“Where are you from?” “What are you?” “You don’t look Asian.” “You’re not really Asian.” “Asians don’t experience racism or struggle.” “Not to be racist, I just don’t want to get the virus.” “Just pick…
Posts tagged Cultural Competency
Our Role as CSD Students in the Fight for Social Justice
Last year, if you’d asked me to picture a book club, I would’ve imagined a casual scene of friends getting together to discuss a new work of fiction. After hosting a NSSLHA chapter book club…
The NBASLH Experience: Student Voices of the Past and Present
For students working toward the achievement of the CCC-SLP or CCC-A, in a profession where only 8% of members and affiliates identify as minorities, and an even smaller number identifying as Black, the cultural disconnect…
NSSLHA Strong in 2020
There’s no doubt . . . this year handed us quite a few challenges. But, if 2020 has shown us anything, it’s how resilient, innovative, and persistent we can be . . . that, together,…
