Training Wheels
The constancy of seeing a man on a tricycle every time I visit my hometown
Laundry in Different Spaces
When we first moved to California, Woodview Apartments didn’t have in-unit washers or dryers. At the toddling age of four or five, I helped my mother haul our basket down the creaky steps, across the street and into the separate building for laundry. While waiting for the load to finish, I curled up in bed…
Media and Misinformation: How Facts Become Distorted
You’ve probably seen it everywhere: ads that read in a borderline incredulous tone (“You won’t believe what happens next!”), bold font gossip magazines at the grocery store checkout lines (he said, she said, same old), coyly framed “technically true” YouTube video titles (“The Dark Truth Behind Mushrooms!”). Anything for a read, a click, a view,…
APIDA Icon of the Week: Asian Pacific Health Corps
Asian Pacific Health Corps (APHC) was founded in 1980 at UCLA as an organization dedicated to providing hypertension screening for the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) population in the greater Los Angeles area. Throughout the 41 years of its operation, APHC has expanded greatly in size and methodology in pursuit of their mission: serving local…