@HiddenBrain Gail had a wonderful response noting that the writer’s/ editor’s room are not filled with POCs. Wonderful POC writers are out there looking to publish but gatekeepers of the publishing world have yet to provide the space necessary to do so
@HiddenBrain This question can not be answered with a simple yes or no, as it is complex much like the intersectionality of the original character whose experience cannot be distilled to one defining moment
@HiddenBrain I am Vietnamese (both parents are Viet) American (born in the US) and grew up in North Carolina, and even I could not capture her nuanced feelings and experiences if I decided write it myself
@_ShaniP Hi, Shani! I saw your tweet after searching on twitter for any entry-level UX positions, and I was wondering if you could tell me more about your team and what you all are looking for!
@ypedrovicente ETS gives you 2 free practice online tests which I found helpful to mimic the real thing: https://t.co/gZljGhyMmp
I also have 2 practice books (2017) if I can drop them off to you?
Also found these links:
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Dear friends—There will be some much-needed consolation on April 10th when @alanyang ‘s feature film #Tigertail — a story of profound yearning and lost love premieres @netflix
The cruise industry registers as foreign companies to avoid paying US taxes. Now they want US bailout money.
Now the same Republicans who say immigrants who pay US taxes shouldn’t get help are bending over backwards to give 🤑 to foreign companies who DON’T pay taxes.
Insane.
Food workers.
Grocery clerks.
Cashiers.
Delivery drivers.
Warehouse stockers.
They were never “unskilled workers.”
They were always essential.
And it’s WAY past time they got the respect they deserve w/ a living wage, paid sick leave, guaranteed healthcare, hazard pay, & more.
Despite the persistence of the model minority myth, many AAPI communities experience poverty at rates higher than the AAPI and the national average.
Disaggregating the data reveals these disparities.
#AAPI2020