By Charlotte Li ’28 My friend once told me that she feels sorry for her English-speaking friends. Not out of arrogance, but because they would never get to experience the funniest version of her. That version only exists when she speaks Mandarin. It was my freshman year, and we were still figuring out who we…
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The Language That Carried Generations of Women
By Charlotte Li ‘28 In 2022, I was scrolling through my feed, heart heavy with news reports, when I came across a post advocating for collective action against the muting of women’s voices on social media. The post included pictures of white characters against a red background that I didn’t recognize. I did not know…