As I sat on the plane, I wondered how heavy my suitcase would be and if I could lift it from the baggage claim. Though it sat deep into the belly of the aircraft I could not get my mind off of the burden it would be. People…
This article includes spoilers of the Netflix series “Bojack Horseman.” If you have spent any time around me at all, you would probably know that my all-time favorite TV show is “Bojack Horseman” which ran from 2014 to 2020, an animated adult comedy-drama series set in a humanoid,…
Disney’s “Turning Red” is one of the first mainstream movies that follows characters of Asian descent and goes through the cultural beliefs of the main character, a Chinese Canadian girl who must deal with her family’s connection with giant red pandas. “Turning Red” has broken barriers in talking…
Ring! Ring! Ring! As fast as I could, I raced my way across the soccer field to be the first in line for my fifth grade class before the teacher led us back into the dull, eraser-scented, fluorescently lit classroom. As I swayed from side to side, waiting…
As I scrolled through the news one morning, I saw the phrase “very Asian” on a headline. I immediately shuddered. Without even looking for the context, I felt threatened and upset by this. The words “very Asian” reminded me of times when my “Asian-ness” or “Indian-ness” was highlighted…