#BlackinScicomm

May 23, 20226 min read

有時，往前進的方法是回到原點

我開始在歷史上排擠像我這樣背景之少數族裔的空間中佔有一席之位，但它卻變成一個我無法自由表達自己的空間，因為我不得不改變我的穿著和說話方式，且有很長一段時間我不使用西班牙語，導致有時我甚至很難與家人溝通時找到並用對詞彙。

Nov 14, 20216 min read

Perspective: The Summer I Knew I Could Be a Science Writer

I learned to put the audience first by thinking about what they wanted or needed to read about, not what I wanted to write.

Nov 8, 20216 min read

Perspective: What I Learned (And Did Not Learn) From Genetic Ancestry Tests

Nothing could give me a satisfying, one-word answer to the “what are you” question.

Oct 4, 20218 min read

Two Black Women in the U.S. Earn a Physics Ph.D. Every Year. Can Bridge Programs Really Fix That?

That’s because being a bridge student is nothing to be ashamed of; if there is shame, it lies only with the institution itself.

Sep 17, 20214 min read

Perspective: What Being Black Across the Diaspora Taught Me About Ecology

The inalienable fact of life being Black, as well as being an immigrant is building a home out of the unfamiliar.

Jan 26, 20217 min read

Sometimes the Way Forward Is To Return To the Beginning

I drifted away from Kiskeya and with it, part of myself.

Jan 18, 20219 min read

Dealing With the Dark Days: A Personal Struggle With PMDD

So I give up. I would turn off the lights, bury myself under layers of blankets, and soak my pillow with tears till I fall asleep.

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