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Uyen Chu

Wearing too much black and white but still living a life of color

Hi guys! My name is Uyen (pronounced oo-ween). I was born in Saigon, Vietnam and currently living in Boston. I’m a junior majoring in Psychology with a focus in social psychology and minoring in Japanese. I spend most of my time reciting Japanese vocab and psychology concepts in my lovely goth/k-pop/devoid of color dorm room (I swear it’s not a phase). You can also catch me in my friends’ dorm rooms, watching anime and YouTube while munching on Domino’s (despite being lactose intolerant), grabbing boba EVERY weekend, and thrift shopping in Davis Square.


Buckle up and please enjoy my ramblings of being a first-gen student, low-income, and an immigrant, all at the lovely Tufts :) 

Recent Articles
Mar 16

Learning to Treat Myself Better

  In high school, I was a very headstrong student. I told myself that I could do it all, I balanced babysitting my younger sister, volunteering, working…

Feb 22

Learning how to cook (pre-vegan and vegan edition)

  When I was in high school, I melted a spatula while making eggs (yeah, I don’t know how I did that). And now as a junior, I made the big decision to…

Nov 07

How Tufts Helped Me Develop My Civic Identity

  Civic engagement is a pretty fancy phrase. I surely didn’t know what it meant in high school. You may have heard it thrown around at info sessions,…

Oct 18

Studying Japanese at Tufts

  Hello everyone!  My name is Uyen (pronounced oo-ween) and I wanted to share my experience with Tufts’ Japanese department in Japanese. I was born in…

Oct 18

タフツで日本語を学ぶ

みなさん、こんにちは! 私はウーウィン・チュウともうします。今日は日本語でタフツの日本語学科の経験に…

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