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Professor Huang discusses the translation of “people of color” in Chinese and the importance of understanding translational issues around radicalized terminology
Written by Sanni Zhang ’22 Considering the ongoing racial issues in the States, it’s also essential to think about the language we use to describe them not only in a local context but also in a global context. For this time, we had an interview with Yuting Huang, an assistant professor at the College of…