When the pandemic first started, I know a lot of us, for the first time, we're forced to confront the status of our worries, anxieties, and mental health in a way that was no like other before since we were confined to our homes. While the pandemic is still ongoing in many parts of the [...]
Summer always is the perfect time to sit down and watch movies. When living in New York City, I'd always go to my old cinema haunts like Quad Cinema and IFC Center when the weather was warm. Although those days are gone and I'm blissfully living in a city that doesn't have a big movie [...]
Often, as an American growing up in an immigrant household, the thing we always heard is that we need to work hard. Study hard. Do your best in everything, because an A is the only thing that will get you a job. You don’t want to be like your parents, who worked their lives away. [...]
Look at your reading list lately and realize you need to diversify the perspectives you’re reading? We got you covered. Asian-American women have been producing high-quality work for years, although many have not received the spotlight they deserve. For the purposes of this post, I am including SWANA women as a part of the Asian-American [...]
As a writer, when I started to take my craft more seriously, my perspective, too started to change. Many of the biggest trends that we’re all talking about these days are wellness, mindfulness, and learning to make the most of the life that’s given to you. Here’s a secret: poetry helped me figure that all [...]
I am the daughter of a restaurant owner and a daughter who never really learned how to cook. I grew up with the green and white tiles of our Italian restaurant, weaving in and out of the kitchen as they cranked out cheese pizzas and crab cakes. My mother never liked cooking; she saw it [...]
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