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Apr 27, 2021

This too is an American experience.

The earliest memory I have that isn’t prompted by a faded photo from the 80s with smiles frozen in perpetuity: Hiding under a desk and peeking through as I watch a drunk man spit in my dad’s face. Calling him a chink. Yelling to get out of HIS country. Go…

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Oct 13, 2018

On Breathing.

I’m 32. I waited 22 years to speak about it. So. When people began saying things like “why did she wait so long” or “she’s just looking for attention” at a national level, my immediate reaction wasn’t to remember studies on PTSD or statistics on false allegations or the typically…

Mental Health

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Mental Health

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Jun 25, 2018

Paradox of Tolerance & Civility

“This is Cathy — she put a cigarette out on a bitch.” As far as introductions go, personally that one’s not my favorite. Most of my friends get a good laugh out of it. And I really can’t complain because…that’s not NOT true. Over 10 years ago, a drunk girl…

Tolerance

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Tolerance

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Jun 12, 2018

On Strength

My therapist commended me for not putting on makeup before our session — I walk out with raccoon eyes every time so…bout time I learn. I reply in true Daria deadpan fashion — I wore silk tho so…yea. And we both laugh because we know there’ll be salt water all…

Mental Health

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Mental Health

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Jun 11, 2018

What counts as MeToo?

I was 10. Maybe 11. And I was excited. We were having a family sleepover. Staying at my aunt’s meant we had access to instant ramen and junk food. Those were the things that got me excited. Because again. I was 10. Maybe 11. I woke up that night to…

Sexual Assault

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Sexual Assault

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Apr 15, 2016

What Representation Means to Me

But honestly…it should. It surprises me that I, or any woman of color I know, have any self-confidence. It’s not noticeable at first, not even to us. The messaging is subtle. Even when not so subtle, our natural response is to accept that we are simply not enough. Questioning the…

Race

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What Representation Means to Me
What Representation Means to Me
Race

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Nov 30, 2015

The Fallacy of Meritocracy

Even as an associate in investment banking, I was often asked to go above and beyond my skillsets and book a car or make restaurant reservations. The male managing directors I was surrounded by all seemed far more comfortable asking me, the Asian girl, to take care of typically…

Diversity

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The Fallacy of Meritocracy
The Fallacy of Meritocracy
Diversity

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Cathy Lee

Cathy Lee

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