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Aubrey Meiling
Oct 7, 20232 min read
Losing Her
This entire summer I’ve woken up in my childhood bed, rummaging through my mind for a piece of the person I used to be.
Hannah Govan
Oct 7, 20236 min read
Blackberry Thorns
Something must be done about the blackberries, but I hesitate to prune their wicked plumage.
Hannah Govan
Oct 7, 20238 min read
Venom Eyes
Too much for dialogue in one sitting but too little for the two generations to explain all that has happened before the Venom eyes.
Sukriti Sinha (Shea)
Oct 2, 20231 min read
happy
"my paper butterflies / crumple like your eyes when you're hurt / and when my feet remain cold / after hours under the blanket"
Chloe Lee
Oct 1, 20231 min read
if my eyes were blue...
as a child,
i longed to be blue-eyed.
with eyes like the ocean
or perhaps the sky above,
my life would be golden,
maybe at last i’d be loved
Lilirose (Rose) Luo
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Lilirose's Goodreads Page
Four new poetry reviews on Lilirose's Goodreads page!
Dear Asian Youth
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Pieces on Rise of Asian American Cinema
A collection on how representation has changed the lives of today’s Asian Youth, by publisher Aubrey Meiling
Sukriti Sinha (Shea)
Sep 16, 20232 min read
The Declining Asian Elephant Population
Asian elephants remain endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species.
Mena Minhanh Vo
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Human Nature
"i am in need of your callused, leathered palms / to sprout me where the soil rakes fertile"
Dear Asian Youth
Sep 11, 20233 min read
Pieces on Food & Consumption
A collection on the intersection of modern discourse and what happens in the kitchen, by Hannah Govan
Lilirose (Rose) Luo
Sep 10, 20233 min read
a letter to my past august selves
"There are two really big truths in life: 1. Ma was right—a cup of tea always helps. 2. Everything will change."
Dear Asian Youth
Aug 27, 20232 min read
Pieces on Nostalgia
A collection on nostalgia, by publisher Angel Liang
Eunice Kim
Aug 9, 20233 min read
self-portrait as dialogue
maybe you miss the girl you were in high school, all that skinniness and stupidity. the way she mourned before knowing what mourning was.
Chelsea Dong
Aug 6, 20232 min read
ASTRO Member Moonbin’s Death at 25
"Police have spoken to news outlets informing the public on Moonbin who 'appears to have taken his own life.'"
Sukriti Sinha (Shea)
Aug 2, 20231 min read
four senses
An incomplete poem, with an incomplete title, about an incomplete person
Lilirose (Rose) Luo
Jul 31, 20231 min read
JULY '22
"Summer slashing silhouettes across heat-risen horizons. / Summer bikini, on sale 50% off."
Anuva Chowdhury
Jul 27, 20234 min read
Understanding language (and language barriers) in relation to the LGBTQ+ Community
A look at how mainstream LGBTQ+ activism often caters to "first world" English-speaking audiences and the pitfalls of language in allyship.
Aubrey Meiling
Jul 27, 20236 min read
How The Jenny Han Cinematic Universe Unpacks Toxic Relationships
Romanticizing toxic relationships can be detrimental to how teens view themselves and what they expect in relationships.
Aileen Pradhan
Jul 24, 20235 min read
It is Better if You Speak the Language: Raciolinguistics and Identity
I met with the instructor of this course, Dr. Amelia Tseng, to understand the interplay between language, race/ethnicity, and identity.
Dear Asian Youth
Jul 23, 20232 min read
Pieces on Coming of Age
A collection on the transitions every teenager goes through, by publisher Lilirose Luo
Hannah Govan
Jul 13, 20234 min read
I watched a Lotus in the garden
" It was the fragrance and brilliance of a sunrise. "
Hannah Govan
Jul 13, 20236 min read
When I met you in the Summer
2022, a summer of meeting an online friend for the first time
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