One of boxing's rising stars shines a spotlight on the nuances of the Asian-American identity, and the unfortunate rise in anti-Asian hate and attacks happening across the world.
My name is not Mary. That s not my birth name, anyway.
It s really Ching Hwa, which means celebrate China, an homage to my birth date of Oct. 10, which marks Independence Day in Taiwan when in 1911 the last Chinese dynastic empire was overthrown by Nationalist rebels.
With such an interesting backstory to my name, why would my family change it? Because upon arrival as non-English speaking immigrants to the United States, my parents knew we had to sink or swim. Assimilate or vanish. That means adapting English names that are easier to pronounce. I became Mary and my brother became Bob.
Diversity Panel Discusses Asian Experience in Cancer Research Hosted by Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Others
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The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC), in collaboration with the Chinese American Hematologist and Oncologist Network (CAHON) and the Indo-American Cancer Association (IACA), is pleased to release an important diversity panel discussion of society leaders sharing their experience as Asians working in the cancer research field.
Barriers to Asians and Pacific Islanders in Science and Medicine Diversity Panel Logo
This diversity panel features a timely and intimate discussion of the interactions my fellow Asian colleagues have experienced in the laboratory and the clinic, stories that are unfortunately all too common,” said SITC President Patrick Hwu, MD.