Anonymous Slug

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...

Pei Ling Cai

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...

Sonia Anon.

College 10, Story

To Dida with Love; Thank You for Helping Me, Find Me I was at a play date with a family down the block and Dida was babysitting us. We were in their large beige living room with high ceilings and a rough carpet. I was sitting on the couch playing with a puzzle, trying...

Sydney Quynn

College 10, Female, Story, White

I was thirteen years old when a group of my friends were at my apartment and one of them, Zoe, said that we should listen to some “top 40.” While this is hardly a surprising suggestion from an eighth grader, I found myself beyond confused as I had never...