.daniellechang believes harmony for people of all genders flows from the balance between yin and yang
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The foundation of traditional Chinese Taoist philosophy is the concept of the yin and yang, which describes how, but harmoniously connected. Within every person, there’s a seed of yin within yang, and vice versa, so that gentler and stronger qualities—which need not be assigned to a biological sex or a gender identity—are inherent in all of us. My grandmother believed balancing yin and yang kept our life force, or qi, creative through every stage of our being.
As a first-generation Chinese-American woman, it’s often required hard work to tap into my grandmother’s wisdom to honor all parts of myself rather than shrink into labels that my cultural background and gender identity may otherwise lay out for me.
Despite my victories, though, I was not allowed to represent the school at the state tournament for the first two years. The school decided that my classmate Greg, who came in second, was a more fitting choice. I didn’t know if the problem was my race, or my gender, or both, but I knew that Mama Chang wouldn’t have taken it personally. She would have continued to work hard and to lead through action—so that's what I did.
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