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National Week of Action for MMIW
This year, the first week of May (May 1–7) was the National Week of Action for MMIW. The purpose of this week is to “call the nation and the world to action in honor of missing and murdered Indigenous women.” However,...
On Being a Ukrainian American Teenager in 2023
Before February 2022, people didn’t really understand my Ukrainian background. They’d ask, “Why do you speak Russian if you’re Ukrainian?” For me, it was never really worth explaining it. But when the Ukraine War took over every headline in the...
The Pressure to Excel — The East Asian Experience With Academic Validation
From DIGITIZE (by Emily) – Grades are important to many students, but due to cultural pressures, Asian American students in particular can be more susceptible to basing their self-esteem on academic validation.
It Looks Just Like Heaven
From DIGITIZE (by Gabby) – My sister once said that our home, the land of our ancestors, looked just like heaven. She was showing me a photo of a beautiful river with the sunlight beaming perfectly on the branches and...
On Being Latino in Computer Science and Systemic Barriers
From DIGITIZE (by Isabel) – Alex Zúñiga is a Project Manager for Azure Integration Services at Microsoft, graduating from the University of Washington (UW) Paul G Allen School of Computer Science with a bachelor’s in computer science in the summer...
The Fijian Life
From DIGITIZE (by Jada) – Whenever I tell someone I’m half Fijian they look at me confused, not knowing what that is. Not until I say “you know, like the bottled water” do they understand what I mean by Fiji....
A Look into Somalia’s Representation in Film
From EchoX’s DIGITIZE (by Jehan) – Recognition without true representation can be a complex discussion and something that is difficult to clock. On one hand, seeing your community on the big screen is exciting. Familiar faces, traditions, and even language,...
Growing Up in a Mixed-Latin Household: How My Family’s Core Beliefs and Experiences Impact Me Today
From DIGITIZE (by Lilian) – I see the world as an opportunity of what it can be. Through nationality, politics, our fears, and our hopes, my family has brought together their experiences to create how I interact with my everyday...
Asian in Three Generations: A hapa teen rethinks Chinese identity and explores his family’s Hawaiʻi roots
From DIGITIZE (by Finn) – I have light brown wavy hair that used to be white-blond when I was a baby. My eyes are green. I’m tall and pretty skinny. I wear glasses. Those are all clearly visible things about...