I approached my professor in office hours to discuss material in a high-level [science] course. I was confused about a difficult concept that was presented during lecture. After about 10 minutes of discussion, the professor, seeing that I… Read More
Over the summer, a black man walked into our campus office. Another student worker greeted him and said, “Are you the new football coach?” You could see on his face he just wanted to sigh–he said, “No, I’m… Read More
As a Hard of Hearing student I am frequently told things along the lines of, “You do not sound Deaf,” “Wow, I wouldn’t know you are hard of hearing if you had not told me. You must work so hard,” and … Read More
When I tell people where I am from, they automatically assume I know other people of that heritage, or am interested in connecting with all other people of that heritage. “Oh wow, you’re from this country? I know someone from… Read More
I went to Party City to get some blue hair dye for my Halloween costume. While I was looking through the aisles, I saw Native American headdresses and costumes mimicking clothes worn by Native Americans. The friend I… Read More
I was told by a former partner that my “neuroticism would ruin my kids.” He unabashedly advised me to forget having them at all because I was “too much of a perfectionist”. Having high expectations for yourself and… Read More
Getting a voter guide that was only in Spanish because of my Hispanic last name
For the most part, I am very slow towards anger. I am pretty reserved unless you truly get to know me. That being said, I feel upset when my blackness isn’t seen as blackness. I am a firm… Read More
Blatantly anti-Semitic comment directed towards me by a professor when I brought up the genocide of Jews as a discussion point.
Microaggressed for voting for Trump
