Cassandra ManinWRIT340_Summer2020“Unbanking” MeTwo months, four WPs, and nine posts later, I’m thinking about my expectations and worries coming into this class. From one of our first…Aug 8, 2020Aug 8, 2020
Cassandra ManinWRIT340_Summer2020The Model Minority Myth and A Second-Generation Asian American RealityIf a free pass to whiteness in America sounds too good to be true, you’re right.Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
Cassandra ManCancel Culture DodgeballStatements with the intent of dodging cancel culture have become the organizational equivalent to hashtag activism: superficial shields…Jul 22, 2020Jul 22, 2020
Cassandra ManHumility, Imperfection, and Getting Things Wrong in the Age of BLMIn reshaping our world in a more equitable way, we’re bound to get some thing wrong, experiment with trial and error, and make some…Jul 21, 2020Jul 21, 2020
Cassandra ManinWRIT340_Summer2020First, Do No HarmDoctors take an oath to treat all patients equally, but until we are willing to acknowledge that the existing system was not built to serveJul 17, 20202Jul 17, 20202
Cassandra ManYou Are What You EatWhat does food look like? The answer that comes to my mind is likely different than the one in your mind, in the mind of a stranger you…Jul 14, 20201Jul 14, 20201
Cassandra ManPoliticians, Police, and Social MediaReading about Max Cazier’s experiences with DPS at USC in his post The Specter of DPS got me thinking about my own interactions with the…Jul 13, 20201Jul 13, 20201
Cassandra ManinWRIT340_Summer2020“Ghost Girl”The door to my grandma’s apartment in Hong Kong opens wide. I haven’t visited in years, and amongst a flurry of greetings from my…Jul 12, 20201Jul 12, 20201
Cassandra ManinThe Middle of the ABCsABC: American Born ChineseI first heard this slang in my early teens, coinciding perhaps with a time in our lives characterized by changing voices, teenage angst…Jul 5, 2020Jul 5, 2020
