Doctora Mari (Her/She/Ella)
@academicmami
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Mami of 2. Mexican immigrant. Assistant Prof. Latin American Lit & Culture | Mexicanista |Memory & social movements. Opinions mine, RT just RT #ChingonaPhD
Los Angeles, CA
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I started designing my stickers 2 years ago!! My shop will reopen soon with new designs but had to share this classic
#EducatedChingona
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One of the reasons I wanted my kids to be part of my
#PhD
graduation was because I was repeatedly told that they were an obstacle to my career. From the moment I got pregnant with my son in undergrad people’s expectations changed. But my goals stayed the same always
#academicmom
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As a Latina in academia, I’ve gotten confused for the janitorial staff/secretary/assistant many times. My mom was a janitor for many years, it’s something I’m proud of. So my go-to answer when that happens is:
“I wish! Imagine being responsible for keeping this place running?”
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A week ago I graduated with my PhD. My immmigrant self, undocumented for years, ESL student, mama of 2 is now a doctora.
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Called my mom to tell her that I signed my contract for a tenure track position at a university about 60 miles from her. She gets to stay close to her grandkids! This is the academic dream, this is our immigrant dream! And we’re all super excited 🙏🏼😁
@OpenAcademics
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Undergrad: my “mentor’ found out I was pregnant, told her other mentees they should learn from my “mistake” in front of me. First year of my PhD program, the then chair of the dept. found out I had a kid & told me to keep my legs closed if I wanted to graduate..
I attended the Shakespeare Association of America conference 8 months pregnant. there, a mentor of mine I hadn’t seen for a while looked me up & down w disgust & said “I’m so disappointed in you” at least three times.
academia hates pregnant people & yet we continue to rock it.
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My Mexican immigrant mom, who was a janitor for more than 10 years, told me this morning: they’re going to make a mess & who do you think is going to have to clean it?
I just sent her this video.
The same House chamber doors where the armed standoff took place hours ago is being cleaned for members to return for the joint session:
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Apparently this is a hot question, so let me ask you
#AcademicTwitter
: do you share syllabi with other profs or do you guard them with your life?
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Tomorrow is officially my first day & I join the ~3% of Latina Assistant Professors in the US.
Me, a formerly undocumented student who went to college with a “Spanish to English” dictionary & failed math four times. No worries, I’m not teaching math!
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Lots of tweets telling profs to be kind to students. I would also like to remind students to be kind to professors. We’re also trying this work from home during a pandemic thing. My Internet is super slow and my kids are loud AF. I’m also worried about my sick grandma.
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Academia goes from "thank you for the diversity you bring to our campus, please serve in this DEI committee so we can hear your voice" to "we're just going to ignore those DEI concerns you're bringing up" really quick...
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@KerrrryC
About three years ago I was on a bus in LA with my mom. We were talking in Spanish when this ww told me we were in America and I needed to speak English or go back to where I came from. Mind you, I’m a Spanish professor. No one stood up for us or said a thing. Never felt so alone
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Unexpected ‘bring your kid to work’ day. Things she’s asked already:
“Where are your toys?”
“You don’t have a playground?”
“When are we going to say hi to teacher?”
“Do you have any friends? I don’t see them”
@Momademia
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I crossed the Mexican border as a child. Since then I’ve been looking for a place for me and my experience in this country. This is exactly what got me into literature.
#AmericanDirt
erases my experience. White voices praising it erase my experience.
Wow! La
@jeaninecummins
told the NYT that she wishes someone browner than her would do the hard work of writing books telling our own stories! Bitch, looks like a lot of us already did! White people just ain't reading them.
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These are the family friendly policies I have on my syllabus, adapted from Dr. Cheyney’s policies that are shared online. I included caregivers to make it more inclusive since I’ve had students in charge of siblings/elders
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Y'all... one of my high school bullies sent me a DM on Instagram saying "OMG you're so inspiring! Love your page, do you remember me?" my reply:
"Yes, I remember you. You told everyone not to talk to me & made fun of my accent every chance you got"
She blocked me.
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As a TA it would cost me about $2000 per quarter (4 months) to enroll my children in my medical insurance. As faculty at the same university it costs about $120/month for the whole family. I make about 3 times more. Something is very wrong here.
#Academicmom
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My middle sis is defending her dissertation & accepted a postdoc to TT position. My baby sis just wrapped up her first year at Berkeley. I'm finishing up my first TT year.
Celebrating every milestone in my Mexican immigrant family!
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@LoriCarriere
Years after graduating I found out that he also made sure I didn’t get some fellowships while he was the chair. A despicable person that ended up leaving the department
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Newly hired tenure track professors: keep in mind that you may not get your first paycheck for a few months! I didn’t get mine until October. We fortunately had savings to help us out but it was still tough. What are other things newly hired profs should know?
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Shout out to first gen students who are also the oldest kids of immigrant families. Particularly the oldest daughters. Supporting the dreams of multiple generations while fighting for our own.
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Last week one my students, STEM major, commented that my bilingual literature class seemed like "it was easy to teach" because it was fun. We cover 12 different authors with their own unique cultural & bilingual experiences. Took me forever to plan it. This bothers me!
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"You can't boycott Goya for supporting Trump"
Foo, I cut off FAMILY, primos hermanos, for the same shit.
I can cut off a brand of canned beans.
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@BermudezWrites
@USC
I’ve had many cholo classmates during my college education, from BA to PhD (perks of staying in SoCal!). One of them gives my email to Latina students. Apparently when they have a question he can’t answer he says: I have a homie for that! We’re a network of homie-scholars
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When I had my son in undergrad, I thought it would get better in grad school. When I had a 2nd child in grad school, I thought it would definitely be better as faculty. Now as faculty, it's just been confirmed what I always knew: ACADEMIA DOESN'T SUPPORT PARENTS AT ANY LEVEL.
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My husband bought me a Polly Pocket because I told him I always wanted one as a kid but we were too poor for me to even ask for one. And he made sure to get one made in the year I was around 6yo because that’s when I would’ve played with it if I had gotten it 🥺
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The only bad comment I got in my student evals this semester is that I sometimes speak to students in an “informal” way. I actually speak “informally” ALL the time & will not be changing the way I speak to fit academia 🤷🏻♀️
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20 years ago, I sat in an ESL classroom. Our teacher told us since day 1 that the only thing we as immigrants could aspire for, was a high school degree (& maybe the ARMY if we were “worthy”). I don’t know where you are, Ms. Rodríguez, but fuck you.
Look at me now!
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@mcadams_at_rice
I was told the same.. finished my PhD in 5 years. Less than many of my childless colleagues
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@oprahsbookclub
@jeaninecummins
@AppleBooks
@Flatironbooks
@Oprah
I would think that Oprah would have a good team to research. Recommending this book is slap in the face to Latinx and immigrant communities.
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How can they occupy a whole freaking stadium without your permission?!?!?! I once got in trouble for staying in a study room 15 minutes past my reservation time. The library security guard came to kick me out. But LAPD can have a field jail without your knowledge?
We’re troubled by accounts of Jackie Robinson stadium being used as a “field jail.” This was done without UCLA’s knowledge or permission. As lessee of the stadium, we informed local agencies that UCLA will NOT grant permission should there be a request like this in the future.
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Every summer I get my kid a pile of books that he needs to read in order to get screen time (Yeap, I’m that mom, no shame!)
Here’s his stack from last summer. Currently looking for recommendations for an 11yo, do you have any?!
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If your “diversity” initiatives in academia don’t include parenting/caregiving academics, then it isn’t diverse.
It needed to be said.
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A university I interviewed for a TT position gave me a whole speech of diversity & why they needed a Latina prof for their Spanish program. There were only 2 Latina faculty total when I interviewed on campus, 2/3 job candidates were latinas... THE POSITION WENT TO A WHITE MAN
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Are we going to start outing academics who pretend to be working class & first gen, but are actually upper class & have highly educated parents? Because I may have some names
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And I have MANY, many more stories like these…
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Last quarter I taught a class on women’s voices in contemporary Mexico. One of the best comments I received was about how the online format allowed my student’s mom, a Mexican woman, to also take the class. She never thought she would see herself in a college class.
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This is the first time I see this as part of an academic job post/recruitment!! More of this, please!
#AcademicMama
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I walked away from a tenure track offer last year. No other offers at the time. Because, among many other red flags, when I asked the provost for the plans to support Latinx/e students after receiving HSI status & funding, he replied “all students matter”
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For my graduation I wore huaraches in honor of my grandpa. They used to call him huarachudo to make fun of him, as the huaraches were a symbol of the working class. The thing is, he was proud of being working class. I never saw my abuelito ashamed of who he was.
#LatinxPhD
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My mom: I gave your email to this lady I met at work. Her son is having issues with his FAFSA
That first-gen life!!!
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The campus maintenance crew working on my floor found out that I’m a profe so they now call me “maestra”
Me: me pueden seguir diciendo por mi nombre, eso no me importa
Señor: trabajó mucho para ser maestra, eso se respeta
Me: 🥺🥺🥺🥺
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Calling the concerns that the immigrant and Latinx community have of
#AmericanDirt
“backlash” is as dismissive of our experiences and voices as the book itself.
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I am critical of
@KamalaHarris
& will definitely keep the new administration accountable. But my toddler daughter will grow up seeing a WoC as MADAM VICE PRESIDENT
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Negotiating my academic job as a Latina was hard AF. I was terrified. I thankfully had the guidance of wonderful people. If any of my fellow academic latinas will be negotiating a job soon, feel free to contact me! Happy to share my experiences & process.
#LatinaEqualPayDay
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Showed my 11yo my newly published article.
Him: you wrote all these words?
Me: I did!
Him, flipping through the pages: this is cool! can I get a copy? I want to show it to my Spanish teacher.
Me: 🥺🥺
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70 job applications sent in two years, 13 Skype interviews, 4 campus interviews, 2 offers... it’s been a long journey!
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Why is everyone taking down their Christmas tree?!?
The Reyes Magos are coming!
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This is your back-to-school reminder that some of your students will have parenting & caregiving responsibilities. A lot of kids will be home, also doing school remotely. Make sure your syllabi policies are family friendly.
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What do you tell your students about class evals? I hate the whole concept of student evals but also need them for my tenure file so it's a tricky situation. Should I give them the speech about evals being biased against women/woc? Do they even care?
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Being a Latina professor at an HSI means talking about the pressure of being the oldest daughter in a Mexican family with a student followed by a convo on hot Cheeto fingers with a different student. This is what my office hours look like sometimes.
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Every "time management" blog I read: Wake up before your kids, make breakfast, do yoga, meditate, shower, change, read horoscope, make a green smoothie, and be ready for your day...
Me, thinking of my toddler who sometimes is up at 3am:
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Got funding to hire three Latinx undergraduate student researchers next summer!
I’m so excited!! 😆
We’ll be researching community organizing through social media looking at the recent feminist movements in Mexico.
#Femtor
#Femtoring
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So today I taught 2 classes, 4 hours total, with a sticker of Olaf on my butt. 🤦🏻♀️
#academicmom
#lifewithatoddler
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I don’t want to hear another white person telling PoC that we need to organize our community. Look at the numbers, it’s clear which community needs the work... so white peoples, how are YOU organizing and working in YOUR community?
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I say no to some academic projects/invitations so I can say YES to family movie nights, weekends off, & more than 5 hours of sleep.
The way I overworked myself during grad school wasn’t healthy. Lesson learned.
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@RadioMirage
Hola, I teach heritage Spanish! One of the 1st things I tell my students is that their Spanish doesn’t suck, it simply reflects a unique reality & experience. Your Spanish is perfect because it’s part of your experience. The goal is to communicate effectively with others with 1/
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My department has NEVER had a tenured Latina.
I think about this every time doubt creeps in & I start to question if I belong here.
I’m the first in my family to go to college, first to get a PhD, first to get a tenure track job. Being the first is my super power ✊🏼
#tenuretrack
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#AcademicTwitter
is very STEM focused, or maybe I haven’t found my people yet... any academics in the humanities (bonus if it’s literature) that I should follow?
@OpenAcademics
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This is only my first semester at my new job & we’re online but I’m getting comments like “I’m telling all my friends to take your class next semester” and I’m like
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My first year as a PhD student I traveled to Mexico & bought this hat for my abuelito. He had no idea what UCLA was, but it was a gift from me so he wore it proudly. He left us two years ago today at 93yo. This hat was the only thing I asked for after his passing.
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“You look too young to be a professor” is not the compliment you think it is... especially when told to a woman of color...
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I was not able to afford university merch until my PhD. I will rock it whenever I want to.
Thanks.
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Picked some Pho from a new place (our usual go-to is closed today). Guy at the register says: you’re going to like it, my grandma made it.
Then this old lady waves from the kitchen. Pho is 🔥
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I never thought I’d said this but I’m glad I grew up poor and learned how to survive with almost nothing. Those skills are so useful right now!
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Nothing like getting a phone call for a tenure track interview while your toddler screams “Mamaaaaaaa” in the background 😳
#academicmom
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I have said this many times before but...
Saying "you look like a student" to a Latina faculty member is not the compliment you think it is.
The sad part is that I wore my "profesora" clothes today. I guess I can't get the look right. Not in vans, not in slacks. Not with a PhD.
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Do others who grew up poor get extremely anxious when they have unexpected expenses? My car died just as we moved to a new place & I just replaced it. I'm happy I had the money to do that but seeing our savings account so empty makes me really, really anxious...
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Tired of seeing Latino men say “why did she enlist?” when talking about Vanessa Guillén instead of questioning the institution that protected her murderer and allowed her to be harassed in the first place... tired of machismo.
#JusticeForVanessa
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Your annual PSA from your favorite Spanish professor:
Feliz ano nuevo = Happy new anus
Feliz año nuevo = Happy new year
That Ñ makes a huge difference 🙈 Use it wisely!
#JaJaJa
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My PhD baby (born in the middle of my program) turned FIVE today! 🥹
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Every time I get back from campus, my 4yo asks: how was your escuela? What did you play? How many friends you have?
🤣
@Momademia
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I’m teaching a class on women in contemporary Mexico. A student gave me the best compliment: “This is not my department but it’s the first time I see a class about me, a Mexican woman”
THIS is why I chose to teach at a Hispanic Serving Institution 🙌🏽
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So many issues with the stereotypical idea that the humanities are "easy." Thinking it doesn't require much prep or knowledge to teach a class where we discuss language, sociolinguistics, history, identity, gender, class, race, religion, etc. is problematic
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The Mexican profe urge to say "no pos ta cabrón" when a student says they don't understand something...
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Selena y Los Dinos
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I have a PhD, I'm an assistant professor and childcare is still not affordable for my family. I make too much for federal programs & not enough for private ones. Our only solution is my husband being our full-time caregiver. Because it's cheaper if he stays home...
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I had a super shitty day but then opened my email & found out that another one of my former students is going to grad school!!
All the students I wrote letters of rec for got into grad school! Make space for three more Latinas Chingonas in academia ✊🏽✊🏽
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I got pregnant with my 1st child during undergrad, started my masters with a toddler, had baby
#2
in the middle of my PhD. Someone recently asked me if I wished I had done anything differently. Yes, I wish I had stopped caring about what people think sooner.
#academicmama
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Keep up with your friends’ scholarship as much as you can. Cite them. Recommend them for speaking engagements. Send them info on conferences/journals/fellowships/grants.
Academia can be a lot & we can’t be aware of everything. Let’s have each other’s backs.
#AcademicTwitter
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My 85yo Mexican abuelita understands the teaching part of my job. But the writing & researching? Not so much. I explained why I’m doing research in Mexico & the book I’m eventually going to publish.
My abuelita: ¿y quién quiere leer esas cosas?
She keeps me humble.
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The Rosalía of "Latinx" lit 🙈
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The news that my husband, who’s been in this country since he was 2yo, will finally have a pathway to adjust his immigration status without leaving the country for up to 10yrs makes me so happy. This is what we’ve been waiting for.
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4yo: how was your escuela today? What did you do?
Me: went to class
4yo: what’s the teacher’s name?
Me: Baby, I’ve told you, I am the teacher
4yo: you no teacher, you the mom!
@Momademia
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Shout out to my friend who got on 2 trains and 1 bus to come to my house and watch my kids while I interviewed for a tenure track position in the other room!
#academicmama
life takes a village 🙌🏽
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Became a Doctora 3 years ago! My friend was taking a pic of my family & captured the exact moment my advisor called the “Doctor” back in the room. Forever one of my favorite pictures!
#ChingonaPhD
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2020 is a good year for my immigrant family: 1 daughter starting a tenure track position (me!), daughter
#2
finishing her PhD, and daughter
#3
got accepted into a bunch of universities (I lost count but
@UCBerkeley
seems to be winning)...
#LatinaPower
#AcademicTwitter
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Sometimes it just hits me that my grandparents didn't even finish the 2nd grade & here I am with a whole PhD.
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Not all superheroes wear capes, some of us wear regalia ✊🏼👩🏻🎓
Grad students with children. Y'all real life superheroes.
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Reading things like "my kids have to wear masks at school, it's so sad"
My children never got to meet their grandpa in person, we lost other family members & friends. That's sad.
We haven't stopped wearing our masks, even vaccinated. We can't afford to lose anybody else.
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I get to hang out with my fully vaccinated parents this spring break! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
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Redefining madrehood & being able to model that for my children, that’s what I celebrate today! And will always fight for this little to make that choice.
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