Humans of DV: Week 5
Aria Khalique, Vivian Kuang, Daniela Wise-Rojas, and Megan Dhillon
This week on Humans of DV: an advocate for female empowerment, a robotics enthusiast, a track athlete and a woman scientist. Stay tuned every Saturday for a new installation of this feature and make sure to catch last week’s profiles here if you missed them.
“Do something you’re passionate about.”
Erin Ku "I met this lady named Vera Ciametti. She's the director of Ruby’s Place, and they're the first fundraiser that we started with. But then I realized that there's a way larger group of women in need in the Bay Area. Then I saw it because, you know, San Ramon is like a bubble. We just care about our GPA's. And I would think that literally 20 or 30 minutes away, there are homeless people on the...
“I love the dedication and the fun I have while competing.”
Anay Bhakat “This is my fourth year doing robotics. I got into it because it looked more interesting than any other clubs, and now I am one of the lead builders on my team. I also help guide and mentor some of the younger members of the team. Our last competition was a signature event where teams from all around the country, like Florida and Texas, the best teams in the world, came to compete, a...
“It really depends on if you try.”
LeAnn Zhang “It was somewhere around elementary [school when I started track] ... [Initially], I was [kind of] a brat. You know how you see the 'cool girls' that are not running or doing anything? ... Basically, I was one of them … [My friend and I] were always walking around the track. We refused to run on PE days, and I always threw a tantrum. Then one day, I was actually going to be suspen...
“Sometimes it felt awkward, like I didn’t fit in because of my gender.”
Gargee Piplani "In eighth grade, I went to nationals for the science bowl. It's a competition for you to show your scientific knowledge. A team of five kids, from Windermere Ranch, including me, went to regionals and won, and from there we qualified to go to nationals. Since I was the only girl on the team, sometimes it felt awkward, and like, I didn’t fit in just because of my gender. But afte...
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