“Where are you from?”  “Oh, I’m from New York. I was born there,” he says. Added as an afterthought, he then says: “well, I lived in Peru.” “Where’s Peru?” I find it completely...

I came to Tulane as a fairly stereotypical student here. I grew up in an upper-middle-class household in the north, with educated parents and little knowledge of New Orleans, but with a desire to study...

Before I came to America, the concept of “race” never occurred to me. Not even once.  It did not occur to me when I was in China and surrounded by people who, more or less, share the same cultural...

Tulane University is notable for many things: its high-intensity social life, prestigious academics and, as anyone familiar with Tulane will be able to point out, a large Jewish population.    The...

Members of marginalized groups inevitably find themselves explaining … a lot. As a result, most start to develop a few well-rehearsed responses that roughly convey the gist of an experience, without...

As a trans, genderqueer Latinx, watching the opening scenes of Bad Bunny’s newest music video for “Caro” brought tears of joy to my eyes. The Puerto Rican Latin Trap artist, known for pushing...

Margaux Armfield | Staff Artist I wish you felt how I felt. I first came to Tulane on an unofficial visit for football. I was excited about the new atmosphere in contrast to where I’m...

Gomez Sandoval When I was 10 years old I decided to be vegetarian, and it has been almost two years since I have made a transition to a fully vegan diet. I never faced any challenge when it came...

The historical and systematic policing of black women’s bodies has not stopped at the legislative level, where rich, old, white men pass laws denying us the right to choose. It has not stopped with the...

Past editor of Intersections, one current editor and associate editor join together to give gratitude those before them, and look toward the future.

This is the most recent in a new Intersections series: Intersectional Confessionals. To learn more about the series, read our Letter from the Intersections Editors.