Finding My VOICE: Graduate Studies, Leadership, and Feminism as an Asian Woman

Graduate studies have been more than an academic journey for me. It has been a process of learning how to claim space, lead with intention, and redefine what leadership looks like as an Asian woman. Entering graduate school, I carried with me not only academic goals, but also cultural expectations, gendered assumptions, and a quiet … [Read more…]

Why Effort—Not Importance—Changed the Way I Work

I’m bad at a lot of things. Parallel parking? Can’t be bothered. Keeping on top of my emails? Unlikely. Poster making? I shudder every time I see the Canva logo. Unfortunately, as a graduate student, I am confronted by my weaknesses every day. And even more unfortunately, they are tasks that need to be done. … [Read more…]