload the ones I […]
Read More Ouch, Charlie: A ResponseHakeem is ‘Gifted and Talented.’ He is part of an accelerated science discovery program that he sometimes misses class for because of the projects that he gets to work on through funding from the government. None of his teachers give him any consequences for missing multiple days of class due to this special exception. “Oh, Hakeem? […]
Read More Privilege: Education Edition“Three things happen when they [females] are in the lab. You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you, and when you criticize them they cry.” – Tim Hunt Developments in science and technology have catapulted to new heights, and only continue to garner momentum. Yet, the progression of inclusion of diversity […]
Read More It’s Not Rocket Science: Women in STEMI took piano lessons when I was younger. I also played the violin and the flute. I always had my homework completed on time. I’m good at math. I love group work. I have strong ambitions and a deep resolve in succeeding my goals. But I also have other interests and other aspects about me. […]
Read More “But You’re Asian…” | An Expose on the M3“You don’t ask for the truth. You pound it out of them, relentless in your pursuit of the answer you want.” How to Get Away with Murder, Annalise Keating These are the words of the character Viola Davis has helped bring to life and enrapture audiences across the board on ABC’s tv show, How to Get Away […]
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