4- First-Generation WOC Trying to Break into Tech

Published: June 30, 2020, 3:27 p.m.

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Michelle is a first-generation Asian American who grew up in an under-resourced neighbourhood in San Francisco. Because her parents didn't go to college, she didn't have any role models and she had to learn how to navigate the system on her own. She knew she would be a minority in the tech field but she had no way of knowing just how difficult being a woman in tech would really be.

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Michelle shares her experiences of dealing with imposter syndrome, interning at a company where every employee was an older white man, and the challenges she faced during interviews when trying to solve coding problems as well as stand up for herself and deal with the social aspect.

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View the full transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YE7Su_fCpzfv6aSUyQHNp00O7yI3EMSD1UxjTRlxszE/edit?usp=sharing

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