Posts by Lucas Du
Am I Growing Up?
We’re told that college will fundamentally change us, but that’s not how it always pans out. Back in high school, everyone was clamoring to get out. “I can’t wait to leave,” they said. “Senior spring can’t come soon enough,” they said. And when August rolled around and summer came to an end and college loomed large right…
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Escaping some stereotypes while embracing others presents a difficult task. Stereotypes have always followed me around. In elementary school, the “Asian” accent was a running joke. All my friends did it and I did it too, perhaps as a way of deflecting the joke, owning the joke, showing that it didn’t matter and that I…
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