How UC Berkeley can show up for our Asian American students
By Margaretta Lin | Special to the Daily Cal
Last Updated February 26, 2021
My mother taught me that a true friend tells you what you need to hear, even if it may not be what you want to hear. I am writing today because Berkeley was my first true home in this country and the first place I felt safe. In returning as a teacher at UC Berkeley, I am troubled by what I see as unconscious marginalization and invisibilization of our Asian American students, especially at a time when they need us to help them feel safe.