Cal in Color

I was lucky enough to have mentors who were able to relieve me from any financial barriers for college, but not all students are as fortunate as I was.

We each have a responsibility to change the course of discussions so that our lived experiences are acknowledged to the fullest extent.

They ultimately piece everything together, uniting all the admirable traits, weird habits and strange mannerisms into the adult I’ve become.

I am either too “American” when I am trying to fit in with my Latin community at home, or I am too “brown” for the many Americans I encounter at my university.

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.

We scoured more than 100 years of digital archives to highlight notable events from campus and Daily Cal history. From the very first game at Memorial Stadium to the Milo Yiannopoulos protests, we compiled headlines from nearly every decade since the Daily Cal was founded in 1871. So sit back, relax and take a scroll through history.

The kids and I were on the same boat; I understood that they felt unsafe with the presence of an authority who is supposed to make them feel safe.

But the campus and its gatekeepers of all colors still seem to be failing to understand that no amount of special grants for student-parents will make the campus more diverse if the culture around supporting parenting people does not also shift in practice.

Through dance, I’ve learned to appreciate the nuance of the Pilipinx and Pilipinx American experience, slowly and surely ridding myself of my preconceived notions of Pilipinxness.

Seeking help or working together does not make me any less successful than my peers. I am graduating for myself, for other Chicanx students, for other students of color, for womxn