Word: stigma
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with my peers. I never thought I couldn't handle it. I had fears, lots of them, but they were blanketed by waves of excitement and the overriding thought that this was the moment I had been waiting for. After 12 years of trudging through school and bearing the stigma of being someone who actually chose to study, I had finally arrived at the moment when all my work would...
...well-adjusted adult I have spoken with at Harvard said she has gone to counseling at points but have never mentioned it among colleagues because it would be a stigma...
...Harvard students, it is also a stigma. After all, few people tell their roommates or even their closest friends if they go to Room 13, ECHO or Response. It defies the Harvard image of the flawless, utterly capable person who balances extracurriculars, academics, friendships and romance with ease and finesse...
...There has been a perceived stigma attached tobeing multiracial or biracial," Brown says. "Thebiggest challenge is ignorance...
...Brown says the "stigma" attached toidentifying oneself as multiracial may keep peoplefrom coming to meetings of groups like Prism andCommon Thread...