Female, Latinx/Chicanx, Story
Untitled Senior year of high school, I thought of spending it as a breeze as most seniors do. But instead of that, it was the most stressful year of my entire school career. This all happened because I decided to take a nursing offered at my school to see if I truly...
Female, Non-Hispanic, Story, White
Untitled In August of 2016, I went on a two week long backpacking trek through New Mexico with a group of adults and youth from my Venture Crew. For anyone who doesn’t know, Venturing is a branch of the Boy Scouts of America that is co-ed and offered to anyone...
Asian-American, Male, Story
Untitled There were times where I didn’t want my culture to define me. The word chink surfaced for the first time in middle school when I laughed at a joke that is no longer funny. I didn’t really understand the harm when I first heard it because I...
Asian-American, Male, Story
Slug Story Tradition, discipline, respect… those are the ideals forced upon me. As a son of immigrants misplaced by war, I was raised by parents who experienced a world completely different from my own. Growing up during times of war, my parents were forced to...
Asian-American, Female, Non-Hispanic, Story, White
Next Best As I quietly sobbed in 1 am’ darkness, I reached this realization: My life can be told as a series of best-friendships. My first best friend was Rachel. She and I were the only girls in our entire preschool class, so naturally, we were best friends....
Female, Non-Hispanic, Story, White
Untitled I am one of the 100 million Americans who live with chronic pain. Chronic pain is pain that is caused by an inflammation of the nerves or dysfunctional nerves, and will last a lifetime. Chronic pain can be induced by a multitude of different diseases, but in...
