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Always Rising 88⬆
This is an ode to 88rising and the Head in the Clouds Festival.
Younger me would have never imagined an entire music festival filled with Asian and Asian American artists as a true celebration of culture, identity, and music.
Actively Listening
Actively listening to our students is the most important teaching strategy there is. We can decenter ourselves as teachers when we focus on what our students have to say and share every day, in and outside of the music classroom.
Black and Asian Solidarity
BLACK AND ASIAN SOLIDARITY IS A WARM, GLOWING EMBRACE, A COMMUNAL SPACE, A RESTING PLACE, WHERE OUR COLLECTIVE STRENGTH IS IN UPPER CASE ALONG A YIN-YANG PENCIL TRACE, FILLED WITH HARMONY AND GRACE.
Unlearning emotional suppression
As an Asian American, I learned at a young age to suppress my emotions. Whatever I felt did not matter in the bigger context of what my family was doing in order for us to survive in America. I internalized that crying was always weak, and outwardly showing any negative feelings should not happen. In…
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ALICE TSUI 徐晓兰 