This week, we’re sharing stories from Maurice Chammah, Jeff Weiss, Rasha Elass, Danielle Tcholakian, and Lila Shapiro.
Danielle Tcholakian
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I Want to Persuade You to Care About Other People
After successfully convincing her conservative, Jewish grandfather that affirmative action is necessary and valid, Danielle Tcholakian commits to trying to get through to people who think differently than she does — as a journalist, and as a person in the world.
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I Want to Persuade You to Care About Other People
After changing her conservative grandfather’s mind about affirmative action, Danielle Tcholakian commits to trying to get through to people whose politics are very different from her own.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
I Want to Persuade You to Care About Other People
After changing her conservative grandfather’s mind about affirmative action, Danielle Tcholakian commits to trying to get through to people whose politics are very different from her own.