Chink Kid Narrative

“He swooped down on one knee and the glass slipper fitted her as if it had been made of wax.” This fairy tale line is everyone’s happily ever after wish. It may have been an exuberant ending for one maiden, but how many suffered in the process of the prince heedlessly looking for his perfect bride? Imagine what people were willing to sacrifice only to become that “perfect fit.” In reality, we lose something extremely valuable — our own happy ending — just to “fit in.”

We bend backwards just to tick off boxes on a checklist created by society in order to ease our own anxieties about being different or shunned. As adolescents, the efforts to force ourselves into these cookie cutters damage our identity. Being the new chinky Asian girl in a

It was the stranger inside of me who believed that I would not be accepted until I became “that perfect person.” I locked my mind behind heavily bolted doors and painted them with “expected” responses. All I did was nod and smile, frightened that my voice would revoke everyone away. The fear of being called a “chink kid” slowly grew inside of me and took control. I constantly fought to silence the screams inside of me, to add more chain on the doors, in the fear of not fitting

There were no guidelines to follow, nor a checklist to complete when it came to science. I learned that every organism has a unique feature that distinguishes it from the rest. These prevailing features can be utilized to save lives and change the world for the better. I learned that these organisms and I were very much alike, possessing something peculiar that no one else has to offer. The possibility of genetically modifying organisms to intensify existing features and implement them in other aspects such as agriculture, infrastructure and medication intrigued me. I became fearless when it came to discussions and explorations in the world of science. My passion for further investigation fed and nurtured my inner voice, helping it become strong enough to break the hinges and finally find my place in this