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....
Asian-American, Latinx/Chicanx, Male, Story
Untitled My name as most people know is Thomas Kan, but my real name is actually Thomas Lomeli Barajas Santiago Rodriguez Kan. Life for me has always been double-sided, I belong to two of the most culturally diverse ethnicities in the world. My mother hails from...
Asian-American, Female, Other, Story
Untitled To be gay would be so much easier this never would have happened if i saw women with lust not disgust this never would have happened if i saw men as a friend not a beginning to an end this never would have happened if i fell in love with her if i were to be...
