20 hrs ago·edited 20 hrs agoLiked by Ali Rachel Pearl, J.T. the L.A. Storyteller
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 😠
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 😠
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.
Irvine is EVIL