Asian-American, Male, Story
An Empathetic Summer “Did you get it?”, my friend asked me. “No. Did you?” He did. He got the internship. It seemed like everyone was getting jobs except for me. It was the summer of 2015, and I was in eager search for something to do for the...
Asian-American, Male, Story
Untitled For me, identity has always been a concept that’s been hard to grasp. Merriam-Webster defines identity as “the qualities, beliefs, etc., that make a particular person or group different from others.” This implies that different people or...
Asian-American, Male, Story
Hometowns Are Not To Be Taken Granted For Throughout middle school and high school, all I wanted to do was leave my hometown of Vallejo, California. Imagine a city listed as one of the highest crime rates in the whole nation, where if you live in one of the bad...
Asian-American, Female, Story
A Doctor for Two Weeks “What do you want to be when you grow up?” This is a common questions that adults like to ask children. My answer has always been “I am going to be a doctor!” The largest influence on my decision was my parents, as they...
Asian-American, Female, Story
Untitled My mother is my role model. If I could describe her in one word, it would be ambitious. I can honestly say that the person I am today and the actions I commit are for her and because of her. Growing up she taught me many valuable lessons. She taught me the...
Asian-American, Male, Story
My Relationship With Them My relationship with God did not start in the best of terms. Since the day my sister was born, my parents have encouraged all of us to maintain a relationship with God. What I found interesting though was that maintaining a relationship with...
