What Keeps Us Going

5. Model Minority, Inherited Trauma, and Community Building with Victoria

January 26, 2024 King Season 1 Episode 5
5. Model Minority, Inherited Trauma, and Community Building with Victoria
What Keeps Us Going
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What Keeps Us Going
5. Model Minority, Inherited Trauma, and Community Building with Victoria
Jan 26, 2024 Season 1 Episode 5
King

Victoria is a first-generation Asian American who has never taken any opportunity for granted. Her curiosity and tenacity led her to graduate from high school early and from college early, the University of Utah’s Eccles School of Business. Still, her road was far from what is expected. Her passion for education has her pursuing a career in academia while navigating being expected to be a "model minority" and managing mental health. 

  • Identities: Asian-American, woman of color, daughter, first generation, queer
  • Profession: higher education
  • Themes: mental health, tokenism, model minority
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Victoria is a first-generation Asian American who has never taken any opportunity for granted. Her curiosity and tenacity led her to graduate from high school early and from college early, the University of Utah’s Eccles School of Business. Still, her road was far from what is expected. Her passion for education has her pursuing a career in academia while navigating being expected to be a "model minority" and managing mental health. 

  • Identities: Asian-American, woman of color, daughter, first generation, queer
  • Profession: higher education
  • Themes: mental health, tokenism, model minority