By: Nadia Kamies July 7, 2021August 3, 2021 EMPOWERMENT, FEMINISM, LIFEempowerment, imposter syndrome, public speaking, racism, role models, sexism, voices, women of colorLeave a Comment

Voices Leak Identities: On Speaking Up

Featured Illustration: Camila Rosa Voices leak identities, someone told me recently when I confessed to being terrified of public speaking. I had been asked to present a lecture on the cultural aspects of slavery, for an online seminar. In spite of feeling confident about the topic, I was aware of a familiar pervasive feeling of…

By: Ina Pan March 22, 2021August 3, 2021 CULTURE, OPINION, POLITICSLeave a Comment

Asian Women Are Not Your Punchline

Featured Illustration: Phung Banh When I was eight, I visited my relatives in China for the first time in five years. I’d gone with my entire family. Much of the trip lives in hazy memory, born out of blazing summer days and in sweltering tresses of palm trees. It feels almost psychedelic now, looking back…

By: Asia Khatun January 9, 2021August 3, 2021 CULTURE, MENTAL HEALTH, OPINION9 Comments

Unburdening From Intergenerational Trauma: A First-Gen Journey

Featured Illustration: Hanifa Abdul Hameed First-generation immigrant household. South Asian. Eldest daughter. I am sure that some of you are more than familiar with the life that that entails. Many of us have grown up hearing how our parents’ and grandparents’ generation struggled to create a better life for us having moved halfway across the…

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The Flowers are Waxing Poetic

By: Lydia Strohfeldt October 3, 2021October 4, 2021

POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTSLeave a Comment

I wonder what Spring and Colour do while they observe from the alcoves of their Season. I like to think they flirt and wax poetic about van Gogh, calling themselves a muse; that they romance each other, then dance until they’ve spun into warmth and light. As the months pass Spring becomes overworked, while Colour…

Smiling Behind Our Masks: Travelling in a Pandemic

By: Nadia Kamies October 2, 2021October 4, 2021

HEALTH & WELLNESS, OPINION, WORLD ISSUESCOVID, quarantine, travel, vaccinationsLeave a Comment

Featured Illustration: Robert Beatty “We are smiling behind our masks,” says the announcement on the Turkish Airlines flight as I buckle myself in. It was only when it clicked into place that I believed I was finally on my way. The week leading up to this had been fraught with last-minute changes to flights, accommodations,…

On the Digital Learning Gap in America

By: Na'ilah Williams October 1, 2021October 4, 2021

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Featured Illustration: The Washington Post Disclaimer: Some names have been changed to protect the privacy of interview participants. . . . Modern technology is the future of education, but it’s a luxury many cannot afford. In the age of digital learning, how do we progress without leaving our peers behind? The digital learning gap is…

A Question of Truth and Accessibility: Public Education in The Philippines

By: Jericho Zafra September 30, 2021October 4, 2021

OPINION, POLITICS, WORLD ISSUESDisinformation, Disinformation Networks, Divisive Politics, elections, fake news, Hatred, Marcos Regime, Marcoses, Philippine Democracy, Philippines, Politial Writing, politics, propagandaLeave a Comment

Over the past weeks, controversies and “unseen” raw footage involving the Marcoses have surfaced again online after Toni Gonzaga interviewed Bongbong Marcos, the son of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos on her channel. The endless circulation of these hullabaloos, commentaries, and conspiracies fueling furies between the fanatics — both the dilawans (Aquino supporters) and Marcos…

Abolition Is Necessary For A Safer America

By: Na'ilah Williams September 29, 2021October 4, 2021

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Featured Illustration: Nicole Medina In 1966, James Baldwin wrote, “The police are simply the hired enemies of this population. They are present to keep the Negro in his place and to protect white business interests, and they have no other function.’’ Now, this sentiment is one that still rings true in 2021. Which begs the…

The Death Penalty and Its Implications in Lynching

By: Kennedy Kelis September 28, 2021October 4, 2021

CULTURE, POLITICSblack lives matter, blm, criminal justice, current events, death penalty, death sentence, education, racial bias, racism, systematic racism, systemic racism, writingLeave a Comment

Featured Illustration: The Appeal In Sumter County, Florida, in 1902, a Black man by the name of Henry Wilson was condemned to death and subsequently hanged before a violent, white mob. He was accused of murder, and his trial spanned over the short period of just two hours and forty minutes. This trial was accompanied…

New Development: Commodifying Real-Life Murder is the True Crime

By: Shruthi Vasudevan September 26, 2021September 27, 2021

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Featured Illustration: Belle Wuthrich Anyone who’s been connected to the Internet for this past week knows that the disappearance of Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito has been front and center on national headlines for the past week. A young, ambitious 22-year-old vlogger who left on a cross country trip with her boyfriend never returned — even when…

Mallika Chandaria : CEO and Art Director of the 98

At Odds With The Air: A Conversation About the Evolution of Culture with Mallika Chandaria

By: Reclamation Magazine September 21, 2021September 21, 2021

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By Sadia Parveen, Tejashree Murugan, and Ally De Leon . . . The 98 Arts Collective is a new immersive content production startup that has had successful shows in Paris, London, New York, San Francisco, and Boston. Their latest project At Odds With The Air — a movement album born out of the COVID-19 pandemic…

Daughters of a Different Path

By: Ahmad Ghanim September 20, 2021September 21, 2021

CULTURE, RELIGION, THE ARTSLeave a Comment

Daughters of a Different Path is a story about a young African American woman, Leanna, who seeks her mother’s acceptance. After her mother rejects her decision of becoming Muslim, Leanna begins to deal with inner obstacles of doubt. The story is not only about Leanna’s conversion and the repercussions of her decision, but about transforming…