#WooWho: “I was born in San Diego but spent a lot of my childhood at my grandmother’s. My parents drove across the border to Tijuana to drop me off at her house. She lived on the northernmost street of Mexico, so her front door neighbor was the concrete wall that separates the two countries. She once said, ‘Look, Sofia. My house is on the last road of Latin America.” My mom added, ‘You are in between two cultures. Knowing them both, you can build bridges instead of walls.’ I studied abroad in Taiwan later in life because I was compelled to connect. While abroad, my host family’s grandmother passed away. I’d only lived with them five weeks, but was fully brought into the Buddhist ceremony to commemorate her death. We cried, danced, laughed. It was a profound bonding experience with my family. I wasn’t completely fluent in Chinese so I felt a little lost, but the emotions were so strong I found myself understanding everything. I know these moments will shape my future career as a diploma...