Li started a nonprofit organization called Very Asian Foundation, where she works to amplify and expand Asian stories and experiences through representation and inclusion.
Famed chef and writer Eddie Huang spoke about his personal experiences as an Asian-American in the United States at Graham Chapel on Monday, specifically addressing minority stereotypes and how they manifested within the context of his childhood.
Thursday night’s Pan-Asia Week discussion on transnational identity drew together various campus Asian groups to start a dialogue on the meaningful experiences of living with a variety of Asian identities.
Twenty months ago, my freshman floor was abuzz after the 25-point outburst of New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, an undrafted player out of Harvard University, against the New Jersey Nets. “Linsanity” became a mass cultural phenomenon, and soon enough, No. 17 Knicks jerseys could be spotted from the Athletic Complex to Taiwan.
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