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Madison Butchko

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New Haven
As seen in: Yale Daily News, Medium, Her Campus, Yale Herald
Covers:  Personal Essays, Cultural and Historical Essays on China, Literature Reviews

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Cristina Yang: embracing authentic Asian American representation

Cristina Yang: embracing authentic Asian American representation

Intelligent. Fierce. Ambitious. Cristina Yang, played by actress Sandra Oh, has been one of my favorite ficti…

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WHY WORDS

WHY WORDS

I have always found words captivating. I've always been precise with my words because that is how I convey th…

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Until I could read

Until I could read

Until I was seven, I could not read. Ever since I was in first grade, I had a secret. Whenever my teacher rea…

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Teaching Assistant Madison Butchko shares her perspectives (Part 1) - The Global Teaching Project

Teaching Assistant Madison Butchko shares her perspectives (Part 1) - The Global Teaching Project

From Classrooms to Change The importance of education and educators by Madison Butchko Classrooms weren't jus…

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Madison Butchko | Her Campus

Madison Butchko | Her Campus

Maddie is the Yale's Campus Correspondent/ President. She is a physics and East Asian studies major. Passiona…

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The Inequality Lock on China's Rural Population: The Hukou System

The Inequality Lock on China's Rural Population: The Hukou System

MADISON BUTCHKO pens an exposé on the Chinese Hukou system and its use as a tool to maintain inequality. "Eve…

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26 Yale experiences for the class of 2026

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By Madison Butchko
| Yale Daily News
When people ask what I do for fun at Yale, I say I explore. I let my curiosity lead me, driven by my obsession with knowing what is inside every room and trying every door. There is no other time in your life when you have this kind of access: to a whole city, to buildings full of beautiful and unexpected things, to places that can start to feel entirely your own. That is how all of these experiences reached me, and how I hope for them to reach you. 1.
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Light and truth | Yale Daily News

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By Madison Butchko
| Yale Daily News
On Ivy Day, I put on my lucky purple jacket, a soft lilac almost identical to my bedroom walls, which I had stared at for the 17 years of my life in Michigan. All day, I reassured myself that whatever verdict graced my laptop, I would be okay — though my body knew I was lying. Sitting at my desk, I knotted my fingers together. Before opening my Yale decision, I whispered a series of small prayers.
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The things we grow

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By Madison Butchko
| Yale Daily News
Maddie Butchko My first garden lived in egg cartons. Six years old and barefoot on the kitchen tile, I pinched apple seeds between my finger and thumb, dropping each into a pocket of soil. Every morning, I checked on them, certain green life would push through overnight. “Patience,” Dad would remind me. The apple seeds never sprouted, their promise lying dormant in dry dirt.
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