A reflection of cultural identity through the lens of a first-generation, Chinese-American girl.
Two Worlds, One Home
Reflective
Chinese Braised Beef Soup
This is what the process of making hong shao niu rou tang, or chinese braised beef soup, means to me.
Quarantine Wasn’t As Bad As I Thought
This personal essay is about my experience with quarantine and how it impacted my gender identity.
Realizations
This feeling will stay with me for a while, but I am satisfied with where I am with it.
crypticism
a reflective poem about visibility, exigence, and superficial perfection.
One Moment, Two Perspectives
For our submission, we chose to take a picture everyday (6:30 PM EST and 5:30 PM CST) of whatever was around us at the time. One moment, two perspectives.
Childhood Lost
Most people’s childhood memories are sacred. Mine are lost.
(Almost) Bananas
A letter of thanks meets an inner reflection of taught and inherited values in this short essay.
Sonder
Sonder is one of those weird feelings you experienced but couldn’t put a name too. Sonder is the realization that every random person is living a life as complex and vivid as your own.
Undefining Queer Relationships with Amina and Angelica
In their third installment of the podcast made for their GWN pair project, Amina and Angelica discuss their definitions of friendship, romance, and everything in between while reminiscing on confusing (and funny!) experiences.
three generations of women: side by side
We wanted to present our generational stories to look for connections across various women’s experiences throughout time. We compared the expectations our society imposed on women in our families, including traditions, female stereotypes, and norms.
Does everyone really know what’s healthy?
The reality of the low-income areas in which healthier foods aren’t accessible
Writer in the dark
Before I found writing, I was lost. After that, I was found.
Girl, missing, presumed alive
This microfiction charts the journey of a girl overwhelmed by expectations as wildfires rage around her.
Moving Up
As Elery adapts to her new job at the publishing firm, she looks back on her previous job at the local bookstore. The skills she gained stacking books may be more useful than she thought.