Hi. My name is Wen Liu, and I'm currently a Ph.D. student in the Social-Personality Psychology Program at
the Graduate Center of City University of New York. I want to start by thanking the generous
donors of APIQWTC to provide their resources for this scholarship. As a queer Taiwanese immigrant
came to the U.S. at the age of 16, the queer communities were the first space that really
connected my otherness with. It was also where I began my community organizing work as well
as academic research. Getting this scholarship is very significant for me personally because this is
a rare opportunity to be recognized as both queer and Asian. This scholarship would really support me
in my pursuit of the Ph.D. program. The Ph.D. degree in Psychology particularly for my research project on
the lives and resistance of queer Southeast Asian migrant workers in Taiwan. Despite the
harsh Capitalist exploitation and racist and patriarchal labor practices, these women from
communities, relationships, and relentlessly fought back. My work is to document this militancy
from the marginalized voice in our very own communities. With this spirit of solidarity, I'm
really grateful to be recognized and supported by the API queer communities. Thank you very much.