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Chris Fong Chew
Nov 12, 20216 min read
Michelle Wu, Boston’s First Asian American Mayor Breaks Barriers in Politics
At 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 the city of Boston anxiously awaited the results of a historic election that would define the...
Feileen Li
Nov 8, 20211 min read
Burning the Candle at Both Ends
The world feels foggy these days Bleary and blurry and never enough sleep or clarity Like a candle with two wicks I burn from both ends...
Kriesha Pradhan
Sep 28, 20212 min read
broken english
This is the start of a tragic story. In a land amidst the high peaks and valleys, the sound of bells rang through the streets. Voices...
Ian Sun
Sep 28, 202110 min read
How to Truly Stop Asian Hate
“Stop Asian Hate.” I take issue with merely saying that slogan. I do not believe that it is somehow a “radical” demand, or that it is...
Eva Zhong
Sep 26, 20213 min read
The Gate is Not Ours to Keep
Dear Asian Youth, The term gatekeeping isn’t exactly new to our vocabulary, especially now with social activism and cultural trends...
Hannah Govan
Sep 26, 202123 min read
The Asian Virgin: Sex as a Solution in Western Storytelling
Hannah Govan discusses how film & television write Asian characters as undesirable, and use sex to 'solve' a character's arc or sexuality.
Hannah Chen
Sep 24, 20211 min read
Collage
Step one: find different papers of all different sizes. Step two: cut them, rip them however you like. Step three: get glue, and start...
Yunseo Chung
Sep 20, 20212 min read
bearing summer, bare
"in the end it’s just / the heartbreak of another summer / come only to pass / bearing the bodies of the burning, / bare"
Chris Fong Chew
Sep 16, 20212 min read
Disturbed
I wish I could say what was hidden behind the view The view of perfectly cut lawns and cookie cutter houses Behind the nice landscaped...
Erika Yan
Sep 14, 20213 min read
Restraining the Supreme Court
These people do not have the power or the means to advocate for themselves and initiate reform.
Prerna Kulkarni
Sep 14, 20213 min read
Why Diversity is an Imperative in the Workplace: An Interview with Nathalie Varli
Introduction: We all aspire to achieve our dreams; however, when our dreams are presented to us as unattainable, we are forced to let go...
Isabelle “Billy” Agustin
Sep 10, 20215 min read
The State of Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, at the Taliban’s first press conference following their acquisition of Afghanistan, added a pledge for the...
Prerna Kulkarni
Aug 31, 20212 min read
The female thoughts that society dismisses as hormonal teenage rebellion
The intersectionality between woman and girl I could say that I am a woman now, Although the neighbors still call me “girl.” What marks...
Amber Ting
Aug 25, 20213 min read
The Surfside Condo Collapse
On June 24, the 12-story condominium in Surfside, Florida, experienced a partial progressive collapse.
Lily Shen
Aug 24, 20214 min read
Weathering
My mother used to tell me the story about the iron club that is sanded down to a needle – I imagined the minuscule grains of metal...
Yanitta Iew
Aug 24, 20212 min read
Love Letter to Bangkok
Dear Asian Youth, I have lived in the same city since I was born, but I have always tried to pinpoint reasons to leave – counting the...
Isabelle “Billy” Agustin
Aug 19, 20217 min read
Duterte's War on Drugs: A Problem and its Roots
"What concerns today’s discussion is a human rights crisis that has been left unaddressed for far too long. While the issue has piqued...
Tia Nguyen
Aug 18, 20214 min read
#FreeBritney
The power of TikTok is a force to not be reckoned with, second only to BTS stans.
Cathay Lau
Aug 15, 20214 min read
Toxic Positivity: Why is it Harmful?
TW: Depression, anxiety “Toxic positivity is the belief that no matter how dire or difficult a situation is, people should maintain a...
Eva Zhong
Aug 15, 20213 min read
Western media and the COVID-19 Asia Filter
Dear Asian Youth, As COVID-19 continues to impact humans on a global scale, some of us are slowly recovering, while others continue to...
Hannah Govan
Aug 13, 202115 min read
Send Noods: Love Letters to Three Dishes
Hannah Govan writes three love letters to three different noodle dishes with the historical background behind each dish.
Uma Biswas-Whittaker
Aug 12, 20218 min read
Homophobia and the West in the ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Universe
TW // Discussion of homophobia, colonisation, genocide, and pederasty. Dear Asian Youth, Like many young Asian people, ‘Avatar: The Last...
Prerna Kulkarni
Aug 3, 20214 min read
Untold Stories: My Issue with the American Literature Curriculum
After examining the novels and poetry that most American students are mandated to read throughout their years of schooling, it is...
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