There’s an introspection that occurs when you write and discover things about your past that start to combine into a complex tapestry of trauma, pain, but also humor and light. This is not what I set out to do initially when I began the MFA in Bilingual Creative Writing at UTEP, but it’s something that has emerged through my first two years in the program. I have more insight into my thought process, and the memories that are welling up don’t plague me as much.
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Greening the Golden State
In the first quarter of my project, “Understanding and Alleviating Environmental Inequality in Underprivileged Communities,” I was able to explore different facets of the fight for environmental justice while contributing to the efforts in my local community.
Tara Gomez-Hampton (PhD ’11) Joins CAA Board
The 15-member volunteer board currently comprises graduates from 1974 to 2014.
A Message from the Caltech Alumni Association
June 9, 2020 Dear Fellow Alumni, What happens to one of us affects all of us. We Caltech Alumni are, by and large, a community that sought science, engineering, academia, and other intellectual pursuits as these practices enable us to make positive contributions to...
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We’re Here For You
To our alumni community, At the Caltech Alumni Association, we believe nothing is more important than the safety and well-being of you — our alumni. We’re here to assist you in every way we can to help you connect with Techers around the world and leverage your...
Update Regarding COVID-19, Reunion Weekend Canceled
March 16, 2020 Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends, Please know that you are in our thoughts as the world comes to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope you, your families, and friends remain safe and healthy. The Caltech community is working diligently to ensure the...
Caltech Alumni Association Update Regarding COVID-19
March 11, 2020 With great concern for the health and well-being of our campus community and Caltech alumni worldwide, we, the Caltech Alumni Association (CAA) leadership, are strategically canceling several CAA events in response to COVID-19. Caltech Alumni event...
Techer Magazine 2020
Two Recent Alumnae Win the Second Annual Chang Career Exploration Prize
Caltech has awarded the second annual Milton and Rosalind Chang Career Exploration Prize to one undergraduate alumna, Preethi Periyakoil (BS ’18, Computer Science) and one graduate alumna, Nicole Tetreault (PhD ’13, Biology). Periyakoil received the Chang Prize for her proposed project “University Support Text Line,” and Tetreault received the prize to work on her project “Beyond the Cell.”