Female, Latinx/Chicanx, Story
Untitled Why are you so happy all the time? I’ve been asked this question numerous times since I have started college, and at first I would just respond, “I don’t know, I just am.” I had never considered why I found myself finding the positive...
Asian-American, Male, Story
Chance They say its either your identity is shaped by the decisions you made or your decisions are shaped by your identity. I believe it’ both, but also how you were socialized. My name is Robert Dylan Loquinario, I was born March 27th on the year 1998. Yes, the...
Asian-American, Female, Story
Untitled Many of us become comfortable with something when we’ve experienced it multiple times. It gets easier once know what to expect. But when we’re given the opportunity to do something different or something new, do we take it? My journey at Cupertino...
Male, Non-Hispanic, Story, White
Untitled I would say that I’ve been pretty gifted in terms of academic successes. I’ve always viewed myself as a hard worker, leaping headfirst from charter schools into the International Baccalaureate program. I got a 2140/2400 on my SAT, 33/36 on the...
Female, Latinx/Chicanx, Story
Untitled I’m seven years old sitting in the top bunk of the bunk bed my sister and I shared, I hear my a pa tell my a ma “yo no se haber tu como te las areglas” as the puerta is slammed shut and the white small car screeches onto the street where my...
