A note from our Founder & Editor in Chief
-
Tackling Colorism in Asian Communities
Featured Illustration: Katherine Tsai When we think of racism, the easiest thing that comes to mind is ignorant white folk and the ghost of colonialism past (is it though?) and the pain it has consequently brought us for years. What we sometimes fail to criticize, and even acknowledge at times, is the racism that exists Read more
-
Connecting at a Junction
Featured Artwork: ‘Putting the pieces back together as one’, Acrylic on canvas by Uzma Rizvi Shias and Sunnis living together in peace From time to time, we come across heartbreaking news about Sunni and Shia Muslims being intolerant and aggressive toward each other in various countries. Sometimes, there have been riots and even killings. It Read more
-
I Have Created an Eastern Bubble for Myself Within the Western World That Surrounds Me
Featured Image: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts Twelve years old is a really interesting age to immigrate to a completely different corner of the world. On the one hand, you have built up a firm first layer foundation of who you are — a part of you will always be the same person you Read more
-
Trump’s Presidency Eerily Mirrors “The Mob”
Featured Illustration: Jack Daly Donald Trump has said and done many things that would be considered political suicide for any other Republican candidate. From his impeachment, over 26 accusations of sexual misconduct, to his outrageous political statements, political analysts on both the left and right have predicted that he’d lose supporters. And yet, each time Read more
-
Who Are You?
Featured Illustration: Caitlin B. This is a question we’ve had to answer at some point in our lives. For many of us, we are quick to reel out any possible information we know about ourselves to who is asking. As this a very personal question, given the circumstances and the persons involved, our answers tend Read more
-
Vijay Chowk
The air is calm The buildings beautiful The domes catch the light Of the dying sunset And if we were to walk up the hill The roads are wide enough To take us all there We can walk together We can see democracy on the horizon The gate that we made To remind us That Read more
