Asian-American, Female, Story
A Different Lens of Perspective “Let’ focus on food justice!” “But homelessness is also a big issue and I think we should focus on that.” During the summer of 2016, I was part of CORO, a summer leadership program that not only taught me...
Asian-American, Female, Story
Multiple Ethnicities Causing an Identity Crisis Many issues in the United States affect minorities because of the diversity formed from generations of immigration. America is made up of immigrants and the sons and daughters of those immigrants. I am a daughter of an...
Asian-American, Female, Story
It’s Not Only What We See on the Surface I have black hair, dark brown eyes, and brown skin. Looking at me, people might think they know my ethnicity right away. They usually assume I’m just Indian, but I’m actually part Chinese as well. My...
Asian-American, Female, Story
Untitled During the summer of 2014, I traveled to a rural area in China called Ningxia for a micro financing trip, along with about a hundred other students. Since we did not have sufficient funds for everyone to receive a loan, we split up into groups of five to...
Asian-American, Male, Story
“Home Is Where The Heart Is” It wasn’t until the fourth night after stepping in the States, that I truly became aware of where I exactly was. It was not the jet lag, it was the excitement, the thrill to catch the first glimpse of one of the...
Asian-American, Female, Story
Untitled The screaming of an alarm rung throughout my house, yelling and repeating itself until I got out of bed on this breezy warm day. I recall waking up feeling as if my whole life had just clicked together overnight. Applications were due. A few days ago, my high...
