For women, particularly women of color, public safety anxieties preceded the pandemic. We steel ourselves for harassment and violence upon leaving the house. But few are ever confident that we’ll receive help when we need it. Rip Christina Yuna Lee.
Growing up, like most children of immigrants, I could tell when a teacher got to my name in roll call because there would be a long pause and then a palpable nervousness before a muttering of letters or words.
An educator who feels unsafe, uncared for & devalued cannot give their full selves to their work. Basic human needs extend to those who teach as much as they do to those who are to be taught
Happy Father's Day to the immigrant Papas who never showed their struggle b/c of what they were taught it means to be a man. The ones who internalized feelings because they were never told it's OK to ask for help or express emotions. The ones who think they have to do it alone.