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有時,往前進的方法是回到原點
Luisirene Hernandez
  • May 24
  • 6 min

有時,往前進的方法是回到原點

我開始在歷史上排擠像我這樣背景之少數族裔的空間中佔有一席之位,但它卻變成一個我無法自由表達自己的空間,因為我不得不改變我的穿著和說話方式,且有很長一段時間我不使用西班牙語,導致有時我甚至很難與家人溝通時找到並用對詞彙。
The Summer I Knew I Could Be a Science Writer
Charlene Rivera Bonet
  • Nov 14, 2021
  • 6 min

The Summer I Knew I Could Be a Science Writer

I learned to put the audience first by thinking about what they wanted or needed to read about, not what I wanted to write.
What I Learned (And Did Not Learn) From Genetic Ancestry Tests
Cydney Wong
  • Nov 8, 2021
  • 6 min

What I Learned (And Did Not Learn) From Genetic Ancestry Tests

Nothing could give me a satisfying, one-word answer to the “what are you” question.
Two Black Women in the U.S. Earn a Physics Ph.D. Every Year. Can Bridge Programs Really Fix That?
Katrina Miller
  • Oct 4, 2021
  • 8 min

Two Black Women in the U.S. Earn a Physics Ph.D. Every Year. Can Bridge Programs Really Fix That?

That’s because being a bridge student is nothing to be ashamed of; if there is shame, it lies only with the institution itself.
What Being Black Across the Diaspora Taught Me About Ecology
Kwasi Wrensford
  • Sep 17, 2021
  • 4 min

What Being Black Across the Diaspora Taught Me About Ecology

The inalienable fact of life being Black, as well as being an immigrant is building a home out of the unfamiliar.
Sometimes the Way Forward Is To Return To the Beginning
Luisirene Hernandez
  • Jan 27, 2021
  • 7 min

Sometimes the Way Forward Is To Return To the Beginning

I drifted away from Kiskeya and with it, part of myself.
Dealing With the Dark Days: A Personal Struggle With PMDD
Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo
  • Jan 18, 2021
  • 9 min

Dealing With the Dark Days: A Personal Struggle With PMDD

So I give up. I would turn off the lights, bury myself under layers of blankets, and soak my pillow with tears till I fall asleep.

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