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People say the South is racist, but it wasn't until I moved north that I was really barraged with microaggressions on a daily basis. One instance was… - Jessica Esquivel
" "People say the South is racist, but it wasn't until I moved north that I was really barraged with microaggressions on a daily basis. One instance was when I was sick and missed a couple of days of classes. This was reported to my adviser as my having missed weeks of coursework. When I was in class I was ignored, but when I was not there I stuck out like a sore thumb. It's hard to separate your microaggressions when you deal with intersecting minoritized identities. Was it because I was the only woman? The only Black person? The only Mexican? The only lesbian?
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About Jessica Esquivel
Jessica Esquivel is an African Latino physicist and science communicator.
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Jessica Nicole Esquivel
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