ME & WHITE SUPREMACY: LUNAR NEW YEAR EDITION

ME & WHITE SUPREMACY: LUNAR NEW YEAR EDITION

Today, February 1, 2022, marks the first day of the Lunar New Year. The timing this year coincides with the start of Black History Month here in the US. This year, I’ve been reflecting on my journey to unlearn my own internalized white supremacy. In many ways,...
Transformation in 2021

Transformation in 2021

What has transformation felt like to you in 2021? The NEW team shares short reflections from the last 12 months. 2021 was one heck of a bag, filled with emotions, moves, accomplishments, and doubts. It was a year of finding meaning in my studies, my work, my...
GIVING THANKS AND GIVING CREDIT

GIVING THANKS AND GIVING CREDIT

The month of November is designated as Native American Heritage Month. It’s also the month that holds the national Thanksgiving holiday. This time of year brings up so many thoughts and mixed emotions for me. I’m blessed to be in a community of people at NEW who...
The Future I want to see

The Future I want to see

“We have to be the future we want to see.” This is my 2021 mantra. I think I first heard it from Yodit. (classic). In both conscious and unconscious ways, these words have shaped how I’ve moved through my life this year. This mantra reminds me to actively live into my...
OH, That Yellow Brick Road

OH, That Yellow Brick Road

I hate the feeling of panicking about money. That check-the-bank-account-twice-a-day, double-overdraft-fee, walking-around-knowing-exactly-how-much-is-in-your-wallet anxiety. Constantly asking, “can I get what I need when I need it?” It’s the feeling of suffocating,...
Grandma’s Spoken Words

Grandma’s Spoken Words

Recently, I went through a box stuffed with cards I have received over the years. Some from birthdays, graduations, moving, and souvenirs from places others have visited. Things can get buried in there, and every once in a while it’s nice to go through and relive...