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to achichi
Don’t you know that while everything is crumbling, you are still the center? That will never change.
Emily Dissanayake
Jun 6, 20233 min read


Shea
"I guess that's why I have a stupid parasite in my throat."

Sukriti Sinha (Shea)
Jun 4, 20231 min read


Postlude to Water Melody
"This poem is an exploration of my own feelings about how immigration has affected my cultural identity and sense of self. "

Luna Yin
Jun 3, 20233 min read


everything girl
"Oh, girlhood, I tried. I sunburnt until / it looked satin & practiced crying / like I meant it,"

Eunice Kim
May 28, 20231 min read


Perpetual Foreigner
We often focus on the white man's assumption of being a foreigner in America, but never on the perpetual foreigner's search for each other.

Aubrey Meiling
May 14, 20234 min read


“the universe is so much bigger than you realize"
"Forgive me, for to name something is / to lay claim to it. Forgive me, for I cannot help but want your / white-hot brand on my skin. "

Lilirose (Rose) Luo
May 14, 20232 min read


Asian-Americans in Cinema - Modern Films to Watch and Love
Five modern Asian-American films that Billy Agustin recommends

Isabelle “Billy” Agustin
May 14, 20235 min read


this city is a planet / radioactive
this city is a planet / radioactive
and my parents wonder why i’m acting out
fissile skin / summer sin / things that split uncontrollably
Anuva Chowdhury
May 12, 20231 min read


Terbang dan Mengangkasa
“Di mana bumi dipijak, di situ langit di junjung tinggi” or “Where the earth is trodden, there the sky is held high”.

Allyana Honosutomo
May 12, 20232 min read




Shinta Ratri's Legacy
Shinta Ratri, Indonesian LGBTQ+ rights icon, dies at 60.

Hannah Govan
May 8, 20232 min read


Lucky Baby
Who knew that the gift of luck would be accompanied by so many unknowns—definitely not the elderly church ladies.

Aubrey Meiling
Apr 23, 20233 min read


The "Batik" Polemic at the 2022 G20 Bali Summit
The 2022 G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, was successfully held on November 15–16, 2022 and marked the end of President Joko Wido presidency.

Allyana Honosutomo
Apr 23, 20232 min read


Appreciation for Erwin Kim
An opinion piece about Erwin Kim, a Korean-American character from the film 'The Edge of Seventeen' (2016).

Aubrey Meiling
Apr 20, 20234 min read


Reflections from the 2023 APAICS Health Summit
On March 8th, the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) hosted a virtual Health Summit.

Aileen Pradhan
Apr 18, 20234 min read


Very Superstitious
Introduction Since I was a child, I have avoided walking under scaffolding because I thought it was bad luck to walk under ladders or...

Hannah Govan
Apr 17, 202311 min read


Satoko Kishimoto: Breaking Barriers as First Female Mayor of Tokyo’s Suginami District
"Sakoto Kishimoto is the first female mayor the 600,000 inhabitants of the Suganami Ward in Tokyo have ever seen."

Mena Minhanh Vo
Apr 17, 20232 min read


Tea in a Nutshell: More Than Just a Beverage
It is not merely a beverage but an embodiment of a cultural process that happens in each region...

Allyana Honosutomo
Apr 10, 20232 min read


Cultural Connections: How Transracial Adoptees Celebrate Lunar New Year
For Chinese transracial adoptees, the celebration of the Lunar New Year looks slightly different than the 1.5 billion people celebrating.

Amanda Winters
Apr 7, 20235 min read


Shades: a Sestina on love and loss
Chris writes about love and loss as six words rotate in lexical repetition.

Chris Fong Chew
Apr 6, 20231 min read


eupnea
"a broken window rattles in my left ear, / cochlear implants doing god’s work"

Sukriti Sinha (Shea)
Apr 6, 20231 min read


Jaded // Green is a Feeling
Observing and feeling modernity in shades of green.

Hannah Govan
Apr 6, 20231 min read


Decluttering Global Book Industry: Asian Representations and the Art of Translation
The importance of supporting Asian authors in an industry dominated by Western writers.

Allyana Honosutomo
Apr 6, 20234 min read
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