Repository for first CFSS homework assignment
#About me
I'm Xiangyu Ma, a first-year PhD student in the University of Chicago Philosophy, no, Sociology department. I came here straight out of undergrad.
##Brief life history
Born in Nanjing, China, I emigrated to Singapore when I was four. I grew up in Singapore, then: where I went to primary school, secondary school, junior college, and where I had to serve two years of compulsory military service. I did my undergrad at Pomona College, in Claremont, California. It's a lovely little place — an idyllic town of "elms and PhDs" on the fringe of Los Angeles County.
I read a lot, and I read fairly widely. This summer, especially, has been a treasure for my reading time. Here are my five favorite.
- Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
- Far From The Tree By Andrew Solomon
- War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning By Chris Hedges