“I just wanted to find people who are like-minded and respected culture and stuff like that, because being a person of color, sometimes you do face some not so pleasant experiences.”
-Saloni Majumdar
Building a community: The complexities of representation faced by AAPI in Lubbock
Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, Asian Americans continue to face anti-Asian violence and discrimination across the country.
Yet amid the hate, leaders at Texas Tech University hope to encourage conversations about Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) representation and history as they navigate their own experiences.
“If people care, if people are interested in being part of that conversation whether you are part of that community or not, people will show up and be a part of it...”
-Junia Lee
“Are we looking at defining diversity much more broadly so that it can be inclusive and equitable?”
-Dr. Aliza Wong
“You have these unique opportunities to intersect with others, and those are learning opportunities...”
-Cory Powell
“I think that’s what is so beautiful about going to college, is that you’re going to interact with people that are different from yourself, that grew up in different ways..."
-Jade Silva Tovar
