Monna WeiWP4: Re-becoming a WriterI grew up very much a writer. I loved writing my own stories and putting my imagination to the max; I still have a 100-paged Plants vs…Dec 11, 2022Dec 11, 2022
Monna WeiPost 6: How My Babysitter Shaped My Adolescent LifeI can’t tell if my very first memory was a memory from real life or a fever dream. I was shipped out to China right after birth to spend…Dec 6, 2022Dec 6, 2022
Monna WeiPost 5: “Bing Chilling” Perpetrates IgnoranceWhen I originally stumbled upon John Cena’s video promoting Fast and Furious 9 in Chinese, I laughed. Not at him, but at the fact that he…Dec 4, 2022Dec 4, 2022
Monna WeiPost 4: My Reflection on “It’s Hard to Keep a Clean Shirt Clean” by June JordanPreface: I’ve always enjoyed poems. Though I don’t have the brain space to dissect them, I like to gape in awe at the artistic expression…Nov 30, 2022Nov 30, 2022
Monna WeiIntersecting “Woman in STEM” and Side PaI grew up with constantly changing dreams about my career. First, I was obsessed with dinosaurs and wanted to become a paleontologist…Nov 30, 2022Nov 30, 2022
Monna WeiWP3 — Systemic Racism in Dating PreferencesIn my WP2, I ventured out to listen to other bicultural women’s perspectives on the beauty standard in both their culture and America and…Nov 14, 2022Nov 14, 2022
Monna WeiWP2: Biculturalism in America: Women’s Battle Against BeautyBeauty standards surround every aspect of a woman’s life, no matter if they desire to conform to them or not. They’re promoted in…Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
Monna WeiKorean vs American Beauty Standards and ConsumerismThe below post is an interview transcript between a Korean American woman, who will be called K, and me, who will be called M. Any…Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
Monna WeiNigerian vs American Beauty Standards and ConsumerismThe below post is an interview transcript between a Nigerian-American woman, who whose name will be shortened to N, and me, who will be…Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
Monna WeiChinese vs American Beauty Standards and ConsumerismThe below post is an interview transcript between a Chinese American woman, whose name will be shortened to C, and me, who will be called…Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022