It is ironic that I am an identity researcher because I am constantly in a struggle against facets of my own identity. I am the daughter of a single-mother who died too young. I am an Asian-American woman, an academic in a teaching university, a teacher but also a scholar. I am a wife, a […]
Month: October 2016
Partnerships & Perspectives
This is often how I feel, as if I am constantly juggling a bunch of puzzle pieces that I know fit together somehow to make up the gestalt of my life. This week is no exception. I am attending a professional conference, spending two nights away from my family, trying to see two friends (and […]
I Am No Longer Here for Your Approval
For pretty much all of my life, I have lived for the approval of others. It was the path of least resistance and I hate confrontation. Just do what you’re told. Do what’s expected of you. Be good and when someone says you’ve done something wrong, believe them, apologize, repent, think about what you’ve done […]
With the Time You Are Given
It’s tenure file time around my university. Having finally made the decision not to go up early, the deadline is not looming over me, but I do have friends and colleagues going up who have been updating me on their progress as they reach the finish line and submit their files. One of my dearest friends […]