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The Non-Binary Community

I used to get extremely frustrated when someone would gender a topic without first explaining that gender is a social construct and how most recognized differences between girls and boys are directly related to being perceived as a specific gender in their childhood environments and…

Ancillary 1

Being a female, or more specifically, being an Asian female, is an essential identity for me. The community of Asian females stands at a central place in my identity. Multiple versions of “single story” revolve around my community. They usually all point to several major themes: looking exotic from the…

'Woman' as a Prefix

I am five, shuffling underneath my big-kid-sized backpack while waiting for the rest of my kindergarten class to arrive — already, the boys and the girls polarize to either side of the classroom, the boys giggling to each other and whispering murmurs of ‘cooties’.

Stereotypes to China

I come from a country that has the longest history in the world and it is also the only existing ancient civilization that was not disrupted or destroyed by war or natural disaster, China. As a Chinese student who studies in the U.S., the most common question that people ask me is related to…

Native Americans

A community that I identify with is just being a Native American. As a Native American we have been facing diversity since the 16th century. Starting from Christopher Columbus claiming he and the Europeans were the first to discover America before anyone. Since that point on from the arrival of the…

A19F22

I have always identified with the business/entrepreneurial community. Ever since I was in elementary school, I’ve been involved in business ventures with either myself or my family. I started out by reselling various items at school, then eventually turned my entrepreneurial spirit into creating a clothing brand…

What is a community you identify with?

As an international student living and studying in the US, which shares a few similarities with Chinese cultures, life track has completely been twisted, leading us to a new phase. Stereotypes seem to be everywhere, bothering us from time to time. It left me an…

All-Girls School = Drama?

“All-girls school must be a toxically competitive environment.” “All-girls school must be full of bullying and dramas.” These are all common judgments I have heard about all-girls school. In fact, before attending an all-girls high school, that was exactly how I assumed my high…

Singing can just be a “hobby” — (Ancillary 1)

What is a community you identify with? What is the “single story” about this community and where might it not be accurate? 350 Words. Use…