Common Threads
Alyssa was feeling a disconnect with her family. It was not until she headed back to Taiwan that she learned a little more about the world they gave up for her. This blog was made in collaboration with Lotus Magazine.
Alyssa was feeling a disconnect with her family. It was not until she headed back to Taiwan that she learned a little more about the world they gave up for her. This blog was made in collaboration with Lotus Magazine.
Dear Mom and Dad, I understand why I can’t go to protests, but I just wanted to express why I feel strong enough to risk my safety. I am not questioning your support of the movement, but I am questioning how you choose to show your support. Yes, my safety is important, but I believe
“We didn’t think you’d be very happy with us if we made you go to Chinese school on the weekend,” my white mom explained when I confronted her about how not speaking the language of my ancestors feels like a giant missing piece of my identity as a third-generation biracial Chinese-white woman. To be
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From the day I was born, like many other little girls, I learned how to be good. I said Thank you too much, too eagerly and apologized when outcomes were not my fault. I did not complain when I felt sad and I did not complain when I felt mad. Frankly, there is nothing inherently
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Jewel, a YIP intern, reflects on her own experiences in education, the need for ethnic studies, and how interpersonal and institutional interactions have influenced her academic life. Invisibility was an unavoidable part of school life for me. I grew up in a majority Filipino elementary school and was devastated when I was told I
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