Book Bans Are Not The Solution
I stand firmly against political groups like Citizens Defending Freedom and Remnant Alliance.
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Thomas Garcia
- Oct 22, 2023
- 6 min
Scholarship Boys, Nepantla, and Concientización
In 2015, I read Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez, a book that would change the course of my writing. The...
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Thomas Garcia
- Oct 1, 2023
- 3 min
"Campaign in poetry. Govern in prose."
Occasionally, I write poems. On the new podcast episode for UTRGV's Creative Writing Program, graduate student and poet Jay Villanueva...
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Thomas Garcia
- Sep 17, 2023
- 3 min
The Power of Book Readings
At the end of each semester, my undergraduate creative writing courses would vote on which classmate should read from their work at the...
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Thomas Garcia
- Sep 10, 2023
- 6 min
30th Birthday Letter From My 18 Year-Old Self
Dear Thomas, As you open this letter to self on your 30th birthday, I hope you still remember this Dan Millman quote: "Life has three...
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Thomas Garcia
- Sep 4, 2023
- 4 min
3 Lessons Organized Labor Taught Me About Community
My fondest memories of graduate school involved organizing on behalf of my labor union for academic student employees. As a “teacher...
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Thomas Garcia
- Aug 27, 2023
- 4 min
The Futility of Work and The Utility of Pursuits
It’s during back-to-school season when I see two different glimmers in students’ eyes. One glimmer looks like an exploding planet; these...
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Thomas Garcia
- Aug 16, 2023
- 4 min
Yes, The College Admissions Process is Flawed. Here's What It Teaches Us About Life.
In my Princeton University college admissions essay, I wrote about this quote from Dan Millman’s book Way of the Peaceful Warrior: “Life...
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Thomas Garcia
- Aug 9, 2023
- 5 min
What I Lost and Found in Los Angeles
It was supposed to be another long run in Los Angeles. It was a slow Sunday, and the sun was setting behind me as I reversed from Santa...
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Thomas Garcia
- Jul 30, 2023
- 6 min
What I Gained in Los Angeles
The sun was setting on the Santa Monica shore, and the long shadows of my fellow beachgoers stretched into the Pacific Ocean. I watched...
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Thomas Garcia
- Jul 23, 2023
- 7 min
In The Nation's Service and The Service of Humanity: What Princeton Means To Me
With the school bell ringing and the bustle of backpacks filling the hallways, my high school counselor sat at her desk, paperwork askew....
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