Project As[I]Am has re-opened its call for submissions! Submit your work by July 5th for a chance to be included in our issue, themed “Our Greatest Resource,” on emotional labor and solidarity through love. This week, I wanted to write about something completely mundane. I moved into my new apartment this week, putting everyone who […]
This week, As[I]Am (my emerging Asian American social justice online magazine) released its first themed issue, on “Resistant Bodies”! Other than being wildly ecstatic that we have finished up the editorial process, it has made me reflect on the growth of As[I]Am since I founded it last year: Even in this short year, there were […]
Recently, I was listening to a talk about faith, activism, and responses to harassment online. The talk, given by Balpreet Kaur, was beautiful in how it brought together a lot of elements that I respect and try to bring to my own work. Too often is it an either-or situation — you either are an […]
One friend of mine described it as “cultureshock” to come back home after being abroad for an extended period of time. And, I must admit, I’ve got a mix of feelings about returning to the States. Here are some of my thoughts. While here, I’ve been exploring and understanding my identity as an American more […]
I am pleased to announce that I have completed my project for the Active Mind Emerging Scholars program – check out my blogging over at the Active Minds website and the research zine that I made for this fellowship! You can read about my initial work, my process, and my full findings over at their […]
Here are just some examples of the amazing CultureSHOCK performers and (as promised) some of my favorite Asian Americans on Youtube. Enjoy! Hari Kondabolu Kelly Tsai “Unification” (from UNIFICATION 2009) from BROWNSTAR on Vimeo. Kev Jumba CeCe on Awkward Black Girl Freddie Wong
This is part three in a series of posts on Asian Americans, inspired by and in concert with a charity event being put on by the Columbia student group, Asian American Alliance. Click here to read the first and second posts in the series: “Who is an Asian American?” and “‘Will All The Asian Americans […]
This is part two in a series of posts on Asian Americans, inspired by and in concert with CultureSHOCK, a charity event being put on by the Columbia student group, Asian American Alliance. Click here to read the first post in the series: “Who is an Asian American?” and make sure to join in the […]
This weekend, Asian American Alliance (a campus group that I am a part of) is putting on their annual charity culture show, called CultureSHOCK. It’s going to be an electrifying event with a great lineup including Hari Kondabolu, Kelly Tsai, Brown Star, and many other Asian American performers and designers as part of our fashion […]