Latinx/Chicanx, Male, Story
Mi Identidad: Caught in the Middle My mother had no clue of what it meant to obtain a quality education when she immigrated to the United States from her hometown of Atemajac De Brizuela with her single mother 44 years ago. Growing up in Oakland, California and not...
Asian-American, Male, Story
The Journey Between Three Countries Taiwan, Shanghai, and the United States: three cultures, two languages, thousands of challenges and opportunities. Moving to the United States had been my dad’ goal for more than 10 years. Graduating from Ohio State...
Asian-American, Male, Story
Untitled As a Chinese-American, I am categorized as an ABC (American Born Chinese). While this is technically accurate, I have found that it does not necessarily capture who I am. Despite technically being Cantonese, I only know Mandarin at a rudimentary level. When...
Asian-American, Male, Story
Untitled The cars grumbled throughout the streets of San Jose. Commuters comfortably packed next to each other enduring some of the remaining chilly wind that was still brushing around in the beginning of March. Although people were still walking outside, some...
Male, Non-Hispanic, Story, White
Untitled There I stood in the stifling, humid air with my sister and mom. We were waiting in line for one of my most anticipated stops on our trip to Thailand, the Tiger Kingdom. The room was filled with numerous creaky, antiquated fans that slowly rotated,...
