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  • I Finally Read Crazy Rich Asians

    I Finally Read Crazy Rich Asians

    It’s been some time since I’ve written about Crazy Rich Asians and how enamored I was with – not Nicholas Young (well, maybe a little bit) – the idea of relating a little too much to the heroine of a novel. Last time I ventured into this territory, I reflected on the pride I felt…

    January 6, 2022
  • Growing Up After 9/11

    Growing Up After 9/11

    It’s been a long ten years. It’s been an even longer twenty years. September 11, 2001 I was 7 years old. Sometimes, I tell people I was 6, but for some reason, I can never remember those details. I remember my second grade teacher, Mrs. Murphy, and I remember being picked up that day from…

    September 11, 2021
  • I Was in Therapy for a Year During the Pandemic – Here’s Some of What I Learned

    I Was in Therapy for a Year During the Pandemic – Here’s Some of What I Learned

    It was a fairly easy decision to start therapy. At the time I was still working for Starbucks, and the pandemic had just started. Business were starting to close and the news reports of Asian hate crimes began to sky rocket. While most of my peers groaned over the thought of having nothing to do,…

    September 11, 2021
  • Face Value – the End Game for the Model Minority Myth

    Face Value – the End Game for the Model Minority Myth

    In the latest move to shift and break the ties that hold Asian Americans to the myth of being the perfect minority, hiding our struggles with racism and poverty in America, Alan Z and noted rapper and activist Jason Chu have made the big move in their latest collaborative work titled Face Value. 

    May 10, 2021
  • 10 Truths About Working for Starbucks

    10 Truths About Working for Starbucks

    In August 2013, I got hired for my first official retail job: being a sales associate for Teavana, at the time part of the Starbucks franchise. By January 2017, my location had officially closed, and I became a Starbucks barista. Let me start this off by saying I never had any intention of working for…

    October 7, 2019
  • The Revolution Metalcore Culture

    The Revolution Metalcore Culture

    Take our definition of a difficult life and the worst days of our lives and add ten years. The former angsty teenagers of 2008 have grown into the working class of today. The venues that were once filled with Sharpie-drawn Xs are now scattered with tattoo-clad adults, all with a beer in hand and cigarettes…

    August 16, 2019
  • To the people who don’t understand the “hype” around BTS and their success in America,

    To the people who don’t understand the “hype” around BTS and their success in America,

    People are obsessed with the idea of an underdog succeeding – that’s just the way it’s always been. Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen – they all started out on Youtube, and now they are household names. They were talent under our noses, and they deserved their spotlight. So, when they finally had the…

    November 22, 2017
  • Interview: Alan Z

    Interview: Alan Z

    Asian artists are surely taking the world by storm. Most recently, South Korean boy group BTS made a breakthrough to mainstream listeners above the massive fanbase they already held in a less known scene. While the world of KPOP is considered highkey to those already part of this domain, American audiences are still unaware of…

    September 30, 2017
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