Catherine Yang
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YANG: Marching on

What began as a reaction to the November election results expanded into hundreds of Facebook events and culminated in a worldwide march with over 3.7 million participants.

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Playground Lessons

It’s dark in the movie theater and Martin’s throat is tight because of some dumb chick flick. The little boy just tumbled over on the […]

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The Voice of My Generation

In 40 years, when I read the next generation of American history books, I want to see that millennials’ voting map at the top of the page about the 2016 election. I want my children and all the other children to study those results, and to know that my peers and I did not passively or willingly go into this presidency.

YANG: Unapologetically American

Dear Unknown Classmate and all of the people who endorse your message of ignorance: From the first Chinese-Americans who built the Transcontinental Railroad to the thousands of Chinese exchange students pushing all fields of research forward today, this country relies on the strength of immigrants like my parents.

Yang family facts

I am my father’s daughter in more ways than one. I have his memory, which means that I never forget what’s in my biology textbook — but once I return from a trip, it’s like it never happened.

YANG: Coloring the margins

Even in this haven of cultural diversity, I felt as lost about my status as a woman of color as I had a year before. Was I truly a POC? Could I call myself “yellow” with the same pride as the black community? Did I even want to — and was it wrong not to?