On this journey, I have received so much support and help from my fellow alumni of color: Amarion Hall, Carolyn Christian, Chelan Beavers, Elita Gao, Emma Tuhabonye, Esha Gupta, Gem Williams, Grace Evans, Jessica Liu, Jonathan Lim, Kady Salinas, Kennedy McCormack, Marisa Washington, Hector Cantu, and Selinda Qiu. Special thanks to Gem Williams, Kady Salinas, Kennedy McCormack, Sandra Pomeleo-Fowler, and Selinda Qiu,for providing detailed suggestions on my drafts. I sincerely enjoyed listening to your stories and cannot thank all of you enough for giving me your time and commitment.
Thank you to the most inspirational, amazing, and incredibly kind Hope Ruiz for offering all the support and guidance through out this whole process.
Thank you to the knowledgeable and generous Kendall Evans, who despite his busy schedule as the Director of Diversity and Inclusion, supported me.
Thank you to the wonderful previous Directors of Diversity and Inclusion from St. Andrew's who really helped me see a fuller picture of DEIB at St. Andrew's, and for offering support and guidance.
Thank you to Caroline Pinkston, who wrote the amazing dissertation that served as an essential source and inspiration for this piece, and who also offered crucial knowledge, insight, and guidance to me.
Thank you to Hur-shiu Webb, for sharing your experience as a person of color faculty teaching at St. Andrew's.
Finally, thank you to many of my Williams College friends who have been such as strong source of support and inspiration through out this entire journey.