Really enjoyed reading this and looking at the photos and it definitely struck a chord in me, especially the sentence "diversity alone does not equate to inclusivity." Without community agreements, things can get so ugly and devolve into in-group / out-groups.
It brought up a lot of feelings and thoughts for me as a third-culture kid, an Asian person living in a Latine diaspora thru migration / chosen family. Feelings like scorn and not wanting to go to Irvine either and additionally also feeling forever in-between. I'm sorry your grandma experienced that on a visit here 😠
Beautifully written, beautifully told. Thank you.
Thank you for this post Cassy! I work at UCI and teach Race and Ethnic politics there. Grateful to hear about your experience in Irvine.
Really enjoyed reading this and looking at the photos and it definitely struck a chord in me, especially the sentence "diversity alone does not equate to inclusivity." Without community agreements, things can get so ugly and devolve into in-group / out-groups.
It brought up a lot of feelings and thoughts for me as a third-culture kid, an Asian person living in a Latine diaspora thru migration / chosen family. Feelings like scorn and not wanting to go to Irvine either and additionally also feeling forever in-between. I'm sorry your grandma experienced that on a visit here 😠
Irvine is EVIL