I am Asian American

The room is filled with brand-new MS1s
A student asks,
“When will you just call yourself American?”
Blood rushes to my face
I explain
I cannot fully belong
When I’m not fully accepted
Yet, those experiences of discrimination
Make me who I am today
Afterwards, another student approaches
He thanks me
I feel understood.

Candace Chow, PhD, MA

Director of Education Research & Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Candace is a classroom teacher turned medical education researcher. She is interested in how practitioners (both in medicine and education) understand their social identities and how these social identities inform professional practice.

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