Joyce AlonzoMy Journey with Psychedelics, My Asian Upbringing, and My Unrelenting Need to Grow“You found a shaman on google and took a 14 hr. greyhound to a stranger’s house in Oakland to take an ancient medicinal psychoactive drug…Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020
Kyle LokThe Loss of My Family’s Connection to ChinatownIn the early 80’s my family got on a boat and immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts. Eager to start a new life for his family in the US, my…Oct 23, 2020A response icon3Oct 23, 2020A response icon3
Allison JiangMy First Political Moment“Your dad is a Democrat?” My friend’s face was full of disgust. It was 2008, and Barack Obama was running against John McCain in the…Oct 16, 2020Oct 16, 2020
TheUNPUZZLEDWhy There Won’t Ever Be An Asian BachelorOn a recent episode of The Honest Drink Podcast, we discussed whether or not there’d ever be an Asian President in the Oval Office one day…Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Allison JiangSome Thoughts On RepresentationWhen I was young, my favorite movie was The Incredibles. My sister and I were obsessed — we watched it whenever it was on TV. We saw it so…Oct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020
TheUNPUZZLEDIs Fusion Food More About The Chef Or The Cuisine(s)?Technically, Orange Chicken is considered Fusion Food too — right?Oct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020
Kang-Chun ChengChinese Involvement on the African Continent: Beyond Natural Resource ExportationThere are many extant critiques that China overlooks environmental degradation repercussions through its business involvement with African…Oct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020
CristianaHow I, a Chinese-Portuguese, connected with my peers across the worldThe lack of representation, voices, and discourses to counter xenophobic and racist remarks in the country where I was born led to immense…Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020
Haena KimBites of LoveToday I had to take a work call in our apartment lobby and couldn’t go upstairs because I didn’t want the call to cut out on the elevator…Sep 16, 2020Sep 16, 2020
Kang-Chun ChengFood: Binding and Bringing Us BackMy mouth watered in anticipation of beans cooked in coconut oil accompanied by chapati– a kind of layered, unleavened flatbread of Indian…Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020