Hi everyone. My name is Carolyn and I use they/them and she/her pronouns. I'm currently a Columbia MA
Student in American Studies, and I'll be graduating this May. In the fall, I will be joining Brown
University's PhD program in American Studies, where I'll be studying Asian-American political
activism, both historical and contemporary. I currently work in Manhattan's Chinatown
at Wing on Wo & Co., the oldest operating store in Chinatown. It started in 1890 and currently
sells porcelain and other cultural goods. I also helped support its QTPOC-led community initiative,
which helps to create arts and political education opportunities for LGBTQ Youth and
other Chinatown residents. I look forward to learning more about Asian-American Studies
at Brown, and look forward to receiving training and support in order to teach my own classes in
the future. This scholarship is helping to relieve some of the costs related to relocating to
Providence, and it also grants me the ability to take a break this summer and rest, connect
with my community and myself, and to work on recommitting myself to the work and research
that I do. Thank you so much to the APIQWTC Scholarship and for the team for selecting
me to receive this. If you'd like to support APIQWTC and other Asian Pacific Islander queer women
and transgender students, please consider donating to their scholarship fund, which
is tax-deductible. Information on how to donate is available on their website. Thank you so much.