Cross Pollination is a podcast featuring Mentor Tingting Wei and Mentee Nayeon Park, as they explore their respective identities as Chinese and Korean Americans and how those identities have shaped their childhoods in America.
Contemplative
Speaking on Finding Joy in the Mourning
In this episode, you’ll hear a lovely conversation between mentee Allison Sengkhounmany, a high schooler from New York, and mentor Davia Schendel, a musician and performer.
dear mother
A speaker reflects on their treatment of their mother.
Dear You
Dear You By Julia Mercado Dear You, You are the one who never washed your hair, wore the same sweater…
Love Me, Lucky!
Though my dog brings great joy into my life, we have the ultimate incompatibility: different love languages. This piece is about the frustration of trying to cuddle with him and learning to accept our differences.
A MONTH IN REVIEW: ABROAD IN COPENHAGEN
Excerpts from a travel blog about studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark.
18
Being 18 and wanting to run away from all that you know.
Our delight on My Body and Soul
Even after we’ve destroyed ourselves over a refusal to view ourselves as one with each other and the Earth, it will never truly die. There’s something greater than ourselves, below us at all times.
The Journal
A time jump into the future—my 46-year-old self revisits her old countryside home in Romania, where she used to spend her childhood summers. She finds an old journal of hers, uncovering deep memories.
Sunday, 04:17 PM
This piece is at heart a study of me, a view from inside my room and inside my mind.
My Love Was Bound in Red Silk / I Contain a Silence
The first poem was originally published in an essay titled “Red Stars Over Flushing: Edmond Jabes, Mahmoud Darwish, and Yellow Power.”
How to Grow a Tree From Its Mother
I’ve always been interested in world-building, so for my project, I’ve mapped out and explored the stories of four key places in a world I will use to explore nuanced identity.
The Table
A poem that takes a new view on The Table (a common standard for minorities to strive for).
All the Buildings Look the Same
I’ve always been interested in world-building, so for my project, I’ve mapped out and explored the stories of four key places in a world I will use to explore nuanced identity.
Maybe I Can Rescue You: An Excerpt
Tatiana Familia turns broken friendship into power. Sapphire Harmony Jones has secrets too dark to confide. What will happen when their paths intertwine?