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A follow-up to my article about being an Asian American woman in tech and being gaslighted… 1.5

Back in February of 2021, I wrote and published an article named, “What it’s like being gaslighted in the workplace — from the experience…

Jul 1, 2022

A follow-up to my article about being an Asian American woman in tech and being gaslighted… 1.5

Jul 1, 2022

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What It’s Like Being Gaslighted in the Workplace — From the Experience of a Millennial Asian…

As a milleniall Asian American woman in tech, I’ve experienced gaslighting from salary negotiation to recognition of work & promotions.

Feb 25, 2021

People covering face & mouth of woman

Feb 25, 2021

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UX Collective

UX professionals, the fight against systemic racial injustice can’t just stop at “diverse” hiring

The hard truth is that the reason why it doesn’t feel like it is enough is because it will never be enough.

Jan 8, 2021

Black Lives Matter protest sign saying, “With privilege comes responsibility”

Jan 8, 2021

6 Things I Learned in Academia That Make Me a Better UX Researcher

I’ve learned that my academic training offered a unique perspective to research in general— something self-taught UXers may not have.

Aug 13, 2020

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Aug 13, 2020

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Prototypr

6 Ways UX Researchers can be Advocates for Humans

In the UX world, we often hear terms like “user-centered,” “human-centered,” and “customer-centered.” We believe that in order to be…

Jul 20, 2020

6 Ways UX Researchers can be Advocates for Humans

Jul 20, 2020

Being an Asian American woman speaking about Diversity & Inclusion is exhausting.

Many companies are publishing statements that they will invest in D&I. Let me describe how D&I conversations have felt as a woman of color.

Jun 16, 2020

Three women sitting in an office in disbelief

Jun 16, 2020

Learning to Negotiate as an Asian American Woman in Tech

I always felt a little othered. I’ve always been in the minority for most of my academic and career-related experiences — let it be my age…

Mar 3, 2020

Learning to Negotiate as an Asian American Woman in Tech

Mar 3, 2020

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Prototypr

How to Transition from Academic Researcher to UX Researcher

Use your greatest skill: treating your career transition like a research project is critical in a successful career switch.

Dec 13, 2019

How to Transition from Academic Researcher to UX Researcher

Dec 13, 2019

Michelle Nguyen

Michelle Nguyen

Academic Researcher turned UX Researcher. Experience in museum education, child development research, & SAAS product design

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