Sreelakshmi Suresh · Voices of Illinois · University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Title: Sreelakshmi Suresh
Date(s): 04/04/2024
Interviewee(s): Sreelakshmi Suresh See all items with this value
Interviewer(s): Aashi Prajapati See all items with this value
Interviewer Position: Student
Summary: Sreelakshmi Suresh, a graduate of the entomology Master's degree program, discusses their time at the University as a student and community builder. Suresh founded and served as president of F.U.S.E., which stands for Foraging Unity, Solidarity, and Equity for QTPOC (queer and transgender people of color). Suresh mentions that they feel they have two separate identities on campus: one as a graduate student and the other as a queer person. They wanted to create a community for queer people of color, which they felt was previously lacking, to help others who may feel isolated on campus.
Language: English
Subject(s): community building See all items with this value; gender and sexuality resource center See all items with this value; lgbtq+ See all items with this value; person of color See all items with this value; mental health See all items with this value; nonbinary See all items with this value; qtpoc See all items with this value; queer See all items with this value; queer students See all items with this value
Related Resources: Queer BIPOC Placemaking, Voice of Illinois Oral History Collection