Asian-American, Male, Story
Untitled A year and a half ago, my life changed in one moment, and the 5 distinct sounds that came before it will always stay with me. In my parents words, I was addicted to video games. They didn’t want me playing before finals in junior year, but I...
Asian-American, College 10, Male, Story
Unseen History My Father grew up in a crack house with my grandfather, aunt, and three uncles. My Mother ate one to two small meals a day in order to raise my sister and I. Socialization is the aspect of conforming and adapting to conventional standards in order to...
Asian-American, Female, Story
Mixed Feelings I was 17 when I left Chinatown, San Francisco and spent my summer in Italy. I studied abroad in Ferrara, Italy for the summer, hoping to immerse myself in a new world and learn Italian. Little did I know that I would have my first relationship in Italy...
Asian-American, Female, Story
Components of My Identity Many events that have happened throughout my life have had a huge influence on different parts of my identity, but two are the most significant to me, both of which I remember vividly. Despite the fact that they were very upsetting and had...
Asian-American, Female, Story
Untitled It was the usual annual Thanksgiving dinner that I was looking forward to after a stressful couple of weeks of writing college applications. It was a really enjoyable dinner until suddenly I was in the spotlight and all eyes were on me. I have always hated...
Asian-American, Male, Story
Untitled In order to accurately view my life, one needs to understand the impact the sport of soccer has had on it. My father named me after his favorite soccer player and I started watching soccer when I was just two years old in video cassette tapes my father kept...
