Uncomfortable Conversations
Navigating the important conversations
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...about #BLM + Non-Western Lens pt.2
In response to: "For the first time, the present study applies the women and peace hypothesis to an African peacebuilding setting,...
... about #BLM + Non-Western Lens pt.1
In response to: "Taken together, the findings of this study propose that as more women are left to survive the atrocities of war, they...
... About Affirmative Action
“My son would have a very hard time getting into Dartmouth because he is white.” No. This isn’t a joke. This was a real sentence that...
... About Being Mixed-Race Pt. 2
The more I talked with other mixed kids about creating a hapa community at Dartmouth, the more excited I became. I mostly received...
...About Language
“I go back and forth sometimes about whether I think he is smart,” my friend said to me as we sat outdoors for drinks at a favorite...
... About Being Mixed-Race Pt. 1
Growing up in Hawaiʻi, I had never questioned my identity as a half Chinese, half white kid. I was always able to exist fully as myself....
... About Calling the Police About Domestic Disturbances
My parents called me yesterday with a question. Apparently, our neighbors had a heated argument the night before during which items were...
...About "Appropriate" Entertainment
It felt like Macklemore was the artist of the year my freshman year of high school. Thrift Shop was especially popular, its music video...
... About Appropriating Black Hairstyles
A few weeks ago I noticed something unusual. My cousin added a bitmoji profile to his contact. Even more strangely, in his profile photo,...
...About Representation and Success in Hollywood
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Spike Lee movie,” my dad commented at dinner the other night. “Probably because he is a black man working...
...About Non-Fiction versus Fiction and the Privilege to Choose
When I first started talking about my understanding of black experience in America, people around me were quick to ask where I was...
...About the Continual Civil Rights Movement and Justice (or lack thereof)
I had just finished listening to Dr. Matthew Delmont’s talk “From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter,” when I sat down at the dinner...













