Episode 3 of Honest Conversations hosted by Carmen Darville, Chief of Staff, welcomes Bina Dao, Director of Student Culture and veteran employee of YES Prep, who recently transitioned from a campus-based role to a Home Office position. She is an unwavering advocate for students, equity, and excellence. Together we explore her identity as an Asian American woman engaged in the critical work of students’ academic and cultural experience constantly challenged by false dichotomies. We discuss assimilation and allyship, camouflage and courage, campuses and home office, pandemic response and student learning. Listen in to learn more about her take on silent model minorities, and her refusal to silence her voice in pursuit of a commitment to disrupting the status quo.