Reflective

Two Worlds, One Home

By Dorothy Chan

A reflection of cultural identity through the lens of a first-generation, Chinese-American girl.

Chinese Braised Beef Soup

By Kathy Anne Wang

This is what the process of making hong shao niu rou tang, or chinese braised beef soup, means to me.

My Love Was Bound in Red Silk / I Contain a Silence

By Lulu Sha

The first poem was originally published in an essay titled “Red Stars Over Flushing: Edmond Jabes, Mahmoud Darwish, and Yellow Power.”

Quarantine Wasn’t As Bad As I Thought

By Shazana Davis

This personal essay is about my experience with quarantine and how it impacted my gender identity.

Realizations

By Cathy Li

This feeling will stay with me for a while, but I am satisfied with where I am with it.

crypticism

By Sanya Afsar

a reflective poem about visibility, exigence, and superficial perfection.

One Moment, Two Perspectives

By Arpitha Sistla and Sarah Zobel

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

By Jana Elsayed

Most people’s childhood memories are sacred. Mine are lost.

(Almost) Bananas

By Suhani Mahajan

A letter of thanks meets an inner reflection of taught and inherited values in this short essay.

Sonder

By Rogerline Christopher

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

By Amina Castronovo and Angelica Puzio

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

By Sophia Torres and Kara Freewind

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.