Derek Jean

Asian-American, College 10, Male, Story

Hobby to Passion Around 2012, I had no particular interests in anything. All I did in my free time was watch cartoons on the T.V. I never used social media since I thought it would be easier to deal with online dangers by not interacting with it at all. This was big...

You-Chi Li

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...

Anonymous Slug

Asian-American, Story

No Grit No Gain This is a story about how I learned how to use grit to persevere through life. dying was not enough after a while, and it became apparent in ninth grade when I was taking algebra 2. For the first time in my life, I ran head first into having...

Sean Lee

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...

Somya Bhatia

Asian-American, Female, Story

My Hair is a Curse As I’m walking down the streets of New Delhi, India, I can feel the stares from street vendors covered in oil and sweat from the hot and humid summer air. I can feel the stares from women draped in cheap, dull colored saris. I can feel the...