Every culture has their own superstitions when it comes to the supernatural world. Here is a collection of superstitions from our staff! Whistling at night attracts bad spirits in Khmer culture. In Lao culture, singing/screaming at night attracts bad spirits. Children can see something adults cannot. Having chopsticks…
*trigger warning for self harm and violence lost in her daydreams with her mind miles away she stares off into the darkness wishing she did not stray with everyone around her she can’t help but feel alone love and care was a stranger but she craves it like…
It is important for the APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) community at UCLA to understand the importance of the ruling from the Harvard Affirmative Action lawsuit on Tuesday, October 1st, 2019. Cornell Law School defines affirmative action as, “A set of procedures designed to eliminate unlawful discrimination…
(inspired by Professor Mai Ngai’s lecture) Anti-Immigration sentiment has always been prevalent in America. From the Chinese Exclusion Acts and neglection of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, to American imperialism in Southeast Asia and El Salvador, those who identify as Latinx and Asian seem to constantly be positioned…
Home is waking up to the banging on my mother’s mortar and pestle. I learned it’s the best type of wake up call and I can smell the fried garlic in the wok. It is the bait that reels my little brother and I into the kitchen, where…