She even mentioned applying communication strategies she learned in her classes to her court process, except with an audience of sober-suited lawyers instead of a class full of students. Intensely aware of Asian Americans consistently being “denied emotion,” and the clear falsehood of these stereotypes (a defiance she saw in her own mother), she understood the need to push back and help foster a space in which that very emotion is something to be celebrated.Ĭhanel also spoke about her UCSB experience - having graduated with a literature major from UCSB herself, she recalled her college years fondly and the warmth of the campus. Chanel recalled the comfort and inspiration she felt from listening to Asian writers like Ocean Vuong. “Though she recalled the trial process itself as excruciating, being forced to relive the trauma and getting aggressively interrogated in court, she knew that if she didn’t tell her story, then someone else inevitably would.”Ī large part of her decision to give life to this memoir, she acknowledged, was rooted in her Asian identity. In fact, she hadn’t anticipated her memoir’s success, both critically and commercially. To her, it wasn’t a matter of getting as many people as possible to hear her story, but more so having someone - anyone - willing to listen.
Though she recalled the trial process itself as excruciating, being forced to relive the trauma and getting aggressively interrogated in court, she knew that if she didn’t tell her story, then someone else inevitably would. She described making the decision through a “cost-benefit” lens. Structured in a Q&A format, Miller laid bare her experience, unique insight, and abundant compassion.Ī large portion of the talk revolved around her decision to write and publish the memoir. And in the virtual event, she revealed her earnest personality and thoughts - proving that she is more than just a name. With “Know My Name,” Miller forged her own story with her own words. The sentence brought national outrage and scrutiny to the case, and the sentencing judge was recalled - the first California judge to be recalled in over 80 years.
Turner, the perpetrator, indicted with multiple charges, received an astonishingly lenient sentence of six months in prison. A UCSB alum herself, Chanel Miller is a writer and artist recognized for her critically-acclaimed memoir, “Know My Name.”Ĭhanel Miller was first known to the public under the pseudonym Emily Doe in 2015 when she became part of a high-profile sexual assault case. 1, Chanel Miller opened up in an exclusive virtual event hosted by UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) Students Against Sexual Assault and the Associated Students (AS) Human Rights Board.
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