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.

1. Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones
2. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
3. Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
4. Far From The Tree By Andrew Solomon
5. War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning By Chris Hedges