a short story by Prerna Kulkarni

a poem by Kiran Masroor

a letter from our team

“If you were a bit skinnier, you could do it.”, my classmate taunted.

an article by Tia Nguyen and Sunna Mai

" Birth control. We’ve all heard of it. A tiny, white pill so strong that it can prevent a child from entering this world. "

"It’s written in ink, etched into the land where we stand. / It’s the concrete floors of our nation.”

“Although March 8th is National Women’s Day, women all over the world should be celebrated daily.”

"The notion that women are becoming increasingly dissatisfied despite the undeniable progress we have made seems juxtaposed."

"Does anyone else distinctly remember when boys would come up to you, pull at their eyes, and yell, “Ching chong”? "

a spoken word poem by Stephanie Hu and Ashley Lee

"Two pandemics are ravaging the world right now, and one has plagued us for centuries. "

For many of us, loving our ethnic names is a journey in and of itself. Yi-Ann Li’s Chinese name, 李一安, means “peace” and “unity”.

"To them, China is this exotic and underdeveloped country."

an art piece by Jacqueline Wu

a poem by Karen Zheng

Don’t ask me to answer your misconceptions of who I am. I don’t need to add or subtract my identity to please you

As a kid, did you ever forget the importance of Mother's Day? I know I did.

"Last year, I was prescribed birth control pills. Ah, yes, birth control: the tiny, mysterious pill with a huge dose of hormones. "