Jenn Tran is the first Asian American Bachelorette lead in the history of the 22 year long smash ABC romance franchise. Jenn’s love story is exactly what both the show, its audience, and all Asian Americans need.
The Supreme Court has dismantled affirmative action for the foreseeable future. What exactly is affirmative action? What can we learn from its history and its impact on education? Affirmative action is the imperfect solution for education’s issues with diversity and inclusion, revealing the cracks in our nation’s academic institutions.
Pacific Ties stands in solidarity with the Palestine Solidarity Encampment (PSE) and encampments at other universities. We condemn the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
A short story using apples as a connecting thread about the reconciliation in an Asian family. The story continues with the protagonist’s journey through her second day as she starts to cope with her father’s disappearance.
Asian Drag Queen, Nymphia Wind, is the first Taiwanese drag queen to appear on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Her style of drag is confronting Asian stereotypes and paving the way for Asian drag to defy racial expectations.