Cal in Color
NOVEMBER 08, 2022
Thoughtless prayers
It is dystopian for a kid to bear the responsibility of other people’s biases and hatred, so, instead of sending thoughts and prayers, we must act to realize the things we pray for.
BERKELEY'S NEWS • JANUARY 31, 2023
Cal in Color
Cal in Color
OCTOBER 31, 2022
On performativity
The admission tour guide told my mostly Latino classmates about the birth of the Free Speech Movement on “this very campus” and detailed the historical significance of many sights during the tour. They explained how UC Berkeley was a center for activism and advocacy of marginalized voices.
Cal in Color
OCTOBER 31, 2022
On performativity
The admission tour guide told my mostly Latino classmates about the birth of the Free Speech Movement on “this very campus” and detailed the historical significance of many sights during the tour. They explained how UC Berkeley was a center for activism and advocacy of marginalized voices.
Cal in Color
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Pretty enough
Although normalized in American society, we discussed the morality of changing your appearance to submit to the societal pressure of Eurocentric beauty standards, ultimately imposed by the colonization of the Americas.
Cal in Color
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Pretty enough
Although normalized in American society, we discussed the morality of changing your appearance to submit to the societal pressure of Eurocentric beauty standards, ultimately imposed by the colonization of the Americas.
Cal in Color
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Hallmark's hamartia
Sure, there are some background characters, such as the Guatemalan coffee shop barista that served a role in the quirky white woman’s meet-cute with the white man who strictly drinks black coffee, but there is never a prominent person of color in most Hallmark movies.
Cal in Color
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Hallmark's hamartia
Sure, there are some background characters, such as the Guatemalan coffee shop barista that served a role in the quirky white woman’s meet-cute with the white man who strictly drinks black coffee, but there is never a prominent person of color in most Hallmark movies.
Cal in Color
NOVEMBER 08, 2022
Thoughtless prayers
It is dystopian for a kid to bear the responsibility of other people’s biases and hatred, so, instead of sending thoughts and prayers, we must act to realize the things we pray for.
Cal in Color
NOVEMBER 08, 2022
Thoughtless prayers
It is dystopian for a kid to bear the responsibility of other people’s biases and hatred, so, instead of sending thoughts and prayers, we must act to realize the things we pray for.
Cal in Color
OCTOBER 31, 2022
On performativity
The admission tour guide told my mostly Latino classmates about the birth of the Free Speech Movement on “this very campus” and detailed the historical significance of many sights during the tour. They explained how UC Berkeley was a center for activism and advocacy of marginalized voices.
Cal in Color
OCTOBER 31, 2022
On performativity
The admission tour guide told my mostly Latino classmates about the birth of the Free Speech Movement on “this very campus” and detailed the historical significance of many sights during the tour. They explained how UC Berkeley was a center for activism and advocacy of marginalized voices.
Cal in Color
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Pretty enough
Although normalized in American society, we discussed the morality of changing your appearance to submit to the societal pressure of Eurocentric beauty standards, ultimately imposed by the colonization of the Americas.
Cal in Color
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Pretty enough
Although normalized in American society, we discussed the morality of changing your appearance to submit to the societal pressure of Eurocentric beauty standards, ultimately imposed by the colonization of the Americas.
Cal in Color
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Hallmark's hamartia
Sure, there are some background characters, such as the Guatemalan coffee shop barista that served a role in the quirky white woman’s meet-cute with the white man who strictly drinks black coffee, but there is never a prominent person of color in most Hallmark movies.
Cal in Color
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Hallmark's hamartia
Sure, there are some background characters, such as the Guatemalan coffee shop barista that served a role in the quirky white woman’s meet-cute with the white man who strictly drinks black coffee, but there is never a prominent person of color in most Hallmark movies.
Cal in Color
AUGUST 19, 2022
What happens in Vegas stays in Berkeley
It won’t be without tension, but when we cash in at graduation, we would have stacked the deck in favor of Cal, in Color, more than it was when we first sat down.
Cal in Color
AUGUST 19, 2022
What happens in Vegas stays in Berkeley
It won’t be without tension, but when we cash in at graduation, we would have stacked the deck in favor of Cal, in Color, more than it was when we first sat down.
Cal in Color
AUGUST 12, 2022
Please still care
My baseline of existence as a brown woman isn’t scruffy, it’s silky. Just like my underwear isn’t black. It’s polka dotted. But it still protects me just the same. My activism doesn’t have to come only in choking out my worst experiences. It can also be chucking over them.
Cal in Color
AUGUST 12, 2022
Please still care
My baseline of existence as a brown woman isn’t scruffy, it’s silky. Just like my underwear isn’t black. It’s polka dotted. But it still protects me just the same. My activism doesn’t have to come only in choking out my worst experiences. It can also be chucking over them.
Cal in Color
AUGUST 05, 2022
Leaking therapy notes
Every week this summer, my younger self and I have been putting in the work to overcome our internalized racism. My words have created a safe space for dialogue with myself.
Cal in Color
AUGUST 05, 2022
Leaking therapy notes
Every week this summer, my younger self and I have been putting in the work to overcome our internalized racism. My words have created a safe space for dialogue with myself.
Cal in Color
AUGUST 01, 2022
How to fit in at frat parties
Here’s the ultimate guide, an insider scoop on how I perform my race, conform to the Eurocentric male gaze and never reform the controversial institutions.
Cal in Color
AUGUST 01, 2022
How to fit in at frat parties
Here’s the ultimate guide, an insider scoop on how I perform my race, conform to the Eurocentric male gaze and never reform the controversial institutions.
Cal in Color
JULY 22, 2022
F—ing, for the white hot pleasure of it
The implication stands naked in front of you. Across countries and cultures, women cannot have a life detached from a dick. It’s a fantasy, a wet dream.
Cal in Color
JULY 22, 2022
F—ing, for the white hot pleasure of it
The implication stands naked in front of you. Across countries and cultures, women cannot have a life detached from a dick. It’s a fantasy, a wet dream.
Cal in Color
JULY 15, 2022
Berkeley’s white saviors
I would like to offer the mantra that I use to reveal my ghastly wounds to my non-POC friends to conceal their white savior complex. Show, don’t tell.
Cal in Color
JULY 15, 2022
Berkeley’s white saviors
I would like to offer the mantra that I use to reveal my ghastly wounds to my non-POC friends to conceal their white savior complex. Show, don’t tell.
