The NAU Review — How a Chinese American student embraces her heritage, a record-breaking Giving Day and getting to know our GSG president

April 13, 2023

Growing up in a mostly white community, Cate Cameron was almost a teenager before she truly felt curious about her Chinese heritage; not until she was around people with similar backgrounds did she feel comfortable exploring her roots as an adopted Chinese American. That journey continued in Flagstaff; during her four years at NAU, she found a community and learned more about her birth culture. In honor of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which NAU celebrates in April, Cameron talks about how she first explored and then embraced her Chinese heritage through Chinese language classes, the Chinese Culture Club at NAU and spending a year studying abroad in Hong Kong.

Feel that Lumberjack love? We sure did on March 29, NAU’s fifth annual Giving Day, when members of the NAU community donated $567,911 to fund research, student programs, scholarships, emergency relief funds and more. Didn’t get a chance to donate to your favorite fund on Giving Day? It’s not too late—support NAU anytime at the NAU Foundation website.