Amanda Wu

NYU MSW '24 | SSLD fellow | Taiwanese American | Bilateral Cochlear Implants (Hard-of-hearing) | LGBTQ+ 🏳️‍🌈 (She/Her/Hers) | My opinions are my own |

[Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz @RuizSealey]

I am grateful to receive the 2024 NYU Steinhardt Distinguished Alumni Award named in honor of Dorothy Height, the trailblazing civil rights and women's rights activist. I will receive the medal on Thursday, May 9th at Steinhardt Convocation Ceremony.
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[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

@dalemaglalang 98% though. Those numbers 🧐

[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

@dalemaglalang I say the same thing to my pup Maple LOL!

[Coalition for Liberated Ethnic Studies @LiberatedESC]

We welcome those aligned to our values to join our #ethnicstudies movement! Help us continue to fight for the right to #TeachTruth in our classrooms! Join CLES today!

Help us defend ethnic studies! Apply today at: https://t.co/IPufEcgdGM

[Straight Outta Haisha 🇭🇹 @bailabomba]

Join me in donating to restore NYC’s first AAPI woman-owned bookstore. They just suffered a devastating fire and it will take a year to renovate. I love this bookstore and the owner, Lucy Yu, is awesome. Advance thanks for your support. 🙏🏽

https://t.co/sBHJHjvJaA

[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

I joined The PRIDE Study to improve LGBTQ health. Join me in this long-term study to better our communities. https://t.co/BYu06G7R18

[🌈The Where True Love is Movement 🏳️‍⚧️ @WhereTrueLoveIs]

Happy Pride Month
💖 🤍 💙 🖤 🤎 ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜

[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

Q7: Stay in the present, surrounded by those I love. I do continue to hope and dream for a world where books are not a threat but rather as a place to get lost in the beauty of it. Thank you @MsLiu_in_EDU for being a part of my joy! #NCTEchat

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Q7: What are you doing to rest and take care of yourselves this month? What do you continue to hope and dream for? #NCTEchat

[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

Q6: As I work through honoring and highlighting AAPI voices, one cannot simply forget the works and activism of amazing people such as @GraceLeeBoggs, @AngelaDavis_, Yuri Kochiyama, Akemi Kochiyama, Malcolm X and countless others! @NCTEchat

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Q6: As you work to honor and highlight AAPI voices, what are some ways you are also illuminating the work of AAPI activists who work/ed in solidarity across communities of color? #NCTEchat

[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

Q5: I will continue spreading awareness before and after AAPI Heritage Month. AAPI month is in May but this doesn't mean AAPI heritage disappears and loses all support before and after May. There is a continuation of understanding and appreciation of AAPI identities! #NCTEchat

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Q5: What actions can you take before and after AAPI Heritage Month to continue your support of the AAPI community in affirming and centering their identities and humanity? #NCTEchat

[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

@NaetaRohr @yuandmebooks @MsLiu_in_EDU @GraceKChoi @dearasianyouth I love this recommendation! Thank you so much! @NaetaRohr I will definitely be checking this out!

[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

Q3: Going to @yuandmebooks and reading the books that are in this bookstore has been such an amazing experience when seeking multiple, diverse perspectives from the AAPI community. Poetry, media and music have also been very helpful #NCTEchat @MsLiu_in_EDU @GraceKChoi

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Q3: In what ways are you seeking multiple, diverse perspectives from the AAPI community? What texts (books, media, music, podcasts, etc.) have been helpful to you in this aspect? #NCTEchat

[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

Q4: As an East Asian myself, I find that East Asians are definitely over-represented. We tend to forget that there are other Asians such as Indigenous, South and Southeast Asians, and West Asians (Middle Eastern). #NCTEchat

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Q4: The AAPI community consists of ~50 distinct ethnic groups speaking over 100 different languages. Take a quick mental inventory of the texts you use that feature AAPI voices and faces. Who is represented? Who might not be represented? Who might be over-represented? #NCTEchat

[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

Q2: As an SW intern last year in a charter school, I explained that I celebrate Lunar New Year as well as centered conversations around AAPI month with students and staff alike as well as emphasized the need for Black and Asian solidarity #NCTEchat @MsLiu_in_EDU @GraceKChoi

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Q2: How have you centered the voices of Asian American and Pacific Islander students and colleagues in your educational spaces and/or the content that you teach? #NCTEchat

[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

Q1: I find that when my parents give me cut up fruit as a symbol of love, it is something very meaningful to my Asian identity because even though it is a simple act, it still holds such power in parental love #NCTEchat @MsLiu_in_EDU @GraceKChoi

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Q1: What is an aspect of your culture that is meaningful to your identity and why? #NCTEchat

[Grace Choi @GraceKChoi]

For me, the biggest are food & names. So much of my identity is wrapped up in what I'm called & what I eat! 🤣 In Korean culture, names carry so much meaning & tell a story. I used to be embarrassed by Korean middle name, but now I'm grateful it tells my family's story! #NCTEchat

[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

Q#1: Amanda Wu - I am a hearing impaired, queer, Taiwanese American woman, who is a 2nd year NYU Silver Social Work student and hopes that what I bring to the table inspires others in the future! #NCTEchat

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

WARM-UP: Let’s introduce ourselves—who are you, what brings you here, and who are we in community with? #NCTEchat

[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

So excited to attend this event!

[Amanda Wu @TheWunicorn]

Mississippi Jim Crow Laws?!?! What the…I have no words.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

JUST IN: Justin Jones has been voted BACK to the Tennessee State House by the Metro Nashville Council!

The Council was responsible for choosing who would fill the seat until the special election, and they voted to select Jones.

Right after the vote, Jones embraced the council members.

Congratulations Rep. Justin Jones! 💙